Editing Standard Oil Company (Ohio) (section)

== History ==
Under the name "The Standard Oil Company (Ohio)", the company was established as a separate business after the [[antitrust]] breakup the oil conglomerate's monopoly in 1911. It operated service stations under the 'Sohio' brand name in Ohio but was prohibited in using the 'Standard' name in other states. In nearby states, it used the ''Boron'' brand name (introduced in 1954)<ref name=dan/> instead, but with an otherwise-similar logo. [[Wallace Trevor Holliday]] was President of the company from 1928 to 1949 and [[Chairman|Chairman of the Board]] from 1949 until his death on November 7, 1950.

In 1968, Sohio's [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], [[Charles E. (Charlie) Spahr]], arranged a merger with [[BP]]. It was announced as Standard's acquisition of BP's North American interests in exchange for BP receiving 25% of Sohio's stock.<ref name="lat-1969jun03">{{cite news |title=Standard (Ohio) to Buy British Petroleum Unit: Standard Oil to Buy BP Subsidiary |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 3, 1969 |page=c11 |last=Dallos |first=Robert E. |id={{ProQuest|156209799}}}}</ref> However, the contract included a stipulation that BP would assume majority interest when Standard's share of production from the [[Prudhoe Bay]] oilfield in [[Alaska]] reached {{convert|600000|oilbbl/d}}. That occurred in 1978, and BP then took control of Standard Oil.<ref name="wp-1978oct19">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1978/10/19/bp-gaining-control-of-sohio/aa8e063e-3f24-4380-b14f-d8598900ccd5/ |title=BP Gaining Control of Sohio |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=October 19, 1978 |first=Jack |last=Egan}}</ref> The U.S. operations were unified under the BP America corporate name.{{When|date=June 2021}}

By 1991, BP had rebranded all Sohio and Boron retail stations as 'BP',<ref>{{Cite AV media |first=Dave |last=Caldwell |title=5 1989 Peg BP News |date=2012-12-29 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXDAdcrZcGg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/kXDAdcrZcGg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-11-28 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="upi-1991apr25">{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/04/25/Sohio-name-being-replaced-by-BP-after-63-years/8595672552000/ |title=Sohio name being replaced by BP after 63 years |newspaper=[[United Press International]] |date=April 25, 1991 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name="upi-1991apr12">{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/04/12/Historic-Sohio-name-soon-to-be-just-a-memory/1907671428800/ |title=Historic Sohio name soon to be just a memory |newspaper=[[United Press International]] |date=April 12, 1991 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> except for some marine fuel outlets.{{citation needed|date=June 2021|reason=Unable to find reliable citations for claim of Sohio-branded marine fuel outlets.}}

In 2011, a BP station in [[Steubenville, Ohio]], that had originally opened as a Sohio station in 1946 ended fuel sales and was restored to 1970s vintage Sohio colors as a museum for Sohio. The site has vintage (non-working) Sohio pumps and other Sohio memorabilia. The garage itself remains active.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunsetandwilshire.com/sohio-in-steubenville.html|title = Sohio in Steubenville}}</ref>