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Why is this Chevron named differently (lemmy.world)
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[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Standard Oil was in the Midwest but all under a parent company. I believe Standard. Chevron and Amco (a few others?) had different names to avoid becoming a monopoly. IIRC. Maybe I'm old and just making things up.