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John D. Rockefeller And Standard Oil

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Standard Oil was an American Oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. It was the biggest Oil producing company of its time.

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Introduction

In 1870 John D. Rockefeller created the largest oil refiner corporation in the world of its time. Rockefeller was a founder, chairman and major shareholder. With the dissolution of the Standard Oil trust into 33 smaller companies, he became the richest man in the world.

Industrial
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