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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
LONG TERM DEBT Issue
1. Debenture 2%s, 1971 . 2. Debenture 23,,is, 1974 .
3. 2% notes due 1979 __ 4. Subsidiary debt_____ CAPITAL STOCK
Issue 1. Ca_pital stock
Rating Aaa Aaa
Par Value
$7
(A New Jersey Corporation)
Amount Outstanding
S6o.0U0.U00l 15O.00U.000l 75.0U0.000f 481.032.167J
Times Charges Earned
1959 1958" 22.65 24.36
Amount
Earned per Sh.
Outstanding
1959 1958
E216.532.661 shs. 82.91 52.62
Interest Dates
rM&N15 J&J1S
*CaH
Price 100% 0102
Divs. per Sh. 1959 1958 $2.25 $2.25
Call Price
--
Price Range
1959
1932-59
84>s-78'/, S933,j-7SVi
863,-80'a 1 033,-80 v
E............
Price Range 1959 1932-59 59U-45% T68`i-45?&
ESubject to change: see text. TBaseci on average no. of shares outstanding: 1959, S2.93; 1958, S2.72. SRange since 1946. TPlaeed pri vately. Range since 1949. aRange since 3-or-l split in 1956; range from 2-for-l split in 1951 and to the 3-tor-l split in 1956, 169-58%; from 1932 and to the split in 19~51, 12%-1S%. f@As of Mar. 15, 1960, including reacquired shares.
HISTORY
Incorporated in New Jersey, Aug. 5, 1882, as Standard Oil Company of New Jersey by the trustees of the Standard Oil Trust to acquire from the trustees in exchange for stock the property of The Standard Oil Co. (Ohio). In March, 1892, in exchange for additional stock acquired from the trustees of the Standard Oil Trust the stocks of other companies and properties of other companies which had pre viously been held by the trustees. (Standard Oil Trust was thereupon dissolved). On March 19, 1892, name of the company was changed to Standard Oil Company.
In May. 1911, the United States Supreme Court sustained a lower court decision that the company was a combination in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. In accordance with a dissolution decree the company, in December, 1911. and in January. 1912, distrib uted pro rata among stockholders its shares in the 33 companies listed below. Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd. Atlantic Refining Co. Borne-Scrymser Co. Buckeye Pipe Line Co. Chesebrough Manufacturing Co. Colonial Oil Co. Continental Oil Co. Crescent Pipe Line Co. Cumberland Pipe Line Co. Eureka Pipe Line Co. Galena-Signal Oil Co. Indiana Pipe Line Co. National Transit Co. New York Transit Co. Northern Pipe Line Co. The Ohio Oil Co, Prairie Oil & Gas Co. Solar Refining Co. South Penn Oil Co. Southern Pipe Line Co. South West Penna. Pipe Lines Standard Oil Co. (California" Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) Standard Oil Co. (Kentucky) Standard Oil Co. (Nebraska) Standard Oil Co. (New York) Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) Standard Oil Co. (Kansas)
On April 30, 1932, entered into a contract
with Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) to purchase
from the latter 971,897 shares of Class "A"
stock and 2301,400 shares of Class "B" stock
in Pan American Foreign Corp. for a con
sideration of S47.910.10v cash and 1,778,973
shares of company stock, to be paid over a
tour-year period.
In November, 1932, ended patent litigation
with Petroleum Chemical Corp. (which was
controlled by National Distillers Products
Corp. and by Barnsdall Corp.) by selling its
ousiness in the manufacture of alcohol from
oetroleum to the newly organized Standard
Alcohol Co. in which Petroleum Chemical
Corp. took a minority stock interest and the
company a majority stock interest.
In 1933, company transferred its entire inter
est In Nederlandsche Koloniale Petroleum
Maatschappij, Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co.
(Australia) Ltd. and Union Atlantic Co. to
Standard Vacuum Oil Co. for a 50% stock
interest. The Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc.,
also transferred various assets to Standard
Vacuum Oil Co. in exchange for the other
50% interest. Standard Vacuum Oil Co. be
came an important producer, refiner and
marketer in the Far East, Australia and parts
of Africa.
In March, 1935. distributed as a stock divi
dend shares in Mission Corp. which had been
organized to acquire company's shareholdings
in Tide Water Associated Oil Co. and in
Skeliy Oil Co.
In June, 1936, made available to a subsidiary.
Standard Oil Export Corp., approximately $82.
444.800 which was applied to the retirement
of the latter's preferred stock, following which
this subsidiary was dissolved and its assets
distributed to the company as the sole com
mon stockholder.
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Also, in 1936. the Pan American Foreign
Corp. and the Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd. (of
Delaware) were liquidated. Standard Pine
Line Co. was merged with Standard Oil Co.
of Louisiana.
In March, 1938, the Mexican properties of the following subsidiaries were expropriated by the Mexican government: Huasteca Petroleum Co.. Mexican Petroleum Co.. Com-
of N. J. (Del.). In exchange, parent company transferred to its subsidiary all of the stock of Standard Oil Co. of La.
As of Dec. 31. 1944. pipeline properties and operations of Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana were acquired by Interstate Pipe Line Co. (formerly Oklahoma Pipe Line Co.), another wholly-owned subsidiary, in exchange for 104.000 shares of latter company's stock. Im mediately thereafter Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana was merged into Standard Oil Co. of N. J. (Del.) (now Esso Standard Oil Co.)
In Apr., 1946. company sold entire outstand ing stock of Montreal Pipe Line Co.. Ltd., a subsidiary, to British-American Oil Co., Ltd., Imperial Oil, Ltd.. MeColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd., and Shell Oil Co. of Canada, Ltd., an affiliate of Shell Union Oil Corp. Montreal Pipe Line owns and operates a pipe line from the international boundary, near North Troy, to Montreal East. In addition, the oil com panies through a newly formed subsidiary, Portland Pipe Line Corp., have acquired from Standard Oil (New Jersey) all assets of Port land Pipe Line Co. which owns and operates a pipe line running from Portland, Me., to the international boundary, where it connects with the Montreal line, providing a continuous sys tem from Portland to Montreal. The share In terest in both companies is 40% by Imperial Oil and 20% held by each of the other com panies.
in Jan., 1948. Domestic Coke Corp. a wholly owned subsidiary engaged in manufacture of coke and by-products at Fairmont, W. Va. sold its fixed assets to a steel manufacturer for $3, 955,000. Name was changed in 1949 to Esso Shipping Co. and on Jan. 1, 1950 acquired the parent company's U. S. flag ocean going fleet.
In Mar., 1948 sold Daggett & Ramsdell, a cosmetic subsidiary.
In June, 1948. Imperial Oil Ltd., offered to sell to its stockholders, in proportion to their holdings, its entire stock interest in Interna tional Petroleum Co., Ltd. As a stockholder of Imperial, company thus acquired 6,239.359 shares of International stock at $9.20 per share. At same time company (S, O. N J.) offered to all other stockholders of International 3 shares of its stock m exchange for each 20 shares of International. As of Jan. 31. 1949. the
Swan & Finch Co. Union Tank Line Co.
oania Transcontinental de Petroleo, S. A., Compania Petrolera Minerva. S. A.. Compania
date when exchange offer terminated, com pany had acquired 5.755.023 additional shares
Vacuum Oil Co. Washington Oil Co. Waters-Pierce Oil Co.
In 1922, company acquired additional stock which gave it control of The West India Oil Refining Co.
Petrolera Ulises, S. A., Tuxpan Petroleum Co.. J. A. Brown, S. en C., Doheny. Bridge y Com pania, Green y Compania. Tamiahua Petro leum Co. This expropriation resulted from a controversy over labor decrees. The prop erties of company's subsidiaries .(as well as
of International stock in exchange for 862. 336 shares of its own stock and as a result it now held 82.58% interest in International Petroleum.
In May, 1958, company (S. O. N. J.) offered 9 shares for each 10 shares of International
E In Aug., 1924. announced a joint ownership
with General Motors Corp. in the Ethyl Gaso line Corp. which had just been formed to take over the business of General Motors Chemical Co. in the development and distribution of ethyl fiuid, a chemical compound added to gasoline to improve the anti-knock quality.
During 1927, company divested Itself of all hysical property and became exclusively a olding company. In this process it organized Standard Shipping Co. which, in August. 1927 acquired all company's vessels and other equipment of its marine department and also organized Standard Oil Co. of N. J. (now Esso Standard Oil Co.) which, in September. 1927 acquired all company's manufacturing and marketing plants and equipment. In July. 1928, acquired shares in Creole Petroleum Corp. (formerly The Creole Syndi cate) in exchange for its shares in Standard Oil Co. of Venezuela, to which latter company had previously been transferred all outstand ing shares of American British Oil Co. Com pany also purchased additional shares In Creole Petroleum Corp.. making its interest a majority of stock. (Subsequently increasing interest to 95%).
those of other foreign oil companies) have since been operated by the Mexican govern ment. On Dec. 28, 1943 subsidiaries received from U. S. Secretary of Treasury a first pay ment in amount of $9,807,748 toward settlement of their claims. Total award amounted to $22. 332.486 including interest, all of which has beer paid.
In December, 1937, International Petroleum Co., Ltd., which was then a subsidiary of Imperial Oil. Ltd., contracted with Mene Grande Oil Co. C. A., (an indirect sub sidiary of Gulf Oil Corp.) which owned petro leum rtgnts in eastern and western Venezuela, for the purchase of half the oil recovered and for the purchase of an undivided half interest in the producing equipment and facili ties. International Petroleum also obtained an option to purchase at cost an undivided half interest in ail oil concessions in Venezuela hereafter acquired by Mene Grande. Interna tional made an advance cash payment to Mene Grande of $25,000,000 on Dec. 15. 1937, and gave non-interest bearing notes due in 1938,1939 and 1945 for an additional $75,000,000 International was to share equally with Mene Grande in the expenses of development and operation. In 1938. International sold at cost
Petroleum Co.: acquiring 1.997,900 additional shares in exchange for 1.798.110 Jersev shares (increasing interest to 96.8%). In Jan.. 1960 Esso Standard (Inter-America) Inc., a whol ly owned subsidiary purchased this stock at $45 per share.
In Sept., 1948, purchased for $6,600,000 Societe du Naphte, S. A. (Switzerland) en gaged In marketing operations in various Middle East countries.
In Dec., 1948 acquired 30% interest in Ara bian American Oil Co. for $74,133,000. For de tails see under "Middle East Activities-' below.
In Dee., 1948, Stanco Inc. was merged with Esso Standard OU Co.
In 1948 sold its 22% interest in Mississippi River Fuel Corp. for $3,446,000.
In Jan., 1950. company's U- S. flag ocean going fleet and related marine assets were transferred to Esso Shipping Co., a whoUy owned subsidiary.
In Apr., 1952 sold 50% interest in Attapulgus Clay Co.
On Aug. 6. 1953 sold 54% interest In Inter state Natural Gas Co. for about $23,000,000.
In 1956 acquired by exchange of 265.000 shares entire stock of Pate Oil Co., Perfect Power Corp. and Oklahoma Oil Co. Perfect
.In January. 1929, purchased for S19.10 per a one half Interest in its contract (with the Power Corp. was subequently merged with
chare 350.000 shares of treasury stock in the sale made retroactive to Dec. 15. 1937) to N. Oklahoma Oil Co.
Beacon Oil Co. and offered holders of the out standing common stock one share of company stock for each 2>4 shares of Beacon common Offer which expired Jan. 19. 1929. resulted in the acquisition of about 448,771 additional shares and gave company majority control In 1936, made a new offer for stock of this com pany which was then known as Colonial Bea con Oil Co (name having been changed in 1930), on the basis of 1 share of company stock for each 2*4 shares of Colonial Beacon Offer expired Oct. IS. 1936. The assets and business of Colonial Beacon were transferred to Standard Oil Co. of N. J. (now Esso Stand ard Oil Co.) on Dec. 31, 1947.
V. Nederlandsche Olie Maatschappij, a sub sidiary of N V de Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Batavian Petroleum Co.) which, in turn, is 00% owned by N. V. Koninkltjke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Exploitatle van Petroleumbronnen in Nederlandsch Indie (Royal Dutch Co. for the Working of Petro leum Wells in the Netherlands Indies).
In June. 1944. merged Lago Petroleum Corp. and Pan Foreign Corp. and issued 50,155 shares to minority Interests of these companies.
On June 30. 1944. company acquired direct ownership of ocean-going tankers and inci dental marine properties formerly held by Its wholly-owned subsidiary. Standard Oil Co.
Early in 1958 acquired Lehigh Realty. Inc. (Conn.) by issuance of 52.571 shares and Gaseteria, Inc, (Ind.) by issuance of lOS.oOO shares.
Humble Oil & Refining Merger; In 1959 a new Humble Oil & Refining Co. was formed in Delaware to acquire assets of Humble Oil & Refining Co. (Texas) (minority stockhold ers received 1% SONJ shares for each Humble share). On Dec. 1. 1959 Humble (Tex as) was merged and on Dec. 31, 1959 Carter Oil Co. and Esso Standard Oil Co., both 100% owned by SONJ were merged into new Humble company.
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Natural Gai Holdings Segregated: Stock Ecuadorean's outstanding shares. Also in Standard Oil International Ltd.--Great
holders of record Nov. 13. 1943 received on Jan.. 1960 purchased companies holdings in am--Purchase and sale of Middle East
Dee. 15 one share of Consolidated Natural Gas International Petroleum Co. Ltd. (see be
Co. for each 10 shares of Standard Oil Co. of low).
Staniraq Ltd.--Iraq
N. J. The Consolidated Natural Gas Co. was organized to acquire Standard Oil Co. (N. J.)
Esso Limltada (1) (0.33%)--Chile Esso Standard Itallana--Soc. per
Azloni
Stankuwait, Limited Stanquatar, Limited
holdings in the following companies: East Ohio Gas Co.. River Gas Co., Hone Natural Gas Co.,
--Italy--Marketing and refining in Italy "La Columbia" Soc. Marittlma per Azioni
S'innIweden Aktteboiae' Sweden--Marketing
and Peoples Natural Gas Co.
(6) (31.52%) ,, ,
, Esso Rederi Aktiebolag (99.85%)
Segregation of these resulted from an SEC Esso Standard (Libya), Inc., Del.--Explora ruling that Standard Oil Co. was a holding tion in Libya
Skandinavisk-Amerikanska Petroleum iv
tiebolaget
"
company within the meaning of the Holding Esso Standard (Malta). Ltd.--Great Britain
Standard Petroleum Aktiebolag--Inactive
Company Act as long as it retained interest Esso Standard Paraguay. Paraguay _ ,
Note: Numbers in parentheses Indicate same
In these natural gas utility companies.
SUBSIDIARIES
Esso Standard Oil, S. A.--Panama--Refining company with split ownership. See other
exploring, producing and marketing in identical numerals similarly enclosed for to
Caribbean area and Central America
tal interest of company and subsidiaries
Company is predominately a holding com Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico) (100%) Also owned, as of Dec. 31, 1938, less "than
pany, owning as of Dec. 31, 1959, 100%- voting control of the following:
--Marketing in Puerto Rico and Virgin 100% voting control of the following sub
Islands
, sidiaries:
Name, place of incorporation and business: Esso Gas Co. of Puerto Rico--Dei.--Inactive Name, place of Incorporation and business-
Ancon Insurance Co.. 5. A., Panama Anbal Co., N- V. (Neth. Antilles) Balhna Insurance Co.. S. A., Panama
Lands Exploitation Co., Ltd., Surinam
A/S Norske Esso (77.99%)--Refining and mar
Stemco S. A. F.--France
keting in Norway
Esso Standard Oil Co.--Delaware--(Merged Aktieselskapet Tiger (98%)
A/S Esso-Haffineriet, Norge, Norway--Re with Humble Oil Sc Refining Co. Dec. 31, A/S Christiana Kul-Vedbolag
fining in Norway
1959)
Ancon, Ltd. (Bermuda) (99.9%)
Atlantic Barrere, S. A.. Uruguay--Marketing Baitisch-Amerikanische Petroleum-Iraporl
Colonial Beacon Oil Co. (Del.)--Inactive
Cie Esso-Saharienne (France) (99.2%)
Enjay Co.. Inc.--Merged into Humble Oil Creole Petroleum Corp. _y(95.40%), Dei.--Pro
G. m. b. H. Danzig
& Refining Co., effective May 31, 1960. ducing. refining, transportation and mar
Butterworth System. Inc.. Delaware
Name changed to Enjay Chemical Co., keting in Venezuela
Carter Oil Co., W. Va.--(Merged into Humble
Marketing and coordination of Humble's Compania de Fetroleo Lago (100%)
Oil & Refining Co., Dec. 31, 1959)
chemical product activities in U. S. and Standard OH Co.. C.A. (100%)--Inactive
Companhia Mantima Branileira. Brazil
sells chemicals to Esso Export Corp. for Esso Exploration Guine Inc.. DeL (80% di
Danish American Prospecting Co., Fla.--In
distribution in foreign markets.
liquidation
Esso Incorporated
rectly and indirectly)--Exploration in Portuguese Guinea
Dansk Esso A/S--Marketing in Denmark and Kesbes, Inc., New York--Inactive.
Esso-Nederland N. V. (99.9%), Netherlands-
Marine Transportation
Penola Oil Co. (Dei.)
Marketing in Netherlands
A/S Kalundborg Olieraffinderi (55.17%)
Smedly Sc Mehl Co. (Del.)
Esso Tankvaart Maatschappij N. V., Nether
Esso Afrique Occidentale S. A. Francaise-- Stanco, Inc.--Inactive
lands
France Esso A. G.--Germany--Refining and market
ing in West Germany Vereinigte Asphalt-und Teerprodukten-
Tuscarora Pipe Line Co,, Ltd. (99.97%), Pa. --Pipe lines
Esso Standard Oil Co. (Uruguay), S. A, Uruguay--Marketing in Uruguay
Esso Standard Algerie S. A., Algeria (99.9%) --Marketing in Algeria Esso Standard Maroc S. A. (3) (Morocco) (20.46%)
Fabriken Gjn.b.H. Esso Belgium--Refining and marketing in
Belgium Esso Congo Beige Esso Marine (Belgium) Esso Standard (Luxemborg) S. A. Esso (Cuba). Inc., Delaware Esso Exploration, Italia. Inc.. Delaware--In active Esso Export Corp., Del.--Worldwide whole
Esso Standard (Switzerland)--Marketing in
Switzerland.
.
Esso Standard (Turkey), Ine.--Organized in
1934 to undertake exploration work in Tur-
Esso Tankers, Inc., Delaware--Manages af filiates engaged in marine operation
Esso Tankschlif Reederei Gm.b.H., Germany Esso Trading Co. of Iran--Del. Esso Transportation Co. Ltd.--Great Britain
Esso Standard Maroc S. A, (3) Morocco (79.44%)
Esso Limitada (99.67%) (1)--Chile Esso Standard Oil Co. (Chile) S. A. C. (2) (26%)
Esso Standard Oil Co. (Chile) SAC. (2) (75%)--Chile--Marketing in Chile
Esso Standard Tunisie S. A. (98%)--Tunisia --Marketing in Tunisia
European Gas Sc Electric Co.. Del. (81.68%)
sale marketer and coordinator of retail, --In liquidation
bunkering and aviation sales activities.
General Automatic Corp.. Md.
Esso Export Ltd.--Wholesale Marketing in Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., Mess.--Manufac
European Gas Sc Electric Co. von Oesterreich G.m.b.H.--Inactive
Magyar Amenkai Olaiipari Reszvenytarsasag
Eastern Hemisphere countries
Esso Hellenic, Inc.. Del.
,
Esso Iberia. Inc., Del.
Esso Mediterranean. Inc., Del.--Marketing in
eastern Mediterranean area. North and
tures and sells oil burners and service Imperial Oil. Ltd. jj (70.05%) Canada --
station equipment
Producing, refining, marketing and trans
Flexflam A. G., Switzerland Giibarco Limited, Great Britain Gilbert Sc Barker Mte. Co Ltd.. Canada
portation in Canada Aquila Petroleum Ltd.--Canada Atlas Supply Co. of Canada. Ltd.
West Africa and the Iberian Peninsula Esso Standard Espanola, S. A., Panama Esso Standard (near East), Inc.. Del. Esso Standard Portugal. Inc., Del. Esso Supply Co., Inc'., Panama Esso West Africa, Inc.. Del. Esso Mexicana. S- A. de C. V.. Mexico Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., England--Refining, transportation and marketing in United Kingdom and Eire . British Mexican Petroleum Co.. Ltd.--
Tankers Cleveland Petroleum Co., Ltd.
England--Marketing British Oil Storage Co., Ltd.--Marketing National Filling Stations Ltd.--inactive Esso Pension Trust Ltd., Great Britain Esso Petroleum Co. (Ireland) Ltd. Esso (Ireland) Pension Trust Lt. (Ireland) Purfleet Deep Wharf & Storage Co., Ltd. Redline--Glico Ltd.--Inactive Standard Candle Co.. Ltd.--Inactive Esso Research & Engineering Co.. Dei. Esso Research Ltd., Great Britain international Catalytic Oil Processes Corp., Del. (75%) . Jasco. Inc.. DelStandard Catalytic Co., DeL Esso (Sahara) Inc.. Del. Esso Services. S- A, Panama--Formed in 1959 to finance construction of pipeline under terms of agreement between Esso (Argentina) Inc. and Argentine govern ment oil company. Esso Sirte Inc.. Del. Esso Standard (Guatemala) Inc.--Exploration in Guatemala Esso S. A Petrolera Argentina--Producing, exploring, marine transportation, refining transportation. & marketing in Argentina
Esso (Argentina), Inc., Delaware
Esso Standard (Austria) A.G.--Marketing in
Austria
Gasolin G.m.b.H., Austria
1
Esso Standard do Brasil Inc., W. Va.--Market ing in BraziL Name changed to Esso Brasileira de Petroles, S. A., in Jan. 1960
Esso Standard (Cuba). Inc., Delaware
Esso Standard (Inter-America) Inc., Del.-- In Jan.. 1950 acquired 16.6% interest in Anglo-Ecuadorean. Oil Fields Ltd., an inte grated producer with over 300 sq. miles of concessions in Ecuador for about S2.000.000 for just under 750,000 shares ac quired from South American Gold Sc Platinum Co. Another big block of AngloEcuadorean stock is owned by Lobitos Oil
Globe Fuel Products. Inc., 111.
Humbie Oil & Refining Co. (Del.)--Integrated
oil activities in the U. S. Its principal divi
sions and present locations of their oper
ations are: Carter Division--Exploration, producing,
refining, and marketing in central United
States. Pacific Northwest, and Rocky
Mountain areas.
Esso Standard Division--Refining, trans
portation. and marketing in certain east
ern seaboard and southern states.
Humble Division--Exploration and/or pro
ducing in southeast, southwest. Gulf Coast,
Pacific Coast areas, and Alaska: refining
and transportation in Texas: marketing in
Tex.. N. M. and Ariz.
Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co.. Del.--Pipeline
transportation. Louisiana. Mississippi, Illi
nois and Montana
Yellowstone Pipe Line Co. (40%)--Or
ganized in 1953. In 1954 completed a 540
mile products pipeline from Billings,
Mont, to Spokane. Wash.
"La Columbia" Societa Marittlma per Azloni
(4) (63.48%) Italy
Lago Oil Sc Transport Co.. Ltd., Canada--
Refining in Aruba. N.WA
Medqatar, Inc., Panama
Mediterranean Standard Oil Co., DeL--Pur
chase and sale of Middle East crude and products.
Mediraq Ltd.--Iraq
Medkuwait. Inc.. Panama
Medqatar. Inc.. Panama
Oklahoma Oil Co.. 111.--Marketing in Ky.,
Wise., Ind., Mich.. Ill and la. To be ab
sorbed by Humbie Oil Sc Refining Co.
(DeL)
Bonded Oil Co., Inc., Md.
Gaseteria Corp.. Md.
Oy Esso Ab--Marketing in Finland
.
Panama Transport. Co.. Panama -- Marine
transportation
Pate Oil Co.. DeL--Marketing in Milwaukee
area. To be absorbed by Humble Oil Sc Refining Co.
Romano-Americana, Houmanla
"Neo-Petrol" S.A.
'
Sociedade Tecnica e Industrial de Lubrificantes Solutec S. A.
Standard Oil Co. of Canada. Ltd.
Standard Oil Co. (Nfld.) Ltd.--Inactive
Standard Oil Co of Egypt, S. A, Egypt--
(98.33%)--Inactive
Standard Tankers (Bahamas) Co. Limited,
Bahamas (99.98%)
Jersey Production Research Co., DeL--Or
Caribbean Oil & Transport. Inc. Chatlon Oil Sc Gas Co., Limited Devcan Petroleum Ltd., Canada Devon Estates Ltd., Canada Devonian Natural Gas Co.. Ltd.--Canada Eron Oil Sc Gas Co. Limited Esso of Canada LimitedImperial Oil Shipping Co.. Ltd.--Inactive Imperial Pipe Line Co.. Ltd.. The loco Townsite. Ltd., Canada Lowlands Exploration Ltd.--Canada Maple Leaf Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Nisku Products Pipe Line Co., Ltd. Northwest Co.. Ltd. Oval Natural Gas Co. Limited Padol Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Palcan Petroleum Ltd., Canada Seaway Bunkers Limited. Canada St. Clair Processing Corp., Ltd.--Inactive St. Lawrence Tankers. Ltd. Canada (50%) Stanmount Pipe Line Co. (inactive) Stromo Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Tercol Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Transit Co.. Ltd.. Canada Winnipeg Pipe Line Co. Ltd. International Petroleum Co.. Ltd. E96.75%)
Canada--Producing, refining, transporta tion and marketing in Peru and Colom bia and producing interest in Venezuela and marketing in Ecuador. Note: In Jan., 1960, Esso Standard (InterAmerica) Inc., (see above) purchased out standing shares (96.8%) of International Pe troleum Co.. Ltd., at S45 per share from par ent. Andian National Corp. Ltd. E(98.42%)--Can ada Compania Peruana de Gas SA, Peru (77.87%) Esso Colombiana S. A (6) (74.7%)--Colom bia
International Petroleum (Colombia) Ltd.-- Canada Esso Colombiana S. A (6) (25%)
Tropical Oil Co.--Inactive
United Petroleum Securities Corp. (7744%)
Esso Standard S.A.F.--France (81.55%)--
Refining, transportation and marketing
in France
Soc. Immoblliere Paris--Niel, S. A--
Inactive
'
,
Soc. Esso de Recherches et D'Exploita-
tion Petrolieres Esso Ren. (88.97%)--
Exploring and producing in southwest
France
.
(PSee separate statement following Standard Oil Co. (N. J.).
fields, Ltd. Lobitos and Standard holdings ganized in 1958 to direct geological, geo GGSee Moody's Transportation Manual.
combined come to just over 50% of Anglo- physical and production research.
Note: Numbers In parentheses Indicate same
MOODY'S INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
2545
company with split ownership. See other identical numerals similarly enclosed for total
Refining Co. Exploration and producing ac tivities are conducted throughout the United
, _ Creole Petroleum Corp.
loco, B. C.
Sarnia, Ont.
Interest of company and subsidiaries.
States and offshore Gulf Coast and Califor Calgary, Alta.
Surnia, Ont.
Affiliates: As of Dec. 31, 1939 company held nia. Principal producing properties are in Edmonton. Alta.
Montreal E., Que.
50% or minority interest in following:
Texas, Louisiana and Illinois. Exploration Regina. Sask.
Halifax. N. S.
Ethyl Corp. (50%--balance held by General program continued along Gulf Coast and in Winnipeg, Man.
Norman Wells. N.W.T.
Motors Corp.): Manufactures and sells an Rocky Mountain area. Although 11% fewer
Imperial Oil Ltd.
antiknock compound in United States.
exploration wells were drilled more oil was Amuay Bay_
Caripito
Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. (50%--balance found than in 1958. Major discoveries were Logo. O. Sc T.
Int'lPetroleum
owned by Socony-Mobil Oil Co. Inc.)-- in Bayou Sale field, La., in Red Fish Reef Aruba, N.W.I.
Talara, Peru
Producing, transportation, refining and on Texas coast, and on King Ranch in south Note: In Apr., 19o9 Esso Standard Oil Co.,
marketing in Far East, Australasia* and west Texas.
S. A. stated that it planned to construct a
Africa. See under "Far East" below.
Imperial Oil Ltd. operates In Canada, the refinery to cost S18-20.000.000 at Kingston,
Near East Development Co. (50%)--balance most important properties being in the Jamaica, under agreement with Jamaican
owned by Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc.
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia and On- government. Plant will have 25.000 bbl. dally
Iran Petroleum Co.. Ltd. (23%%)--Pro ario. Exploration drilling in Ontario, Prince capacity when completed 2 years after site
ducing in Iraq and Qatar, transporta Edward Island and New Brunswick has not selection.
tion in Iraq, Qatar, Syria and Lebanon yet resulted in any significant discovery.
Western Hemisphere refinerv om
and refining in Lebanon. See "Middle Creole Petroleum Corp. operates In Vene statistics fin thousand bbls. daily):
East" below.
zuela. In 1956 and 1957 acquired from the Crude Oil Runs: 1959 1958 1957
Arabian American Oil Co. (30%)--Producing Venezuelan Government new oil concessions United States__
861 749 760
refining and transportation in Saudi Arabia. on 471.700 acres for 377,000,000.
Canada _______
289 269 267
See "Middle East" below.
Production in 1959 averaged 942,000 bbls. Venezuela
364 308 321
Trans-Arabia Pipe Line Co. (30%)--Pipeline daily.
Peru
42 43 43 42
transportation from Saudi Arabia to International Petroleum Co., Ltd., operates Aruba, N.W.I. ,, 412 399 412 439
Mediterranean terminal in Lebanon. See in Peru and Colomba and through contractual Other
_
133 130 95 76
"Middle East" below.
arrangement with Mene Grande Oil Co. Ltd.
Gewerkschaft Brigitta (50%)--Producing in in Venezuela. Company obtained new conces
Total ______ 2,101 1,898 1,898 1.934
West Germany
sions in Venezuela on 225,700 acres for S34,- end of 1959 were:
N. V. Nederlandse Aardolie Mi). (50%)--Pro 400,000 in 1956 and 1957. In 1959 company Petrochemicals: Company's revenue from
ducing in Netherlands
produced 108,000 bbls. daily.
petrochemical sales world-wide was $256,000,
Stanic-Industria Petrolifera S.p.a. (50%-- Esso S.A. Petrolera Argentina produces rel 000 in 1959.
balance owned by Italian Government)-- atively small quantities of crude in Argentina Sales in the United States, are made pri
Befining in Italy
and in carrying out exploration and develop marily through Enjay chemical Co. Such oil-
Iranian Oil Participants Ltd. (7%)--Producing ment latter activities on over 1.250.000 acres. derived products include plastics, resins, syn
and refining in Iran. See "Iran" below. Plantation Pipe Line Co. (48.83%)--See
In 1959 plans were announced to build a 400 mile crude pipeline under contract with the
thetic rubbers, fibers, and detergents. Atlas Bucron tires, made of butyl rubber,
Moody's Transnortatian Manual.
Argentine government oil company.
were introduced in domestic market in sum
Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. (23%)--See Moody's Transportation Manual. Pipeline
In 1956 Esso Standard (Guatemala) Inc., a new company, began exploration of conces
mer of 1959. Butyl, which company developed and is currently producing, has been the
transportation from Alberta to Sarnia, Ont. sions granted in Guatemala.
principal rubber used in inner tubes for a
Trans-Mountian Oil Pipe Line Co. (6%)--See Pipe Line Department: Subsidiaries owned number of years and, now, is also used as
Moody's Transportation Manual. Pipeline and operated at end of 1959. 7,777 miles of oil wire and cable insulation, hoses, and indus
transportation from Edmonton. Alta., to trunk pipe lines in the United States. In 1959 trial belts. Sales increased by 35% in 1959,
Vancouver, B. C. and Ferndale, Wash.
the lines carried 1,094.000 bbls. daily of crude and manufacturing capacity is being expand
BUSINESS & PRODUCTS
and other refined products.
ed.
Is primarily a holding company, subsidiaries engaging in the acquisition, exploration and exploitation of oil and gas lands: in buying and selling crude oil; in transporting oil by pipe line; in refining crude oil: in transporting refined products by pipe line, boat and auto mobile: in marketing petroleum products at wholesale and retail.
Subsidiaries also engage in producing, buy ing, selling, transporting and distributing of natural gas. An allied activity is the licensing of patent rights relating to the oil industry. Subsidiaries also manufacture and/or sell gas oline and oil storage and dispensing equip
Details of comDany's principal domestic pip* line subsidiaries are as follows: Humble Pipe Line Co. operated 5.810 miles of
trunk lines and 3.9S2 miles of gathering lines in Texas and New Mexico, which de liver to the Baytown refinery in Texas and to Gulf ports. Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. operated about 1.967 miles of trunk lines in Louisiana, Arkansas. Mississippi. Montana. Illinois and Wyoming, which deliver to connecung car riers in Anchorage, end Baton Rouge. La and Billings and Laurels. Mont. In 1959 company delivered 468.000 (1958, 434.000;
In May, 1960, opened a polypropylene plant at Baytown, Tex., with an annual capacity of 40.000.000 lbs. This new plastic is used to make fibers, films, pipe, and a variety of molded products.
Plants abroad, for which substantial capital outlays were made in 1959, now constitute more than a third of the company's total petrochemical investments. Major additions to capacity were made in Germany and France; a second project for Germany was announced; and Standard-Vacuum has begun construction of the first major petrochemical installation in Australia.
ment. oil heating equipment, insecticides, etc. Subsidiaries also produce special lines of
1957, 461.000) barrels a day. Owns 40% in In 1959 research continued in the develop terest in Yellowstone Pipe Line Co. which ment of new plastics, synthetic rubbers, and
chemical products consumed by the petroleum industry and general lines of chemical prod
operates a 574 mile products pipeline from basic organic chemicals. In addition to the Billings, Mont, to Spokane, Wash, (trans polypropylene, processes were developed to
ucts made from by-products of the Industry. Incidental to marketing operations, subsidi
ported 27,000 bbls. daily in 1959).
manufacture chlorinated butyl and latex, two
Not included in aoove are statistics of those important additions to line of butyl rubbers,
aries sell tires, batteries and ether automo tive accessories.
General references to the types of activity carried on in various geographical areas will
systems in which company has a minority interest, i. e.. Plantation Pipe Line Co. (49% owned) (see MoodVs Transportation Manual) operated 2.425 miles of line (delivered 290,
and to make a new family of resins called Butons, which are useful as surface coatings and in manufacture of pipes and structural forms.
be found under "Principal Plants & Prop 000 bbls. daily in 1959), the Portland-Mon- Marketing Department: In connection with
erties."
treal system which transported 231.000 bbls. the sale of products in the various parts of
PRINCIPAL PLANTS A PROPERTIES
Production Statistics--World Wide ^Estimated Oil and Natural Cas Liquid
Reserves at Dec. 31,1959 (in millions of bbls.):
Gross
Net
United States___
4.370
3,754
Canada______
831 760
Venezuela_______
9.S62
8.181
Oth. West. Hem. ,,
202 252
Europe & Africa _
802 725
Middle East_____
16.193
. 15.502
Par East _____
135 155
daily in 1959 through its 490 miles of trunk
line nipe: the Lakehead Pipe Line Co. trans
ported 247,000 bbls. daily in 1959 on its 1.292
miles of trunk line.
,, ,
In Canada Imperial Oil owns three pipe
lines: Imperial Pipe Line Co. Ltd. which
gathers oh in Alberta: Winnipeg Pipe Line
Co., Ltd. which has a 77 mile truiuc line from
Gretna Manitoba to Winnipeg: Sarnia product
line which consists of 235 miles from Sarnia
to Toronto. Imperial Oil also has minority In
terest in Trans Mountain Pipe Line which
completed in 1953 a line from Edmonton to
the world in which subsidiaries do business, they own or lease from others and operate terminals, bulk plants, service stations, tank wagons and other equipment. Nearly all the 23.000 service stations owned or leased by subsidiaries in the United States are operated by others under lease. Subsidiaries sell prod ucts at wholesale and retail.
Note: For product sales on world-wide basis see Statistical Tabulation below.
The principal marketing subsidiaries of the company in Western Hemisphere at the end of 19a9 were:
Total________
32.325
29.389
VNet Acreage and Producing Wells at Dec.
31.1939:
Proved Total Wells ---- Ner Acreage-- fTNet
United States __ 1,141,000 21,176.000 19.307 Canada ___ ____ 255.000 16.895.000 2.477
Venezuela___ __ 495.000 3,537.000 3.586
Oth. West Hem. 64.000 25.081.000 2,343
Europe & Africa 46.000 51.841.000 527
Middle East___ 335.000 98.367.000
115
Par East
18.000 35.814.000
466
Total_______2354,000 252.711,000 28,821
EJThese statistics include 100% of holdings and operations of those affiliates in which company owns more than 50% of the shares. For companies in which company owns 50% or less of shares, the figures include only that percentage of each company's holdings or operations as corresponds to percentage of company's ownership.
ENet oil and gas condensate wells capable of producing.
Drilling Operation: In 1959. company's Worldwide affiliates drilled 332 (1958. 428) net exploratory wells. Drilling in proved areas, 941 (1938, 981) net wells. Most of the reduc tion in drilling was in Venezuela, where spare producing capacity continues to grow.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE OPERATIONS Producing Department: Within the United States the producing subsidiaries were -merged at end of 1959 into Humble Oil &
Vancouver; Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. which operates a line from Edmonton to Sar nia, Peace River Oil Pipe Line Co., Ltd. operates a gathering system in Sturgeon Lake arep of Alberta and 107 mile trunk line to Trans Mountain station at Edson, Alta.; Westspur Pipe Line Co. operates a 109 mile trunk line connecting southeastern Saskatchewan fields with the Interprovincial line.
In Colombia, South America, Andian Na tional Corp., Ltd., owned 670 miles of crude oil pipe line from De Mares fields to Barrancabermeja refinery and to seaboard terminal near Cartagena. Contract expires Oct. 1, 1973.
In Venezuela. Creole Petroleum Corp. has interest In 800 miles of trunk line pipe in cluding a 143 mile line from Lake Maracaibo
to Amuay Bay. Marine Transportation: At Dec. 31. 1959,
subsidiaries owned 183 tankers totaling 3. 300,000 dwt. Of these 34 vessels (775,000 dwt.). sail under American flag. Remainder are owned by foreign affiliates and operate un der respective national flags. Besides owned fleet, affiliates had ICO tankers under term charter. In addition. Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. owned 13 vessels aggregating 402,000 dwt.
Refining Department: Subsdiaries operate
the refineries as follows:
Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Bayonne. N. J.
Charleston. S. C.
Boway. N. J.
Humble O. 8c R.
Everett. Mass.
Baytown. Tex.
Baton Rouge. La.
Carter Oil Co.
Baltimore. Md.
Billings, Mont.
Subsidiary Humble OU & Re
fining Co. Esso Standard Div. Humble Div. Carter Div. mPate Oil Co. (^Oklahoma Oil Co. Imperial Oil Ltd. . Brasileira de Pe-
troleo S. A. Esso Standard OU
S. A. Esso Standard OU
S. A. C. Inti Petroleum Co.,
Ltd. Creole Petroleum
Corp. Esso, S. A. Pefro-
lera Argentina Esso Standard OU
Co. (Uruguay) S. A.
Marketing In
United States
Canada BrazU
West Indies and Cen tral America.
Chile
Peru, Colombia & Ecuador
Venezuela .
Argentina Uruguay
-
ElOperates in Wisconsin. (^Operates in Ind., HI., la., Mich., Wise, and Ky.
The marketing subsidiaries obtain most of their petroleum products from their own re fineries or from refineries of other subsidi aries. However, substantial quantities of such products are purchased from outsiders both in the United States and abroad.
Research: Principal research centers are lo cated at Abingdon, England; Baton Rouge,
2546
3IOODY'S INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
La.: Linden and Florham Park. N. X; Tulsa. oleted a well at Zelten. a 100 miles from were approved by Iranian parliament in Oct..
Okla.: Baytown, Tex.: and Sarnia. Ont. Over Mediterranean coast, tested at 17.500 bbls. a 1954.
3,970 were active in research work. Research day. Subsequent drillings indicated this to be Consortium members have set up two com
expenditures were 567,000.000 in 1959: S62.000,- a major find as a result a pipeline to coast panies under the laws of the Netherlands: one
000 in 1958; 555,500,000 in 1957; 544.000,000 in and a tanker loading terminal are being plan to explore for and produce crude oil In Iran
1956 and 535,200,000 in 1955. Research activities are directed toward de
ned. Company also acquired a half interest in three large concessions in Libya held by
within the area covered by the agreement; the other to operate the Abadan refinery The
velopment of new or improved methods ot other companies. Three discoveries have al two companies exercise managerial controls
finding, producing, and refining crude oil. the ready been made on these properties, which necessary to ensure successful operation. The
improvement of product performance and de Esso Sirte Inc. will operate.
National Iranian Oil Co. 1 owned by Iranian
velopment of new products. About 25% ot Elsewhere in Africa, company is conduct Government) nas sole responsibility for all
research costs are conserned with develop ing exploration on concessions held jointly marketing within Iran and for producing and
ment of processes for production from with two French participants in Algeria, and Terming operations outside the area of the
petroleum of chemical intermediates and fin ished chemical products such as plastics and synthetic rubbers.
In 1959 long-range search for new products
exploration continues on a concession held In Portugese Guinea.
In 1959, company acquired exploration rights on 800.000 acres in Spain and has ap
agreement. Iran is to receive one-half of net profits of the consortium.
A British company called Iranian Oil Par ticipants Ltd., was formed which holds the
and processes was centralized in a new group plied for exploration rights on 1.000,000 acres shares of the two Netherlands companies.
In Esso Research and Engineering Co.
m Greece.
Each consortium member subscribed to shares
Esso Research continued work on high- Middle East: On Dec. 2, 1948, Jersey ac in this company equivalent to its Interest
energy solid propellants for rockets under an quired a 30% stock Interest In Arabian Amer under the applicable agreements, British
expanded, nonprofit contract with U. S. De partment of Defense. Results include success ful firings of laboratory-scale rocket motors powered by experimental fuels.
ican Oil Co. (Aramco). Remaining interest is held 30% by Standard Oil Co. of Calif, and Texas Co. and 10% by Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Company has extensive concessions in Saudi
Petroleum holds 40% interest, the American firms share 40%, Royal Dutch Shell, 14% and Compagnie Francais des Petroles. 6%. Each member takes its oil at the border of Iran
Other accomplishments included the de Arabia and a refinery at Ras Tanura.
and markets it Independently.
velopment. for jet aircraft, of a fuel yielding In Saudi Arabia Aramco constructed in 1958. In Apr., 1955. the 5 American companies re
more energy per gallon and of a lower cost synthetic lubricant giving better performance at high temperatures. Also developed were a lubricant for diesel locomotives that reduces engine wear and two engine-cleaning addi tives for motor oils.
See also "Petrochemicals" above. Miscellaneous: Gilbert Sc Barker Mfg. Co owns a plant at West Springfield. Mass., for manufacture of eauipment for dispensing and storing oil and gasoline, of oil heating and air conditioning eauipment, and of miscel
a large-scale gas injection plant at its Ain Dar
field, and development drilling to delineate
new Khurais field and new offshore Manifa
field was continued. At Ras Tanura refinery
new alkylation facilities for production of
aviation gasoline were under construction.
Statistics (bbls. daily)
Crude Oil Refinery
Production
Runs
1959______________
1,095.400 174,300
1958______________
1,015.000 168,000
1957_______________
992.000 193,000
ferred to above reduced their interest from
40% to 35% by turning over a 5% interest to
Iricon Agency. Ltd. organized to administer
interests of Standard Oil Co. (Ohio). Atlantic
Refining Co.. Hancock Oil Co., Pacific Western
Oil Corp., Richfield Oil Corp.. Signal Oil & Gas
Co., Tide Water Associated Oii Co., American
Independent Oil Co. and San Jacinto Petrol
eum Corp
Production in Iran in 1959 continued to rise,
with an averaged 923,000 bbls. a day (1958,
820,000).
-,
laneous articles. Subsidiaries and certain companies in which
1956_______________ 1955_______________
986.000 199.000 965,000 203,000
company has investments are engaged in 1954_______________
953,000 220,000
licensing of various patent rights relating Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Co. completed its
directly or indirectly to oil business and in 1.067-mile pipeline in Saudi Arabia in Dec..
the manufacture of general and special lines 1950. Operation of the TAPiine system began
of chemical products made from by-products Dec. 2. 1950. Deliveries at terminal at Sidon
of the petroleum industry.
in eastern Mediterranean totalled (bbls
EAEt(TFSuoTrorEpRpeNr:odHuEcMtioISnPsHtaEtRisEticsO,PeEtcR.AsTeIeONbSelow). 3d109a8Im5ni.6l0y.0)031:.490517,90.5090.cC;o3o3m1m89.t5o0i5a0a,0nn;3y2129a,50ad80.ad0e;36ad189.0p504o0,:w31e19r85,70t.0o03;4m81.09a05i03n;,
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Of the total 1959 expenditures, those for additions to property, plant and equipment amounted to 3729,146,000 distributed as fol lows (in thousands of dollars)^
Producing_____ Refining Marketing_____ Transportation . Other......
U. S. 187.895
50.458 46.764 18.487 11.406
Foreign 78.361
130.933 102.830 97.567
4.425
Total 266.256 1S1.411 149.594 116.054 15 831
r ; stations and built remotely controlled booster to 220.0001 barrels daily. Manutacture ot petro-t sootaqtiotons420w.OhOiOchbbralsis. ead ditasy.caTphaicsitywafrsompar3t20o.-f cherotcols was being expanded through the ; a project to raise capacity to 460.000 bbls. addition of a new plant. Chiet among prod- j which was completed in 1958.
it0 "e jpdnufaetured are butadiene and 1 Iraq Petroleum Co.. Ltd., and its associates, ethylene, which will supply basic chemicals j ;n which company has an approximately 12%
Total ______ 315.010 414.136 729.146 In addition to the expenditures capitalized, other amounts spent in the search for oil dur ing 1959 by consolidated companies totaled S137.203.000; (1958, 3212,536,000; 1957, 246,000, 000).
for the manufacture of synthetic rubber and r interest, vh..a. d no interruptions to production MANAGEMENT
plastics by other, nonaffiiiates now building and transportation of oil in 1958 despite polit
facilities near the refinery. Construction began in 1958 on a new re
ical disturbances. The pipeline which was blown up during Suez crisis was restored to
finery at Milford Haven, on deep water on the coast of Wales.
In 1959 a 40,000 bbl. daily refinery at White-
full previous capacity by middle of 1958. The Basrah Petroleum Co. Ltd., in Iraq, prepared to construct a new island loading terminal
gate, Ireland went on stream.
for large tankers in Persian Gulf, in conjunc
Officers L. O. Welch, Chairman M. J. Rathbone. Pres. & Chief Exec. Off. L. W. Elliott. Exec. Vice-President D. A. Shepard. Exec. Vice-President E. E. Soubry. Exec. Vice-President S. P. Coleman. Vice-President
In France Esso Rep. a producing, affiliate of Esso Standard S.A.F.. continued develop ment of its Parentis and Cazaux fields. In 1959. a 32.000 bbl. daily refinery in the Bor deaux area went on steam.
tion with expansion of producing facilities in Rumaila field.
Far East: Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. (50% owned) operates from the Philippines to East Africa. Crude production averaged: 84.000
M. W. Boyer. Vice-Pres.--Invest. M. L. Haider, Vice-Pres.--Lat. Aaier. P. T. Lamont, Vice-Pres.--Eur. Sc Med. W. R. Stott. Vice-Pres.--Eur. & Med. H. W. Rage, Vice-Pres.--Middle East
West German affiliate. Esso A. G.. in 1958 I195S. 77.000: 1957. 63.000: 1955. 66.00U: 1955. 72. placed in operation 68.500 bbl. daily refinery 000; 1951, 69.800) barrels a day in 1959. Most of
E. G, Collado. Treasurer A. O, Savage, Comptroller
at Cologne. Also a petrochemical plant is to this was from fields in Sumatra. Is also ex
J. O. Larson, Secretary
be built at this site. This affiliate also has a ploring in India. Pakistan. Philippines and Directors
refinery at Hamburg with a capacity of 50.000 bbls. daily. A refinery is to be built at Karls-
Australia. A 10.300-square-mile concession was obtained in Somalia. East Africa, where it
M. W. Boyer. New York C. L. Burrill
ruhle. In 1958 Nord-West Oelleitung GmbH began to explore In 1958.
S. P. Coleman, New York
in which Esso A.G. has a 47% interest, com pleted a 245 mile crude oil pipeline from
Wholly-owned refineries are located in In donesia. Australia. South Africa and India
E. G. Collado L. W. Elliott, New York
Wilhelmshaven to Cologne. Company's 50% and 2 refineries in Japan in which company
H. W. Fisher
owned affiliate Gewerkschaft Brigitta owned has a majority interest processed 207.000 bbls.
M. L. Haider
producing fields in Oldenburg.
a day in 1958. The largest refinery is at Palem-
P. T. Lamont New York
Dutch affiliate Esso-Nederland N. V. is a bang. in Sumatra. Subsidiary pians to invest
H. W. Page, New York
new refinery in Rotterdam with a capacity of S35.700.000 in Melbourne's proposed petro
M. J. Rathbone. New York
95,000 bbls. daily, to go on stream in 1960. chemical industry and S33.600.000 in a refinery
D. A. Shepard. New York
N. V. Nederlandsche Aardolie Mil. a 50% own near Adelaide, bringing total Australian in
E. E. Soubry, New York
ed affiliate produces oil in the Netherlands. vestment to S229.600.000 bv 1962.
W. R. Stott
In Italy Stanic-Industria Petrolifera. S.PA., At Dec. 31. 1959. Stanvac owned tankers
L. D. Welch, New York
a 50% owned refining company has refineries with a deadweight tonnage of 402.000 tons.
J. R. White
at Bari and Leghorn. Esso Standard Italians Consolidated Earnings, years to Dec. 31 (in
M. A. Wright
expanded its marketing activities Another newly formed affiliate. Esso Stand
ard (Libya) Inc., intensified search for oil in Libya.
31000) of Stanvac: Gross
Oper. rev. 1956-------- 856.000
Net Income
32.070
General Counsel: T. E. Monaghan. New Div. York. Paid Auditor: Price Waterhouse & Co. 14.000 Annual Meeting: Last Wednesday in May.
In Belgium, company's 100% owned affiliate 1*157_____ 946 000
40.900
13.001' No. of Stockholders: Feb. 8, 1980. 591.179.
Esso Standard Refinery had a refinery at 1958
958.000
26.716
9.000 General Office: 30 Rockefeller Plaza. N. Y.
Antwerp which was placed tn operation in 1959_____ 1.024.550
2S.256
10.000 Payrolls and Employees:
Wages
1954 and processed 35.000 bbls. daily in 1957. Consolidated net assets, Dec. 31, 1959, $456.
Employees Sal. * nenef.
In Norway, A-S Esso-Raffineriet. Norge 648.000.
1959_____________
146.000 3969.000.000
(organized in 1957) a new 40.000 bbls. refinery Iran: Company, together with Socony- 1938_____________
154.000 933.000.000
about 60 miles south of Oslo is scheduled to Mobil Oil Co.. Inc.. Standard Oil Co. (N. J.l. 1957'___
160.000 993.000,000
go on stream in 1960. When comnleted. it will Standard Oil Co. of Cal.. Texas Co.. Gulf Oil 1956_____________
156.000 906.000.000
not only supply the needs of A/S Norske Esso Corp.. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (now British 1955_____________
153.000 839.000.000
but will also furnish products to Svensko Esso Petroleum Co.. Ltd ). Royal Dutch Shell and 1954_____________
155.000 803.900.000
A/B. in Sweden.
Compagnie Francais des Petroles. formed a 1953_____________
156.000 778.600.000
Search for oil continued in Turkey.
consortium to restore Iranian oil to world Consolidated. Including European and North
In 1959. Esso Standard (Libya) Ine. com. commerce. Agreements, to run for 40 years Africa affiliates.
OPERATING STATISTICS
COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS. YEARS ENDED DEC. 31
BGross Production United States____ Canada Latin America____________________
Total Western Hemisphere___ Europe & North Africa________ -- Middle East & Far East__________
Total World-wide --_________
(Consolidated and non-consolidated companies)
(Barrels per day)
1958 472.000
88.000 1.219.000
1957 538.000 112.000 1.289.000
1958 546.1100 122.000 1.208.000
1.779.000 42.000 508.000
1.939.000 42.000 451.000
1,876.0000 33.000 457.000
2,464,000
2.329.000
3.432.000
2,366,000
1955 520.000 110.000 1.094.000
1.724.000 24.000 437.000
2.185.000
1954 484.000
98.000 932.000 1.514.000
14.000 405,000 1.933.000
1953 516.000 92.000 893.000
1.507.000 10.000
361.000
1.878.000
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY (A New Jersey Corporation)
LONG TERM DEBT Issue
r. Debenture 23,aS, 1971 2. Debenture 2%s, 1974
3. 3% notes due 1979 .. 4. Subsidiary debt____
Rating Aaa Aaa
Amount Outstanding
$85,000.0001 150,000.0001 [375,000,ooor 481.032.167J
Charges Earned 1959 1958
22.65 24.36
Interest Dates
[M&N15 J&J15
Call Price miOOVa E102
Price Range
1959
1932-59
SUx-W'* S993,4-78>A
863.4-80` X1033;-8<H'e
E---------- &---------------
CAPITAL STOCK Issue
1. Capital stock ______
Par
Amount
Earned per Sh.
Value
Outstanding
1959 1958
$7 @216,532,661 shs. ECS2.91 3352.62
Divs. per Sh. 1959 1958 $2.25 $2.25
CaU Price
...
Price Range
1959
1932-59
59Va-455J X68V'a-45%
ESubject to change; see text. j_Based on average no. of shares outstanding: 1959, S2.93; 1958, 52.72. ERange since 1946. ^Placed pri
vately. SRange since 1949. isjRange since 3-for-l split in 1956; range from 2-for-l split in 1951 and to the 3-for-l split in 1956, 169-58%; from 1932 and to the split in 1951, 12%-19%. @As of Mar. 15, 1960, including reacquired shares.
HISTORY
On April 30, 1932. entered into a contract of N. J. (DeL). In exchange, parent company
Incorporated in New Jersey, Aug. 5,1882, as
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey by the
trustees of the Standard Oil Trust to acquire
from the trustees in exchange for stock the
property of The Standard OU Co. (Ohio). In
March, 1892, in exchange for additional stock
acquired from the trustees of the Standard
Oil Trust the stocks of other companies and
properties of other companies which had pre
viously been held by the trustees. (Standard
Oil Trust was thereupon dissolved). On March
19,1892, name of the company was changed to
Standard Oil Company.
In May, 1911, the United States Supreme
Court sustained a lower court decision that
the company was a combination in violation
of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. In accordance
with a dissolution decree the company, in
December, 1911, and in January. 1912, distrib
uted pro rata among stockholders its shares
in the 33 companies listed below.
Anglo-American OU Co. Ltd.
Atlantic Refining Co.
Borne-Scrymser Co.
Buckeyw Pipe Line Co.
Chesebrough Manufacturing Co.
Colonial Oil Co.
Continental OU Co,
,
Crescent Pipe Line Co.
Cumberland Pipe Line Co.
Eureka Pipe Line Co.
Galena-Signal OU Co.
Indiana Pipe Line Co.
National Transit Co.
New York Transit Co.
Northern Pipe Line Co.
The Ohio Oil Co.
Prairie Oil &-Gas Co.
Solar Refining Co.
South Penn OU Co.
Southern Pipe Line Co.
South West Penna. Pipe Lines
Standard OU Co. (California).
Standard OU Co. (Indiana)
Standard Oil Co. (Kentucky)
Standard Oil Co. (Nebraska)
`
Standard Oil Co. (New York)
Standard Oil Co. (Ohio)
Standard OU Co. (Kansas)
Swan & Finch Co.
Union Tank Line Co.
Vacuum Oil Co.
with Standard OU Co. (Indiana) to purchase
from the latter 971,897 shares of Class "A"
stock and 2301,400 shares of Class "B" stock
in Pan American Foreign Corp. for a con
sideration of $47,910,107 cash and 1,778,973
shares of company stock, to be paid over a
cour-year period.
In November, 1932, ended patent litigation
with Petroleum Chemical Corp. (which was
controlled by National Distillers Products
Corp. and by Barnsdal] Corp.) by selling its
ousiness in the manufacture of alcohol from
oetroleum to the newly organized Standard
Alcohol Co. in which Petroleum Chemical
Corp. took a minority stock Interest and the
company a majority stock interest.
In 1933, company transferred its entire inter
est in Nederlandsche Koloniale Petroleum
Maatschappij, Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co.
(Australia) Ltd. and Union Atlantic Co. to
Standard Vacuum OU Co. for a 50% stock
interest. The Socony Vacuum OU Co. Inc..
also transferred various assets to Standard
Vacuum Oil Co. in exchange for the other
50% interest. Standard Vacuum OU Co. be
came an important producer, refiner and
marketer in the Far East, Australia and parts
of Africa.
1
In March, 1935. distributed as a stock divi
dend shares in Mission Corp. which had been
organized to acquire company's shareholdings
in Tide Water Associated OU Co. and m
Skelly OU Co.
In June, 1936, made avaUable to a subsidiary,
Standard Oil Export Corp., approximately $82.
444.800 which was applied to the retirement
of the latter's preferred stock, following which
this subsidiary was dissolved and its assets
distributed to the company as the sole com
mon stockholder.
Also, in 1936. the Pan American Foreign
Corp. and the Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd. (of
Delaware) were liquidated. Standard Pipe
Line Co. was merged with Standard OU Co.
of Louisiana.
In March, 1938, the Mexican properties of the following subsidiaries were expropriated by the Mexican government: Buasteca Petroleum Co., Mexican Petroleum Co.. Comoania Transcontinental de Petroleo, S. A., Compania Petrolera Minerva, S. A,. Compania Petrolera Ulises, S. A., Tuxpan Petroleum Co.,
transferred to its subsidiary all of the stock
of Standard-Oil Co. of La.
,
As of Dec. 31. 1944. pipeline properties and
operations of Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana
were acquired by Interstate Pine Line Co.
(formerly Oklahoma Pipe Line Co.), another
wholly-owned subsidiary, in exchange for
104.000 shares of latter company's stock. Im
mediately thereafter Standard Oil Co. of
Louisiana was merged into Standard Oil Co.
of N. J. (Del.) (now Esso Standard Oil Co.)
In Apr., 1946. company sold entire outstand
ing stock of Montreal Pipe Line Co.. Ltd., a
subsidiary, to British-American Oil Co., Ltd.,
Imperial Oil, Ltd.. McColl-Frontenac OU Co.,
Ltd., and Shell OU Co. of Canada, Ltd., an
affUiate of SheU Union OU Corp. Montreal
Pipe Line owns and operates a pipe line from
the international boundary, near North Troy,
to Montreal East. In addition, the oil com
panies through a newly formed subsidiary,
Portland Pipe Line Corp., have acquired from
Standard Oil (New jersey) all assets of Port
land Pipe Line Co. which owns and operates
a pipe line running from Portland. Me., to the
international boundary, where It connects with
the Montreal line, providing a continuous sys
tem from Portland to Montreal. The share in
terest in both companies is 40% by Imperial
OU and 20% held by each, of the other com
panies.
In Jan.. 1948. Domestic Coke Corp. a wholly
owned subsidiary engaged in manufacture of
coke and by-products at Fairmont. W. Va. sold
its fixed assets to a steel manufacturer for $3,
955.000. Name was changed in 1949 to Esso
Shipping Co. and on Jan. 1. 1950 acquired the
parent company's U. S. flag ocean going fleet.
In Mar.. 1948 sold Daggett & RamsdeU, a
cosmetic subsidiary.
In June, 1948. Imperial OU Ltd., offered to
sell to its stockholders, in proportion to their
holdings, its entire stock interest in Interna
tional Petroleum Co., Ltd. As a stockholder
of Imperial, company thus acquired 6.239.359
shares of International stock at S9.20 per share.
At same time company (S. O. N J.) offered
to aU other stockholders of International 3
shares of its stock in exchange for each 20
shares of International. As of Jan. 31.1949. the
date when exchange offer terminated, com
pany had acquired 5.755.023 additional shares
of International stock in exchange for 862.
gWashington Oil Co.
J. A. Brown. S. en C., Doheny. Bridge y Com
Waters-Pierce OU Co.
pania. Green y Compania. Tamiahua Petro
In 1922, company acquired additional stock leum Co. This expropriation resulted from
which gave it control of The West India Oil a controversy over labor decrees. The prop
Refining Co.
erties of company's subsidiaries .(as well as
In Aug., 1924. announced a joint ownership with General Motors Corp. in the Ethyl Gaso
those of other foreign oU companies) have since been operated by the Mexican govern
line Corp. which had just been formed to take over the business of General Motors Chemical
ment. On Dec. 28, 1943 subsidiaries received from U. S. Secretary of Treasury a first pay
Co. in the development and distribution of ethyl fluid, a chemical compound added to
ment in amount of $9,807,748 toward settlement of their claims. Total award amounted to $22,
gasoline to improve the anti-knock quality. 332.486 including interest, aU of which has
During 1927. company divested itself of all hysieal property and became exclusively a olding company. In this process it organized Standard Shipping Co. which, in August. 1927 acauired all company's vessels and other equipment of its marine department and also organized Standard OU Co. of N. J. (now Esso Standard Oil Co.) which, in September. 1927 acquired all company's manufacturing and marketing plants and equipment.
beep paid.
In December, 1937. International Petroleum Co., Ltd., which was then a subsidiary of Imperial OU, Ltd., contracted with Mene Grande Oil Co. C. A., (an indirect sub sidiary of Gulf OU Corp.) which owned petro leum ngnts in eastern and western Venezuela, for the purchase of half the oU recovered and for the purchase of an undivided half interest in the producing equipment and facili
336 shares of its own stock and as a result it
now held 82.58% interest in International Petroleum.
In May, 1958, company (S. O. N. J.) offered 9 shares for each 10 shares of International Petroleum Co.; acquiring 1.997.900 additional shares in exchange for 1.798.HO Jersey shares (increasing interest to 96.8%). In Jan.. 1960 Esso Standard (Inter-America) Inc., a whol ly owned subsidiary purchased this stock at $45 per share.
In Sept., 1948, purchased for $6,600,000
Societe du Naphte, S. A. (Switzerland) en gaged in marketing operations in various Middle East countries.
In Dec., 1948 acquired 30% interest in Ara bian American OU Co. for $74,133,000. For de tails see under "Middle East Activities" below.
In Dec., 1948, Stanco Inc. was merged with Esso Standard OU Co.
In 1948 sold its 22% interest in Mississippi River Fuel Corp. for $3,446,000.
In July. 1928, acquired shares in Creole
Petroleum Corp. (formerly The Creole Syndi
cate) in exchange for its shares in Standard
OU Co. of Venezuela, to which latter company
had previously been transferred all outstand
ing shares of American British OU Co. Com
pany also purchased additional shares in
Creole Petroleum Corp.. making its interest
a majority of stock. (Subsequently increasing
interest to 95%).
5
i
ties. International Petroleum also obtained an option to purchase at cost an undivided half
interest in aU oU concessions in Venezuela hereafter acquired by Mene Grande. Interna tional made an advance cash payment to Mene Grande of $25,000,000 on Dec. 15. 1937, and gave non-interest bearing notes due in 1938. 1939 and 1945 for an additional $75,000,000 International was to share equaUy with Mene Grande in the expenses of development and operation. In 1938. International sold at cost
In January. 1929, purchased for S19.10 per a one half interest in its contract (with the
share 350,000 shares of treasury stock in the sale made retroactive to Dee. 15. 1937) to N.
Beacon Oil Co. and offered holders of the out- V. Nederlandsche Olie Maatschappij, a sub
standtag common stock one share of company sidiary of N V de Bataafsche Petroleum
stock for each 2*/* shares of Beacon common Maatschappij (Batavian Petroleum Co.) which,
Offer which expired Jan. 19. 1929. resulted in in turn, is 60% owned by N. V. Koninklijke
the acquisition of about 448.771 additional Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Exploitatie
shares and gave company majority control van Petroleumbronnen in Nederiandsch Indie
In 1936, made a new offer for stock of this com (Royal Dutch Co. for the Working of Petro
pany which was then known as Colonial Bea leum Wells in the Netherlands Indies).
con Oil Co (name having been changed in In June. 1944. merged Lago Petroleum Corp.
1930), on the basis of 1 share of company and Pan Foreign Corp. and issued 50,155 shares
stock for each 2% shares of Colonial Beacon to minority Interests of these companies.
Offer expired Oct. 15, 1936. The assets and On June 30, 1944, company acquired direct
In Jan., 1950, company's U. S. flag ocean going fleet and related marine assets were transferred to Esso Shipping Co., a wholly owned subsidiary.
In Apr., 1952 sold 50% interest in Attapulgus Clay Co.
On Aug. 6, 1953 sold 54% interest in Inter state Natural Gas Co. for about S23.000.000.
In 1956 acquired by exchange of 265.000 shares entire stock of Pate Oil Co., Perfect Power Corp. and Oklahoma Oil Co. Perfect Power Corp. was subequently merged with Oklahoma Oil Co.
Early in 1958 acquired Lehigh Realty, Inc. (Conn.) by issuance of 52.571 shares and Gaseteria, Inc. (Ind.) by issuance of 108.500 shares.
Humble Oil & Refining Merger: In 1959 a new Humble OU & Refining Co. was formed in Delaware to acquire assets of Humble Oil & Refining Co. (Texas) (minority stockhold ers received 1% SONj shares for each Humble share). On Dec. 1. 1959 Humble (Tex as) was merged and on Dec. 31, 1959 Carter
business of Colonial Beacon were transferred
to Standard OU Co. of N. J. (now Esso Stand
ownership of ocean-going tankers and inci dental marine properties formerly held by
Oil Co. and Esso Standard Oil Co., both 100% owned by SONJ were merged into
ard OU Co.) on Dec. 31. 1347.
its wholly-owned subsidiary. Standard OU Co. new Humble company.
Natural Cat Holdings Segregated: Stock holders of record Nov. 15. 1943 received on Dec. 15 one share of Consolidated Natural Gas
Co. for each lo shares of Standard Oil Co. of
_Jana<.1_9_6s0hpaurerschaAslesdo cionmpSatnainedsahrdoldOinilgsInitnernational Ltd.--Gre3a11t11Br5it3-16 ot Mlddle East International Petroleum Co. Ltd. (see be-
N. J. The Consolidated Natural Gas Co. was
Azioni JPSSt
organized to acquire Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) holdings in the following companies: East Ohio
Gas Co., River Gas Co., Hooe Natural Gas Co., and Peoples Natural Gas Co.
Segregation of these resulted from an SEC ruling that Standard Oil Co. was a holding company within the meaning of the Holding
--Italy--Marketing and refining in Italy "La Columbia" Soc. Marittlma per Azioni
(6) (31.52%) , Esso Standard (Libya), Inc., Del.--Explora
tion in Libya Esso Standard (Malta). Ltd.--Great Britain
Svenska Esso Aktiebolag, Sweden--Marketing
in Sweden
^
Esso Rederi Aktiebolag (99.85%)
Skandinavisk-Amerikanska Petroleum Aktiebolaget
Standard Petroleum Aktiebolag--Inactive
Company Act as long as it retained interest Esso Standard Paraguay, Paraguay
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate same
in these natural gas utility companies.
Esso Standard Oil. S. A.--Panama--Refining company with split ownership. See other
SUBSIDIARIES
exploring, producing and marketing in identical numerals similarly enclosed for to
Caribbean area and Central America
tal Interest of company and subsidiaries.
Company Is predominately a holding com Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico) (100%) Also owned, as of Dec. 31, 1958, less than
pany, owning as of Dec. 31, 1959, 100% voting
--Marketing in Puerto Rico and Virgin 100% voting control of the following sub
control of the following:
Islands
,
sidiaries: -
Name, place of incorporation and business: Esso Gas Co. of Puerto Bico--Del.--Inactive Name, place of incorporation and business;
Ancon Insurance Co.. S. A.. Panama
Lands Exploitation Co., Ltd., Surinam
A/S Norske Esso (77.99%)--Refining and mar
Anbal Co., N. V. (Neth. Antilles) Balhoa Insurance Co., S. A., Panama
Stemco S. A. F.--France
keting in Norway
Esso Standard Oil Co.--Delaware--(Merged Aktieselskapet Tiger (98%)
A/S Esso-Raffineriet, Norge, Norway--Re with Humble Oil & Refining Co. Dec. 31, A/S Christiana Kui-Vedboiag
fining in Norway
1959)
Atlantic Barrere, S. A., Uruguay--Marketing Colonial Beacon Oil Co. (Del.)--Inactive
Ancon, Ltd. (Bermuda) (99.9%) Cle Esso-Saharienne (France) (99.2%)
Baltisch-Amerikanische Petroleum-Import Enjay Co., Inc.--Merged into Humble Oil Creole Petroleum Corp. 2(95.40%), Del.--Pro
G. m. b. H. Danzig Butterworth System. Inc.. Delaware
& Refining Co., effective May 31, 1960. Name changed to Enjay Chemical Co.,
ducing, refining, transportation and mar keting in Venezuela
Carter Oil Co., W. Va.--(Merged into Humble Oil & Refining Co., Dec. 31. 1959)
Marketing and coordination of Humble's Compania de Petroleo Lago (100%) chemical product activities in U. S. and Standard Oil Co.. C.A. (100%)--Inactive
ComDanhia Maritima Brasileira. Brazil
sells chemicals to Esso Export Corp. for Esso Exploration Guine Inc.. Del. (80% di-
Danish American Prospecting Co., Fla.--In
distribution in foreign markets.
liquidation
Esso Incorporated
rectly and indirectly)--Exploration in Portuguese Guinea
Dansk Esso A/S--Marketing in Denmark and Kesbes, Inc., New York--Inactive.
Esso-Nederiand N. V. (99.9%), Netherlands-
Marine Transportation
Penola Oil Co. (Del.)
Marketing in Netherlands
A/S Kalundborg Olieraffinderi (55.17%)
Smedly Sc Mehl Co. (Del.)
Esso Afrique Occidentale S. A. Francaise-- Stanco, Inc.--Inactive
Esso Tankvaart Maatschappij N. V., Nether lands
France Esso A. G.--Germany--Refining and market
ing in West Germany "Vere'ini'g*te A' sp'ha"lt-u--nd' Teerprodukten-
Tuscarora Pipe Line Co., Ltd. (99.97%), Pa. --Pipe lines
Esso Standard Oil Co. (Uruguay), S. A., Uruguay--Marketing in Uruguay
Esso Standard Algerie S. A,, Algeria (99.9%) --Marketing in Algeria Esso Standard Maroc S. A. (3) (Morocco) (20.46%)
Fabriken G-m.b.H.
Esso Standard (Switzerland)--Marketing in Esso standard Maroc S. A.,- (3) Morocco
Esso Belgium--Refining and marketing in
Switzerland.
(79.44%)
Belgium Esso Congo Beige Esso Marine (Belgium) Esso Standard (Luxemborg) S. A.
Esso (Cuba). Inc., Delaware
Esso Standard (Turkey), Inc.--Organized in 1934 to undertake exploration work in Tur key
Esso Tankers, Inc., Delaware--Manages af filiates engaged in marine operation.
Esso Limitada (99.67%) (1)--Chile Esso Standard Oil Co. (Chile) S. A. C. (2) (25%)
Esso Standard Oil Co. (Chile) SA.C. (2) (75%)--Chile--Marketing in Chile
Esso Exploration, Italia, Inc., Delaware--In
active
Esso Export Corp., Del.--Worldwide whole
sale marketer and coordinator of retail,
bunkering and aviation sales activities.
Esso Export Ltd.--Wholesale Marketing in
Eastern Hemisphere countries
Esso Hellenic. Inc.. Del.
.
Esso Iberia, Inc., Del.
Esso Mediterranean, Inc., Del.--Marketing in
eastern Mediterranean area, North and
Esso Tankschiff Reederei G-m.b.H., Germany Esso Trading Co. of Iran--Del. Esso Transportation Co. Ltd,--Great Britain
--In liquidation General Automatic Corp., Md. Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., Mass.--Manufac-
tures and sells oil burners and service
station equipment
Flexflam A. G., Switzerland Gilbarco Limited, Great Britain Gilbert & Barker Mte. Co L,ta,, Canada
Esso Standard Tunisie S. A. (98%)--Tunisia --Marketing in Tunisia
European Gas fie Electric Co.. Del. (81.68%) European Gas Sc Electric Co. von Oesterreich G.m.b.H.--Inactive Magyar Amenkai Olajipari Reszvenytarsasag
Imperial Oil. Lr ttdel. tjj: (t7rf0\n.0s5n%r\) Canada -- Producing, refining, marketing and trans portation in Canada Aquila Petroleum Ltd.--Canada Atlas Supply Co. of Canada, Ltd.
West Africa and the Iberian Peninsula
Globe Fuel Products. Inc., HI.
Caribbean Oil fie Transport. Inc.
Esso Standard Espanola, S. A., Panama
Humble Oil & Refining Co. (Del.)--Integrated 1 Chatlon Oil fie Gas Co.. Limited
Esso Standard (near East), Inc.. Del.
oil activities in the U. S. Its principal divi Devcan Petroleum Ltd., Canada
Esso Standard Portugal. Inc., Del.
sions and present locations of their oper Devon Estates Ltd.. Canada
Esso Supply Co., Inc., Panama
ations are:
Devonian Natural Gas Co.. Ltd.--Canada
Esso West Africa, Inc.. Del.
Esso Mexicans, S. A. de C. V.. Mexico
Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., England--Refining,
transportation and marketing in United
Carter Division--Exploration, producing,
refining, and marketing in central United
States. Pacific Northwest, and Rooky
Mountain areas.
Eron Oil fie Gas Co. Limited Esso of Canada LimitedImperial Oil Shipping Co., Ltd.--Inactive Imperial Pipe Line Co., Ltd., The
Kingdom and Eire
British Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd.--
Tankers
'
Cleveland Petroleum Co.. Ltd.
England--Marketing
British Oil Storage Co.. Ltd.--Marketing
National Filling Stations Ltd.--inactive
Esso Pension Trust Ltd:. Great Britain
Esso Petroleum Co. (Ireland) Ltd.
Esso (Ireland) Pension Trust Lt. (Ireland)
Purfleet Deep Wharf & Storage Co.. Ltd.
Hedline--Glico Ltd.--Inactive
Standard Candle Co.. Ltd.--Inactive
Esso Research & Engineering Co.. DeL
Esso Research Ltd., Great Britain
International Catalytic Oil Processes Corp.,
Del. (75%)
Jasco. Inc.. Del.
Standard Catalytic Co., DeL
Esso (Sahara) Inc., Del.
Esso Services, S. A., Panama--Formed in
1959 to finance construction of pipeline
under terms of agreement between Esso
(Argentina) Inc. and Argentine govern
ment oil company.
Esso Sirte Inc., Del.
Esso Standard (Guatemala) Inc,--Exploration
in Guatemala
Esso S. A. Petrolera Argentina--Producing,
exploring, marine transportation, refining
transportation & marketing in Argentina
Esso (Argentina), Ine,, Delaware EAustrtfandard tAustria> A.G.-Marketing in
Esso Standard Division--Refining, trans portation. and marketing in certain east ern seaboard and southern states. Humble Division--Exploration and/or pro ducing in southeast, southwest. Gulf Coast. Pacific Coast areas, and Alaska: refining and transportation in Texas; marketing in Tex.. N. M. and Ariz. Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co., Del.--Pipeline transportation, Louisiana. Mississippi, Illi nois and Montana Yellowstone Pipe Line Co. (40%)--Or
ganized in 1953. In 1954 completed a 540 mile products pipeline from Billings, Mont, to Spokane. Wash.
"La Columbia" Societa Marittlma per Azioni (4) (68.48%) Italy
Lago Oil Sc Transport Co., Ltd., Canada-- Refining in Aruba. N.WJ.
Medqatar, Inc., Panama Mediterranean Standard Oil Co.. DeL--Pur
chase and sale of Middle East crude and products. Mediraq Ltd.--Iraq Medkuwait. Inc.. Panama: Medqatar. Inc.. Panama
Oklahoma Oil Co.. 111.--Marketing in Ky., Wise.. Ind., Mich.. Ill and la. To be ab sorbed by Humble Oil fie Refining Co. (DeL) Bonded Oil Co., Inc., Md.
,, G--a_-se- t-e--rit.a..o...C..."o..r..p....,.,...-M.i.v.d~.o. .. p,,K,. a,.- Marine
loco Townsite. Ltd., Canada Lowlands Exploration Ltd.--Canada Maple Leaf Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Nisku Products Pipe Line Co.. Ltd. Northwest Co.. Ltd. Oval Natural Gas Co. Limited Padol Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Palcan Petroleum Ltd., Canada
Seaway Bunkers Limited. Canada St. Clair Processing Corp., Ltd.--Inactive St. Lawrence Tankers, Ltd. Canada (50%)
Stanmount Pipe Line Co. (inactive) Stromo Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Tercol Petroleum Ltd.. Canada Transit Co.. Ltd.. Canada Winnipeg Pipe Line Co. Ltd.
International Petroleum Co.. Ltd. 096.75%) Canada--Producing, refining, transporta tion and marketing in Peru and Colom bia and producing interest in Venezuela and marketing in Ecuador.
Note: In Jan., I960, Esso Standard (InterAmerica) Inc., (see above) purchased out standing shares (96.8%) of International Pe troleum Co.. Ltd., at $45 per share from par ent. Andian National Corp. Ltd. 0(98.42%)--Can
ada Compania Peruana de Gas S_A_, Peru
(77.87%)
Esso Colombiana S. A. (6) (74.7%)--Colom _ bia ,, , ,, , , International Petroleum (Colombia) Ltd.--
Austria Gasolin G.m.b.H., Austria
'
Esso Standard do Brasil Inc., W. Va.--Market ing in Brazil. Name changed to Esso Bra sileira de Petroles, S. A., in Jan. 1960
Esso Standard (Cuba), Inc., Delaware
Esso Standard (Inter-America) Inc., Del.-- In Jan.. 1960 acquired 16.6% interest in Anglo-Ecuadorean Oil Fields Ltd., an inte grated producer with over 300 sq. miles of concessions in Ecuador for about S2.000.000 for just under 750.000 shares ac qulred from South American Gold fie Platinum Co. Another big block of Anglo-
transportation
,
Pate Oil Co.. Del.--Marketing in Milwaukee
area. To be absorbed by Humble Oil &
Refining Co. Romano-Americana, Roumania
"Neo-Petrol" S.A.
Sociedade Tecnlca e Industrial de Lubrificantes Solutec S. A.
Standard Oil Co. of Canada. Ltd.
Standard Oil Co. (Nfld.) Ltd.--Inactive
Standard Oil Co of Egypt, S. A., Egypt-- (98.33%)--Inactive
StBaanhdaa_mrda__sT(a9n9.k9e8r%s) (Bahamas) Co. Limited,
Canada Esso Colombiana S. A. (6) (25%)
.
Tropical Oil Co.--Inactive
United Petroleum Securities Corp. (7744%)
Esso Standard SA.F.--France (81.55%)--
Refining, transportation and marketing
in France
Soc. Immobiliere Paris--Niel, S. A.--
Inactive
'
Soc. Esso de Recherches et D'Exploita-
tion Petrolleres Esso Rep. (88.97%)--
Exploring and producing in southwest
France
.
0See seDarate statement following Standard
Ecuadorean stock'is'owned'by'Lobtio's Oii- Jersey Production Research Co., Del.--Or- 01i__
. ..
,
fields. Ltd. Lobitos and Standard holdings ganized in 1938 to direct geological, geo- SJSee Moody's Transportation Manual,
combined come to just over 50% of Anglo- physical and production research.
Note: Numbers in parentheses Indicate same
3IOOBY'S INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
2545
company with split ownership. See other
identical numerals similarly enclosed for total
interest of company and subsidiaries.
Affiliates: As of Dec. 31, 1959 company held
50% or minority interest in following:
.
Ethyl Corp. (50%--balance held by General
Refining Co. Exploration and producing ac tivities are conducted throughout the United States and offshore Gulf Coast and Califor nia. Principal producing properties are in Texas, Louisiana and Illinois. Exploration program continued along Gulf Coast and in
_ _ Creole Petroleum Corn,
loco, B. C.
Sarnia, Ont.
Calgary, Alta.
Sumia, Ont.
Edmonton, Alta.
Montreal E,, Que.
Regina, Sask.
Halifax. N. S.
Winnipeg, Man.
Norman Wells, N.W.T.
Motors Corp.): Manufactures and sells an Rocky Mountain area. Although 11% fewer .
,, Imperial Oil Ltd.
antiknock compound in United States.
exploration wells were drilled more oil was Amuay Bay
Caripito
Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. (50%--balance found than in 1958. Major discoveries were Logo, O. & T.
Int'l Petroleum
owned by Socony-Mobil Oil Co. Inc.)-- in Bayou Sale field. La., in Red Fish Reef Aruba, N.W.I.
Talara, Peru
Producing, transportation, refining and on Texas coast, and on King Ranch in south Note; In Apr., 19a9 Esso Standard Oil Co.,
marketing in Far East, Australasia, and west Texas.
S. A. stated that it planned to construct a
Africa. See under "Far East" below.
Imperial Oil Ltd. operates in Canada, the refinery to cost S18-20.000.000 at Kingston.
Near East Development Co. (50%)--balance most important properties being in the Jamaica, under agreement with Jamaican
owned by Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc. _
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia and On- government. Plant will have 25,000 bbl. daily
Iraq Petroleum Co.. Ltd. (23%%)--Pro ario. Exploration drilling in Ontario, Prince capacity when completed 2 years after site
ducing in Iraq and Qatar, transporta Edward Island and New Brunswick has not selection.
tion in Iraq, Qatar, Syria and Lebanon yet resulted in any significant discovery.
Western Hemisphere refinery operating
and refining in Lebanon. See "Middle Creole Petroleum Corp. operates in Vene e+a+i*+te>
41% ***-3 vm _
East" below.
_ . , zuela. In 1956 and 1957 acquired from the Crude Oil Runs: 1959 1958 1957
Arabian American Oil Co. (30%)--Producing Venezuelan Government new oil concessions United States... 861 749 760 827
refining and transportation in Saudi Arabia. on 471.700 acres for 377,000,000.
. Canada .........
289 269 267 275
See "Middle East" below. Trans-Arabia Pipe Line Co. (30%)--Pipeline
Production daily.
in 1959 averaged 942,000 bbls.
Venezuela ______ Peru ...
364 42
308 43
321 43
275 42
transportation from Saudi Arabia to International Petroleum Co., Ltd., operates Aruba, N.W.I. .. 412 399 412 439
Mediterranean terminal in Lebanon. See in Peru and Colomba and through contractual Other
_
133 130 95 76
"Middle East" below.
, , arrangement with Mene Grande Oil Co. Ltd.
Gewerkschaft Brigitta (50%)--Producing in in Venezuela. Company obtained new conces
Total _______ 2,101 1,898 1,898 1,934
West Germany
_. _
sions in Venezuela on 225,700 acres for S34,- end of 1959 were:
N. V. Nederlandse Aardolie Mij. (50%)--Pro 400,000 in 1956 and 1957. In 1959 company Petrochemicals: Company's revenue from
ducing in Netherlands
produced 108,000 bbls. daily.
petrochemical sales world-wide was $256,000,
Stamc-mdustria Petrolifera S.p.a. (50%-- Esso S.A. Petrolera Argentina produces rel 000 in 1959.
balance owned by Italian Government)-- atively small quantities of crude in Argentina Sales in the United States, are made pri
Refining in Italy
, and in carrying out exploration and develop marily through Enjay Chemical Co. Such oil-
Iranian Oil Participants Ltd. (7%)--Producing ment latter activities on over 1,250.000 acres. derived products include plastics, resins, syn
and refining in Iran. See "Iran" below.
In 1959 plans were announced to build a 400 thetic rubbers, fibers, and detergents.
Plantation Pipe Line Co. (48.83%)--See mile crude pipeline under contract with the Atlas Bucron tires, made of butyl rubber,
Moody's Transportation Manual. _, _ Argentine government oil company.
were introduced in domestic market in sum
Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. (23%)--See In 1956 Esso Standard (Guatemala) Inc., a mer of 1959. Butyl, which company developed
Moody's Transportation Manual. Pipeline new company, began exploration of conces and Is currently producing, has been the
transportation from Alberta to Sarnia, Ont. sions granted in Guatemala.
principal rubber used in inner tubes for a
Trans-Mountian Oil Pipe Line Co. (6%)--See Pipe Line Department: Subsidiaries owned number of years and, now. is also used as
Moody's Transportation Manual. Pipeline and operated at end of 1959. 7,777 miles of oil wire and cable insulation, hoses, and indus
transportation from Edmonton. Alta., to trunk pipe lines in the United States. In 1959 trial belts. Sales increased by 35% in 1959,
Vancouver. B. C. and Ferndale, Wash.
the lines carried 1,094.000 bbls. daily of crude and manufacturing capacity is being expand
BUSINESS & PRODUCTS
Is primarily a holding company, subsidiaries
engaging in the acquisition, exploration and
exploitation of oil and gas lands; in buying
and selling crude oil; in transporting oil by
pipe line; in refining crude oil; in transporting
refined products by pipe line, boat and auto
mobile: in marketing petroleum products at
wholesale and retail. Subsidiaries also 'engage in producing, buy
ing, selling, transporting and distributing, of
natural gas. An allied activity is the licensing
of patent rights relating to the oil industry.
Subsidiaries also manufacture and/or sell gas
oline and oil storage and dispensing equip
ment. oil heating equipment, insecticides, etc.
Subsidiaries also produce special lines of
chemical products consumed by the petroleum
industry and general lines of chemical prod
ucts made from by-products of the industry.
Incidental to marketing operations, subsidi
aries sell tires, batteries and ether automo
tive accessories.
.
General references to the types of activity
carried on in various geographical areas will
and other refined products. Details of company's principal domestic pipe
line subsidiaries are as follows: Humble Pipe Line Co. operated 5.810 miles of
trunk lines and 3.9S2 miles of gathering lines in Texas and New Mexico, which de liver to the Baytown refinery in Texas and to Gulf ports. Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. operated about
1.967 miles of trunk lines in Louisiana, Arkansas. Mississippi. Montana, Illinois and
Wyoming, which deliver to connecting car riers in Anchorage, and Baton Rouge. La and Billings and Laurels. Mont. In 1959 company delivered 468,000 (1958, 434.000; 1957, 461.000) barrels a day. Owns 40% in terest in Yellowstone Pipe Line Co. which operates a 574 mile products pipeline from Billings, Mont, to Spokane, Wash, (trans ported 27,000 bbls. daily in 1959). Not included in aDove are statistics of those systems in which company has a' minority interest, L e.. Plantation Pipe Line Co. (49% owned) (see Moody's Transportation Manual)
operated 2.425 miles of line (delivered 290.
ed.
In May, 1960, opened a polypropylene plant at Baytown, Tex., with an annual capacity of 40,000,000 lbs. This new plastic is used to make fibers, films, pipe, and a variety of molded products.
Plants abroad, for which substantial capital outlays were made in 1959. now constitute more than a third of the company's total petrochemical investments. Major additions to capacity were made in Germany and France; a second project for Germany was announced; and Standard-Vacuum has begun construction of the first major petrochemical installation in Australia.
In 1959 research continued in the develop ment of new plastics, synthetic rubbers, and basic organic chemicals. In addition to the polypropylene, processes were developed to manufacture chlorinated butyl and latex, two important additions to line of butyl rubbers, and to make a new family of resins called Butons, which are useful as surface coatings and in manufacture of pipes and structural forms.
be found under "Principal Plants Sc Prop erties."
PRINCIPAL PLANTS & PROPERTIES
Production Statistics--World Wide TEstimated Oil and Natural Gas Liquid
Reserves at Dec. 31,1959 (in millions of bbls.):
Gross
Net
United States____ Canada ,,_-______ Venezuela _______
Oth. West. Hem. .. Europe & Africa _ Middle East _____ Far East _____
4.370 881
9.862
262 802 16.193 155
3,754 *60
8,181
252 72o lo.562 lao
000 bbls. daily in 1959), the Portland-Mon-
treal system which transported 231,000 bbls.
daily in 1959 through its 490 miles of trunk
line Pipe: the Lakehead Pipe Line Co. trans ported 247,000 bbls. daily in 1959 on its 1.292
miles of trunk line.
,
In Canada Imperial Oil owns three pipe
lines: Imperial Pipe Line Co. Ltd. which
gathers on in Alberta: Winnipeg Pipe Line
Co., Ltd. which has a 77 mile trunk line from
Gretna Manitoba to Winnipeg; Sarnia product
line which consists of 235 miles from Sarnia
to Toronto. Imperial Oil also has minority in
terest in Trans Mountain Pipe Line which
completed in 1953 a line from Edmonton to
Marketing Department: In connection with the sale of products in the various parts of the world in which subsidiaries do business, they own or lease from others and operate terminals, bulk plants, service stations, tank wagons and other equipment. Nearly all the 23,000 service stations owned or leased by subsidiaries in the United States are operated by others under lease. Subsidiaries sell prod ucts at wholesale and retail.
Note: For product sales on world-wide basis see Statistical Tabulation below.
The principal marketing subsidiaries of
the company in Western Hemisphere at the end of 1959 were:
Total _________
32,525
29.389
IT Net Acreage and Producing Wells at Dec.
31, 1959:
Proved
Total Wells
--Ne~Acreage-- (ENet
United States__ 1,141.000 21,176.000 19.307
Canada ________ 255.000 16.895.000 2,477 Venezuela______ 495.000 3.537.000 3.586
Oth. West Hem. 64.000 25.081.000 2,343
Europe & Africa 46.000 51.841.000
527
Middle East____ 335.000 98.367.000
115
Far East
18.000 35.814.000
466
Vancouver: Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. which operates a line from Edmonton to Sar nia, Peace River Oil Pipe Line Co., Ltd. operates a gathering system in Sturgeon Lake area of Alberta and 107 mile trunk line to Trans Mountain station at Edson, Alta.; Westspur Pipe Line Co. operates a 109 mile trunk line connecting southeastern Saskatchewan fields with the Interprovincial line.
In Colombia, South America, Andian Na tional Corp., Ltd., owned 670 miles of crude oil pipe line from De Mares fields to Barran-
Subsidiary Humble Oil Sc Re-
fining Co.
Esso Standard Div. Humble Div. Carter Div. EPate Oil Co. (D Oklahoma Oil Co. Imperial Oil Ltd. Brasileira de Pe-
troleo S. A. Esso Standard Oil
Marketing in '
United States
Canada Brazil West Indies and Cen
cabermeja refinery and to seaboard terminal
S. A.
tral America.
Total_______ 2,354.000 252,711,000 28,821 EThese statistics include 100% of, holdings and operations of those affiliates m which company owns more than 50% of the shares. For companies in which company owns 50% or less of shares, the figures include only that percentage of each company's holdings or operations as corresponds to percentage of company's ownership.
ENet oil and gas condensate wells capable of producing.
Drilling Operation: In 1959, company's worldwide affiliates drilled 332 (1958. 428) net tploratory wells. Drilling in proved areas, 41 (1958, 981) net wells. Most of the reduc tion in drilling was in Venezuela, where spare producing capacity continues to grow.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE OPERATIONS Producing Department: Within the United States the producing subsidiaries were merged at end of 1959 into Humble Oil Sc
near Cartagena. Contract expires Oct. 1, 1973.
In Venezuela, Creole Petroleum Corp. has
interest in 800 miles of trunk line pipe in
cluding a 143 mile line from Lake Maracaibo
to Amuay Bay.
. _ ,, ____
Marine Transportation: At Dec. 31. 1959,
subsidiaries owned 183 tankers totaling 3.
300,000 dwt. Of these 34 vessels (775,000 dwt.),
sail under American flag. Remainder are
owned by foreign affiliates and operate un
der respective national flags. Besides owned
fleet, affiliates had 160 tankers under term
charter. In addition. Standard-Vacuum Oil
Co. owned 13 vessels aggregating 402,000 dwt.
Refining Department: Subsdiaries operate
the refineries as follows:
Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Bayonne. N. J.
Charleston, S. C.
Boway, N. J.
Humble O. Sc R.
Everett. Mass.
Baytown. Tex.
Baton Rouge. La.
Carter Oil Co.
Baltimore, Md.
Billings, Mont.
EsSs.o Standard Oil Chile
Int'l Petroleum Co., Ltd.
Creole Petroleum Corp.
Esso, S. A. Petro lera Argentina
Esso Standard OU Co. (Uruguay) S. A.
Peru. Colombia Sc Ecuador
Venezuela
Argentina
Uruguay
UlOnerates in Wisconsin.
[^Operates in Ind., HI., la., Mich., Wise.
and Ky.
The marketing subsidiaries obtain most of their petroleum products from their own re fineries or from refineries of other subsidi aries. However, substantial quantities of such products are purchased from outsiders both in the United States and abroad.
Research: Principal research centers are lo cated at Abingdon, England; Baton Rouge,
2546
MOODY'S INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
La.: Linden and Florham Park. N. X; Tulsa, pleted a well at Zelten. a 100 miles from were approved by Iranian parliament In Oct-
Okla.; Baytown. Tex.: and Sarnia. Ont. Over Mediterranean coast, tested at 17.500 bbls. a 1954.
3,970 were active in research work. Research day. Subsequent drillings indicated this to be Consortium members have set up two com
expenditures were $67,000,000 in 1959: $62,000. a major find as a result a pipeline to coast panies under the laws of the Netherlands: one
000 in 1953; $55,500,000 in 1957; $44,000,000 in and a tanker loading terminal are being plan to explore for and produce crude oil in Iran
1956 and $35,200,000 in 1955.
ned. Company also acquired a half interest within the area covered by the agreement;
Hesearch activities are directed toward de in three large concessions in Libya held by the other to operate the Abadan refinery The
velopment of new or improved methods of other companies. Three discoveries have al two companies exercise managerial controls
finding, producing, and refining crude oil. the ready been made on these properties, which necessary to ensure successful operation. The
improvement of product performance and de Esso Sirte Inc. will operate.
National Iranian Oil Co. (owned by Iranian
velopment of new products. About 25% of Elsewhere in Africa, company is conduct Government) has sole responsibility for all
research costs are conserned with develop ing exploration on concessions held jointly marketing within Iran and for producing and
ment of processes for production from with two French participants in Algeria, and renning operations outside the area of the
petroleum of chemical intermediates and fin ished chemical products such as plastics and
exploration continues on a concession held in Portugese Guinea.
agreement. Iran is to receive one-half of net profits of the consortium.
synthetic rubbers. In 1959 long-range search for new products
In 1959, company acquired exploration rights on 800.000 acres in Spain and has ap
A British, company called Iranian Oil Par ticipants Ltd., was formed which holds the
and processes was centralized in a new group plied for exploration rights on 1,000,000 acres shares of the two Netherlands companies.
in Esso Research and Engineering Co.
in Greece.
Each consortium member subscribed to shares
Esso Research continued work on high- Middle East: On Dec. 2, 1948, Jersey ac in this company equivalent to its interest
energy solid propellants for rockets under an quired a 30% stock'interest in Arabian Amer under the applicable agreements. British
expanded, nonprofit contract with U. S. De ican Oil Co. (Aramco). Remaining Interest is Petroleum holds 40% interest, the American
partment of Defense. Results include success held 30% by Standard Oil Co. of Calif, and firms share 40%. Royal Dutch Shell, 14% and
ful firings of laboratory-scale rocket motors Texas Co. and 10% by Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Compagnie Francais des Petroles, 6%. Each
powered by experimental fuels. Other accomplishments included the de
Company has extensive concessions in Saudi Arabia and a refinery at Ras Tanura.
member takes its oil at the border of Iran and markets it independently.
velopment. for jet aircraft, of a fuel yielding more energy per gallon and of a lower cost
In Saudi Arabia Aramco constructed in 1958. 3 large-scale gas injection plant at its Ain Dar
In Apr., 1955. the 5 American companies re ferred to above reduced their interest from
synthetic lubricant giving better performance field, and development drilling to delineate 40% to 35% by turning over a 5% interest to
at high temperatures. Also developed were a new Khurais field and new offshore Manifa Iricon Agency, Ltd. organized to administer
lubricant for diesel locomotives that reduces engine wear and two engine-cleaning addi
tives for motor oils. See also "Petrochemicals" above.
field was continued. At Ras Tanura refinery new alkylation facilities for production of aviation gasoline were under construction.
Statistics (bbls. daily)
interests of Standard Oil Co. (Ohio). Atlantic Refining Co., Hancock Oil Co., Pacific Western Oil Corp.. Richfield Oil Corp.. Signal Oil & Gas Co., Tide Water Associated Oil Co., American
Miscellaneous: Gilbert & Baricer Mfg. Co owns a plant at West Springfield. Mass., for manufacture of eauipment for dispensing and storing oil and gasoline, of oil heating and air conditioning equipment, and of miscel
1959_______________ 1958_______________ 1957________________
Crude Oil Refinery
Production
Runs
1,095.400 174,300
1.015.000 168,000
992.000 193.000
Independent Oil Co. and San Jacinto Petrol
eum Corp
Production in Iran in 1959 continued to rise,
with an averaged 923,000 bbls. a day (1958,
820.000).
-.
laneous articles. Subsidiaries and certain companies in which
company has investments are engaged in licensing of various patent rights relating directly or indirectly to oil business and in the manufacture of general and special lines of chemical products made from by-products of the petroleum Industry.
EASTERN HEMISPHERE OPERATIONS
(For production statistics, etc. see below).
Europe:
1956________________ 1955________________
986.000 199.000 965,000 203.000
1954________________
953,000 220.000
Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Co.- completea it*
1,067-mile pipeline in Saudi Arabia in Dec-
1950. Operation of the TAPline system began
Dec. 2, 1950. Deliveries at terminal at Sidon
in eastern Mediterranean totalled (bbls
daily): 1959. 338.000; 1958. 368.000; 1957. 348.000;
1956. 340,000; 1955, 322.000; 1954, 318,000; 1953,
308.000.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Of the total 1959 expenditures, those for
additions to property, plant and equipment
amounted to $729,146,000 distributed as fol
lows (in thousands of dollars):
.
U. S. Foreign Total
Producing______ 187.895
78.361 266.256
Refining__________
50.458 130.953 181.411
Marketing______ 46.764 102,830 149.594
Transportation _ 18.487
97.567- 116.054
Other______________ 11,406 4,425 15.831
In the United Kingdom. Esso Petroleum Co.; stifionl ai,dChS?t
Ltd., the Fawley rehnerv capacity was raised j Stations which ^raised"hs ^aD?ei&Ufrnm
Total _______ 315.010 414.136 729.146
to 220.000 barrels daily. Manutacture of petro- I ooo to Vo S bbis a dav S llfmrr.2 nf In addition to the expenditures capitalized,
chemicals was being expanded through the; a nroiect to raise caoaeitvto 460 ooo^hiV other amounts spent in the search for oil dur
addition of a new plant Chief among prod- j fvft^h'was complIted^lMS. to ' bblS' ing 1959 by consolidated companies totaled
ucts to be manufactured are butadiene and j
pprrnienm rn t m m
for^heliianufa^ture n^svnthefic.^ru^h^r'and 'in wilich company has an "approximately 12%'
for the manufacture of sy nthetic rubber and; interest, had no interruptions to production
plastics bv other, nonaffiliates now building
facilities near the refinery.
*
Construction began in 1958 on a new re
finery at Milford Haven, on deep water on the
coast of Wales.
In 1959 a 40.000 bbl. daily refinery at White-
gate. Ireland went on stream.
In France Esso Rep. a producing, affiliate
of Esso Standard S.A.F.. continued develop
ment of its Parentis and Cazaux fields; In
1959. a 32.000 bbl. daily refinery in the Bor
deaux area went on steam.
West German affiliate. Esso A. G.. in 1958
placed in operation 68.500 bbl. daily refinery
at Cologne. Also a petrochemical plant is to
be built at this site. This affiliate also has a
refinery at Hamburg with a capacity of 50.000
bbls. daily. A refinery is to be built at Karls-
ruhle. In 1958 Nord-West Oelleitung GmbH
in which Esso A.G. has a 47% interest, com
pleted a 245 mile crude oil pipeline from
Wilhelmshaven to Cologne. Company's 50%
owned affiliate Gewerkschaft Brigitta owned
and transportation of oil in 1958 despite polit ical disturbances. The pipeline which was olown up during Suez crisis was restored to full previous capacity by middle of 1958. The Basrah Petroleum Co. Ltd., in Iraq, prepared to construct a new island loading terminal for large tankers in Persian Gulf, in conjunc tion with expansion of producing facilities in Rumaila field.
Far East: Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. (50% owned) operates from the Philippines to East Africa. Crude production averaged; 84.000 11958. 77.000; 1957. 65,000: 1956. 66.00U: 1955. 72. 000; 1954, 69.S00) barrels a day in 1959. Most of this was from fields in Sumatra. Is aiso ex ploring in India. Pakistan. Philippines and Australia. A 10.300-square-mile concession was obtained in Somalia. East Africa, where it began to explore in 1958.
Wholly-owned refineries are located in In donesia. Australia. South Africa and India and 2 refineries in Japan in which company has a majority interest processed 207.000 bbls.
producing fields in Oldenburg.
a day in 1958. The largest refinery is at Palem-
Dutch affiliate Esso-Nederland N. V. is a bang. in Sumatra. Subsidiary plans to invest new refinery in Rotterdam with a capacity of S35.700.000 in Melbourne's proposed petro 95.000 bbls. daily, to go on stream in 1960. chemical industry and S33.600.000 in a refinery
N. V. Nederlandsche Aardolie Mij. a 50% own ed affiliate produces oil in the Netherlands.
In Italy Stanic-Industrla PetroUfera, SJP-A..
a 50% owned refining company has refineries at Bari and Leghorn. Esso Standard Italiana expanded its marketing activities.
Another newly formed affiliate. Esso Stand ard (Libya) Inc., intensified search for oil in Libya.
near Adelaide, bringing total Australian in
vestment to S229.600.000 by 1962.
At Dec. 31, 1959. Stanvac owned tankers
with a deadweight tonnage of 402.000 tons.
Consolidated Earnings, years to Dec. 31 (in
S1000) of Stanvac:
Gross
Net
Div.
Oper. rev.
Income
Paid
1956
856.000
32.070
14.000
In Belgium, company's 100% owned affiliate 1957______ 946 000
40.900
l3.om
Esso Standard Refinery had a refinery at 1958--------- 958.000
26.716
9.000
Antwerp which was placed in operation in 1959______ 1.024,550
' 28.256
10.000
1954 and processed 35.000 bbls. daily in 1957. Consolidated net assets. Dec. 31, 1959, $456,-
In Norway. A'S Esso-Raffineriet. Norge 648.000.
(organized in 1957) a new 40.000 bbls. refinery Iran: Company, together with Socony-
about 60 miles south of Oslo is scheduled to Mobil Oil Co., Inc.. Standard Oil Co. (N. J.).
go on stream In 1960. When completed. It will Standard Oil Co. of Cal.. Texas Co.. Gulf Oil
not only supply the needs of A/S Norske Esso Corp.. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (now British
but will also furnish products to Svensko Esso Petroleum Co.. Ltd ). Royal Dutch Shell and
A/B. in Sweden.
Compagnie Francais des Petrolea. formed a
Search for oil continued in Turkey.
consortium to restore Iranian oil to world
In 1959. Esso Standard (Libya) Inc.' com commerce. Agreements, to run for 40 years
S197.203.000; (1958, 5212,536,000; 1957, 246,000,
000).
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MANAGEMENT
;; -
Officers
'
L. O. Welch, Chairman
M. J. Rathbone. Pres. Chief Exec. Off.
L. W. Elliott. Exec. Vice-President D. A. Shepard. Exec. Vice-President
E. E. Soubry. Exec. Vice-President S. P. Coleman. Vice-President M. W. Boyer, Vice-Pres.--Invest. M. L. Haider, Vice-Pres.--Lat. Amer. P. T. Lamont, Vice-Pres.--Eur. & Med.
W. R. Stott. Vice-Pres.--Eur. & Med. H. W. Page. Vice-Pres.--Middle East E. G. Collado. Treasurer ' A. O. Savage, Comptroller J. O. Larson, Secretary Directors
M. W. Boyer. New York C. L. Burrill S. P. Coleman, New York E. G. Collado I- W. Elliott, New York H. W. Fisher M. L. Haider P. T. Lamont New York H. W. Page, New York
M. J. Rathbone, New York D. A. Shepard. New York
E. E. Soubry, New York .
W. R. Stott
L. D. Welch, New York
J. R. White
.
M. A. Wright
'
General Counsel: T. E. Monaghan, New
York*
,
Auditor: Price Waterhouse & Co.
Annual Meeting: Last Wednesday in May.
No. of Stockholders: Feb. 8, 1960. 591,179.
General Office: 30 Rockefeller Plaza. N. Y.
Payrolls and Employees:
~ Wages *
Employees Sal. * oenef.
L959______________
146.000 5969.000.000
1958_____:________
154.000 953.000.000
L957--------------- -___
160.000 993.000.000
1956 156.000 906.000.000
1955______________
153.000 839.000.000
1954 155.000 803.900.000
1953______________
156,000 778.600.000
Consolidated, including European and North
Airica affiliates*
OPERATING STATISTICS
COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS. YEARS ENDED DEC. 31
0Gross Production United States____ Canada ________ Latin America
Total Western Hemisphere-----Europe & North Africa__________ _
Middle East & Far East....----- ---
(Consolidated and non-consolidated companies)
(Barrels per day)
1959
1958
1957
1956
507.000
472.000
538.000
546.1)00
96.000
88.000
112.000
122.000
1.259.000
1,219.000
1.289.000
1.208.000
"1,862.000 45.000
557.000
1,779.000 42.000
508.000
1,939.000
42.000 451.000
1,876.0000 33.000
457.000
1955 520.000 110,000 1,094.000
1,724.000 24.000 437,000
1954 484.000
98.000 932.000
1,514.000 14,000
405.000
1953 516.000
92.000 809.000 1,507.000 10.000 361.000
Total World-wide------- ----------
2,464,000
2,329,000
2,432,000
2,366,000
2,185,000
1,933,000 .
1,878,000