Various Gas Stations
Lockstar
Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
nationwide.
Here in San Antonio TX you can find the following gas stations:
Texaco
Diamond Shamrock
Exxon
Chevron
Conoco
Phillips 66
Coastal
Mobil (not many)
Shell (surprisingly few)
(I think thats most of them)
Id be interested to see what other cities have.
Regards,
Lachlan Sims
San Antonio TX and Brisbane, Australia
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>
> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide.
>
> Here in San Antonio TX you can find the following gas stations:
>
> Texaco
> Diamond Shamrock
> Exxon
> Chevron
> Conoco
> Phillips 66
> Coastal
> Mobil (not many)
> Shell (surprisingly few)
>
> (I think thats most of them)
Here's the Fredericton gas station census:
Irving -- 8
Esso -- 6
Petro-Canada -- 5
Ultramar -- 5
Shell -- 2
Metro -- 1
Canadian Tire -- 1
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>
> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
Here in the Dayton area the "Big 4" seem to be BP, Sunoco, Marathon, and
Shell. Speedway is another major which gets their gas from Marathon.
Others include Amoco, Clark, SuperAmerica, AmeriStop, Citgo, United
Dairy Farmers, Swifty, Meijer, and Ashland (unless they switched over to
Marathon)--I know of one in Moraine and one in West Carrollton.
There is one Exxon station, and it operates in Fairborn at the corner of
OH 444 and Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, having been converted from a
Marathon station back in June. It is one of only three Exxons I know of
in SW Ohio (it's pretty popular in SE Ohio--likely operated by jobbers
from the Virginias and Tennessee), the other two being Middletown and
Cincinnati (Fields-Ertel Road). The Middletown and Cincinnati locations
were once Coastal, and AFAIK there is still a Coastal in Middletown at
2000 Central Avenue. (BTW, these two Middletown locations I gave you
were Mobil until the early nineties.)
There are some other "anomalies" I know of in Ohio where a certain brand
is restricted to a small area: The Cincinnati area has Chevron, and at
least two NE Ohio locations have Mobil, one being along the OHTP (Exit
2/OH 49) and the other I-75 (Exit 167/OH 18). There is a 76 truckstop
at I-71 Exit 209, where I-71 joins, very appropriately, I-76!
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>Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
>Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
>more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
>nationwide.
>
>Here in San Antonio TX you can find the following gas stations:
<snip>
Here in the Atlanta area:
BP/Amoco (#1 AFAICT)
Texaco
Exxon
Chevron
Circle K (Tosco)
Citgo (mainly exurban areas; *very* common in rural north GA)
Speedway
Conoco
RaceTrac/Raceway (same company)
QuikTrip
Phillips 66 (not very many -- mainly southside and exurban areas)
Shell (not very many)
Fina (not very many -- mainly exurban areas)
Coastal (one or two in exurban areas)
Murphy USA ("Wal*Mart gas")
Hess (not very many)
Crown (not very many)
FWIW, Chevron stations seem to have the highest gas prices in town and
QuikTrip, Circle K, Speedway, and Conoco the lowest.
Up the road in Chattanooga, it's more or less:
Conoco (ties for #1 with Citgo)
Citgo
BP/Amoco
Texaco
Exxon
Speedway
RaceTrac/Raceway
Shell (Cleveland northward)
Fina (a few in exurban areas)
Pure (a few in exurban areas)
There was one Mobil station near downtown, one Marathon station
somewhere in town, and several Chevron stations around for awhile but
they're all gone.
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Mobil (9)
Sunoco (2)
Texaco (2)
US Petroleum (2)
Gibbs (1)
Citgo (4)
Gulf (3)
Getty (2)
Best (1)
Shell (2)
Mutual (1)
Exxon (1)
Merit (not listed, but I use it all the time)
From Danbury, CT, I can remember Mobil, Citgo, Shell, Texaco, BP, Sunoco, and there used to be a Hess; I don't remember if it's
still there.
Albany-Lake George, NY, I used to go to BP, Mobil, Stewart's, but I know there's a host of others there too.
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> From Danbury, CT, I can remember Mobil, Citgo, Shell, Texaco, BP, Sunoco,
and there used to be a Hess; I don't remember if it's
> still there.
There is a Coastal station on CT39 off the I-84 exit 5 ramps; it's notable
for that brand's rarity in the area. As of last year Citgo has emerged as
the largest chain in the Danbury area. The Hess is still there, along CT 53.
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> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide.
>
> Here in San Antonio TX you can find the following gas stations:
>
> Texaco
> Diamond Shamrock
> Exxon
> Chevron
> Conoco
> Phillips 66
> Coastal
> Mobil (not many)
> Shell (surprisingly few)
>
> (I think thats most of them)
>
> Id be interested to see what other cities have.
On Long Island, the main players seem to be:
Mobil (probably #1)
Exxon
Texaco
Hess
Amoco
Coastal
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Marathon
Mobil
Shell
Amoco/BP
Total (don't laugh, Total is the fifth largest oil company in the world)
Sunoco
Clark
Speedway
I believe that in Michigan, Marathon and Mobil are the two largest.
Nowadays, you pretty much need a program to keep track of the oil companies, especially
when it comes to downstream operations (refining & marketing). For example, Marathon and
Ashland have a joint venture, Marathon-Ashland Petroleum LLC that is something like 63%
owned by Marathon and 37% Ashland. Shell (a British/Dutch company) & Texaco have also
formed a JV. BP bought Amoco last year. Total (a French company) bought Petrofina
(Belgian parent company of all those Fina stations in Texas). Speedway (a regional) is
owned by USX, which also owns Marathon. And Exxon and Mobil are trying to merge. Diamond
Shamrock and Phillips were planning a JV, but it fell through. And other mergers and JVs
are in the works.
Dyche Anderson
RHarrin505
>there's a host of others there too.
The BP in Lake George is now closed, the Mobil in downtown Lake George is now a
Coastal.
Around here:
Mobil, Shell (The lone one in the area, up in the "Million Dollar Half-Mile),
Coastal (The lone one in the area, Downtown Lake George), Sunoco, Hess, Getty,
Citgo, and Convient Store Stewarts, and Cumberland Farms [who provides GULF
gasoline]
MaryKDan
Amoco
Chevron
Citgo (only at 7-11s)
Maverik (HQ in Afton, Wyoming)
Phillips 66
Sinclair
Holiday (owned by Sinclair)
Conoco
Texaco
...and now two local ALBERTSONS stores are getting ready to sell gas!
There used to be some Union 76 and Husky stations, but they have disappeared in
the past ten years. Also, there are some ARCOs in the southern part of the
state.
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Texaco (4)
BP (3) (More of these were never re-opened after the conversion from the
larger Gulf)
Shell (4) (This chain was much larger at one time, many Shell-style buildings
remain)
Amoco (10) (One of the locations in Bartow was obviously a Phillips 66 in the
past.)
Chevron (4) (Not that many locations here for the former KYSO)
Coastal (2)
Exxon (2) (This was bigger in the past in this area, too.)
Gate (2)
Racetrac (1)
Speedway (6) (The only time I have ever seen Marathon in Florida is at the
Tampa fuel docks)
Spur (1)
United 500 (2) (Very cheap local chain)
Pure is making a comeback in the area, but has no Lakeland-Winter Haven
locations at this time.
Union 76 is being used at the numerous local Circle K's
Citgo is co-branded on 7-Elevens.
In the past, Sunoco had a Florida presence, as did Sinclair.
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> Id be interested to see what other cities have.
For southeast VA- Exxon, Texaco, and Citgo, with some BP, Shell,
and the occasional East Coast. This doesn't count the non-brand places
selling gas, of which there are a decent number.
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> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
In the main part of West Virginia (the brands change totally in the
"panhandles") . Rough order of prevelance:
Go-Mart (local)
Chevron
Citgo
BP
Exxon (less every day, can't compete)
SuperAmerica (semi-local)
Marathon/Ashland
To the south Shell and Texaco, two national brand that withdrew from the
state years ago, have returned. This area (Bluefield, Princeton, Beckley,
Lewisburg) is fast getting brands, sports loyalties, etc, that reflect the
youth migration to North Carolina.
Amocos are here and there, as are Sunocos.
Oddities:
Along Rt 50 there is a chain called "ES-SKO". Probably too little for the
Rockefellers to screw with. In the eastern empty part, where ARCO was very
popular, the purchaser of the residue does business as "PENCO" (for
Pendleton County) with the old ARCO logo.
Tim Brown
gummed:
>In the phone book for Framingham MA, we have:
>
>Mobil (9)
>Sunoco (2)
>Texaco (2)
>US Petroleum (2)
>Gibbs (1)
>Citgo (4)
>Gulf (3)
They used to have Gulf all over the country up until about 10 years
ago. Now Gulf is just in the Northeast. There is a Gulf still listed
in the Northern Kentucky phone book, but I don't know if it still is
actually a Gulf.
Anyone else remember that goofy commercial for Gulf they had about 10
years ago?
>Getty (2)
Getty is also just in the Northeast. Once, in New Jersey, I asked the
attendant at a Getty station where the restroom was, and he threw a
temper tantrum.
Tresler Comet used to be a local chain of gas stations around
Cincinnati before it was taken over by Ashland around 1985. Also,
Boron was Boron everywhere except Ohio, where it was Sohio.
Under service stations, the Northern Kentucky Yellow Pages currently
lists, in addition to all the non-chain service stations such as Big
Bob's Gas 'n' Gum:
Ashland - 1
Bonded - 1
BP - 7
Chevron - 2
Citgo - 3
Gulf - 1
Marathon - 3 (including the Hungry Harold's)
Pilot - 1
Shell - 4
Speedway - 4 (not counting SuperAmerica)
Standard - 4
Sunoco - 1
SuperAmerica - 2
Swifty - 2
Waco - 15
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> In the Polk County, Florida Area:
> Texaco (4)
> BP (3) (More of these were never re-opened after the conversion from the
> larger Gulf)
> Shell (4) (This chain was much larger at one time, many Shell-style buildings
> remain)
> Amoco (10) (One of the locations in Bartow was obviously a Phillips 66 in the
> past.)
> Chevron (4) (Not that many locations here for the former KYSO)
> Coastal (2)
> Exxon (2) (This was bigger in the past in this area, too.)
> Gate (2)
> Racetrac (1)
> Speedway (6) (The only time I have ever seen Marathon in Florida is at the
> Tampa fuel docks)
> Spur (1)
> United 500 (2) (Very cheap local chain)
> Pure is making a comeback in the area, but has no Lakeland-Winter Haven
> locations at this time.
> Union 76 is being used at the numerous local Circle K's
> Citgo is co-branded on 7-Elevens.
>
> In the past, Sunoco had a Florida presence, as did Sinclair.
If you're getting into Sinclair, you might as well get into Enco...
Mustard
> Here in Detroit, the following majors and large regionals operate:
>
> Marathon
> Mobil
> Shell
> Amoco/BP
> Total (don't laugh, Total is the fifth largest oil company in the world)
> Sunoco
> Clark
> Speedway
>
> I believe that in Michigan, Marathon and Mobil are the two largest.
That pretty much explains most of Michigan, but one that seems to be expanding is Citgo.
They've pretty much acquired almost all of the 76's here. (Coldwater has four Citgos alone,
two which were 76's, one formerly a Mobil, and the last a Citgo for most of my life.) Citgo
has gone about renovating many of the stations they've acquired. It's disheartening to see a
Citgo logo on the small food mart signs where the 76 logo once existed. Also to note, the
Te-khi plaza between Battle Creek and Marshall has changed oil companies so many times in the
past 10 years that it's not even funny. But as for around here, it seems like the oil company
shuffle will continue in the years to come.
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Citgo(One on every corner, sometimes two, because of their partnership with
7-11)
Arco(About 10 Arco stations have switched to Chevron this summer)
Chevron
Texaco
Shell
Mobil
Unocal 76
Rebel
Exxon
And one Amoco in Boulder City.
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wrote:
> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide.
>
> Here in San Antonio TX you can find the following gas stations:
>
> Texaco
> Diamond Shamrock
> Exxon
> Chevron
> Conoco
> Phillips 66
> Coastal
> Mobil (not many)
> Shell (surprisingly few)
>
> (I think thats most of them)
>
> Id be interested to see what other cities have.
>
David J. Greenberger
Amoco
Carey's General Store(?)
Citgo
Clark
Collins
Freedom
Fuel 24(?)
Marathon
Meijer
Mobil
Phillips 66/Wareco
Shell
Speedway
Standard
Total
Amoco invariably carries the most expensive gas; Clark, Collins,
Meijer, and Speedway tend to be the cheapest. Meijer is often late in
the frequent sudden price hikes around town (I filled up there for,
IIRC, $1.189 this morning while all the other gas stations have been
above $1.229 or so since last week). The Standard-branded station is
an Amoco station, on Market Street by the I-57 exit. The phone book
lists (or, at least, listed last year) a Sunoco, but a Marathon
station sits at the address given. There's also a small garage on
Market Street with a tiny Sunoco logo above the front door. Does
anyone know when Sunoco pulled out of Illinois? It must not have been
very long ago. (The nearest extant Sunoco station, to my knowledge,
is in Greenfield, IN, at I-70 exit 104.) And as for Shell, I think
all three local Shell stations are closed.
The Ithaca, NY area has:
Benjamin's One Stop
BP (one station, formerly Sunoco)
Citgo
Coastal
Kwik Fill
Mobil
Sunoco
Tanana
Mobil and Sunoco dominate the scene.
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Brandon M. Gorte
: Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
: Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
: more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
: nationwide.
: Here in San Antonio TX you can find the following gas stations:
: Texaco
: Diamond Shamrock
: Exxon
: Chevron
: Conoco
: Phillips 66
: Coastal
: Mobil (not many)
: Shell (surprisingly few)
: (I think thats most of them)
: Id be interested to see what other cities have.
Chicagoland:
Shell
Speedway
Amoco (aka Standard)
Mobil
Phillips 66
Clark
Citgo
Union (Unocal/Unoven) 76
Thornton's
Marathon
and now introducing... Meijer
(there might be more, but I can't think of them right now.)
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Opinionated but never inundated
Tons of 76s (they bought BPs here as well after the BP Amoco merger)
Shell
Texaco is starting to come in around here
One or two Citgoes
Exxon
Chevron (of course, the HQ is in SF, and there is one Standard with Chevron
badging on Van Ness)
Olympic/Olympian (sometimes here and there)
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Around Connecticut, you'll find:
Exxon ( a few)
Sunoco (many)
Mobil (most popular next to Sunoco, also found on Conn Tpke and the
Parkways)
Getty (not many)
Berkshire Petroleum or BP
Citgo
Texaco
Shell (a few)
Coastal (only seen one or two in Connecticut).
Around my town, two Mobil stations have closed in the past 1-2 years.
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PA, that used to be the PA version of Sohio. Are the former Borons in PA now
BPs?
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> Lockstar wrote:
>>
>> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
Mark Sinsabaugh
in North America.
Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
nationwide. >>
Within the Elmira, NY city limits, you have three brands and that's it.
Sunoco (4)
Mobil (4)
Citgo (1)
Kwik-Fill (2)
Independent (1)
There are also two Hess stations just north of the city in Elmira
Heights. There are some Coastal stations in some of the rural areas
west, BP to the east, and Exxon, Amoco, and Texaco to the south in PA.
Here are some observations that I've made over the years...
* Many of the gas stations in rural areas south and west of Rochester
are connected with a independent grocery store (i.e. Near Six Flags
Darien Lake, there is a Sunoco connected to an IGA in Corfu-NY 33 at NY
77). I can even remember Wegmans operating a couple of stations in the
Rochester suburbs until the early 90's. The one in Perinton-NY 31 at NY
250-served a no-name brand until around '86 and Getty from '86 until
they gave up on the gas business around 1990. Last I knew, gas is still
being sold there under different ownership as Sunoco.
* Over the span of 10 years, one station in Farmington-NY 96 at NY 332-
served 5 different brands over that span: Exxon (Until '82; I believe
it opened as such back in '69), Chevron (1982-86), Getty (1986-89),
Atlantic (1989-91), Coastal (1992-???; it had just been remodeled around
the time I moved to Elmira).
* Many of the C-Store gas stations near Rochester now have fast food
"kiosks" within the store. Even in Elmira, the Sunoco/A-Plus station on
E. Church (NY 352) just off NY 17 has both a Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
inside. One of my co-workers was telling me she was shocked to find a
Subway at a Mobil/Sugar Creek in Penn Yan.
Aside from Thruway Service Area restaurants and the like, are there
other fast food chains located in gas station/C-Stores in other parts of
the country?
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you could find in Hamilton-Fairfield, Ohio in the 70s. * means the
brand is no longer selling there (or, in some cases, anywhere).
Sohio*
Exxon*
Champion*
Certified
Gulf*
Omega
Pipeline
Kayo/Jet (can't remember which was first; was United by late 1980s)*
Tresler-Comet*
Shell
Zephyr*
Pennzoil*
Swifty
Kocolene
Hudson (of Delaware)*
Texaco*
Marathon
Sunoco
Speedway
Clark
Site
Bonded*
Sears*
King Kwik (C-store with gas)*
SuperAmerica (late 70s entrant)
Citgo, Chevron, Ashland, BP, and Amoco all entered the market in the
80s IIRC. Pure was active before I was born, but the closest station
I remember was in Miamisburg, south of Dayton.
In Lawrence, Kansas, today you will find:
Amoco
Phillips 66
Citgo
Total
Conoco
Texaco
Site
Ampride
Capital City Oil (cardlock)
Coastal, Kerr-McGee, Fisca, and Sinclair moved out right before or
right after I moved here in 1994, and Apco and Vickers converted to
Total at about the same time.
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>Around Connecticut, you'll find:
>Exxon ( a few)
>Sunoco (many)
>Mobil (most popular next to Sunoco, also found on Conn Tpke and the
>Parkways)
Mobil seems to be the most popular, at least in southwest CT
>Getty (not many)
>Berkshire Petroleum or BP
Berkshire Petroleum is a separate company thaan BP (British Petroleum)
>Citgo
In the small towns throughout the state where there's only one gas station, I'd
say at least 75% of them are Citgos.
>Texaco
>Shell (a few)
There are plenty in southern CT, including two within sight of each other (and
no other nearby competition) on CT 10 in Hamden.
>Coastal (only seen one or two in Connecticut).
>
>Around my town, two Mobil stations have closed in the past 1-2 years.
>
I noticed very few 'local' brands, and fewer still non-branded gasoline, in all
of my years in Connecticut. In western NJ, though, there seems to be local
brands and no-name gas stations galore.
Most interesting gas station name (although i liked whatshisface's Gas & Gum):
NYC's Gaseteria.
Leo Auray
Phillipsburg, NJ
Bradley Torr
> lists, in addition to all the non-chain service stations such as Big
> Bob's Gas 'n' Gum:
> Waco - 15
Ahh I could think of some good slogans for that one... :-)
WACO PETROL - As Used By Janet Reno and her Merry Band of ATF Officers!
WACO PETROL - Will Only Burst Into Flames When Mixed With Tear Gas!
WACO PETROL - As Fresh As David Koresh!
WACO PETROL - Use our petrol, or come out with your hands up!
Ahh, think I'll stop there.
Regards,
Bradley.
Brandon M. Gorte
: Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
: Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
: more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
: nationwide.
I did the Chicago area, now let's do something a wee bit smaller...
Houghton-Hancock, MI:
Citgo (3)
Mobil (3)
Freedom (1)
Holiday (2)
Marathon (3)
Amoco (1)
Garrett Wollman
BP
Citgo
Coastal
Exxon
Getty
Gulf/Cumberland Farms
Merit
Mobil
Shell
Sunoco
Texaco
Irving does a bulk business here, but has no retail stores. (They do
have retail in northern New England.) CF and Merit are the cheapest,
Mobil the most expensive (frequently at full-serve-only locations).
When I last lived in Vermont, there were BP, Citgo, Gulf, Mobil, and
Sunoco. Exxon and Amoco had pulled out in the early '80s. Ultramar
came and went in the late '80s. I an certain the situation has
changed since I left, but I don't have a good feel for who replaced
whom.
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Dyche Anderson
>
> Did most of the former Sohio ones turn into BP ones? And how about Boron in
> PA, that used to be the PA version of Sohio. Are the former Borons in PA now
> BPs?
>
Yes. Boron was the name used by Stanard Oil of Ohio in states other than Ohio. When BP
completed its buyout of Sohio (it took years), it converted everything to BP, except for
any stations that it may have spun off. However, with the BP Amoco merger, the plans are
to convert all BP stations in the US to Amoco.
Here is my list of who owns whom in this crazy world (US only) in this crazy world of
petroleum refining and marketing:
Brand Operator Parent Company(ies)
Amoco BP Amoco
ARCO Atlantic Richfield (soon BP Amoco)
Ashland Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLP JV between Marathon & Ashland
BP BP Amoco
Chevron Chevron Products Co. Chevron Corporation
Citgo Citgo Petroleum Petroleos de Venezuela
Conoco Conoco
Diamond Shamrock Ultramar Diamaond Shamrock
Exxon Exxon USA Exxon (soon Exxon Mobil)
Fina Fina, Inc. Totalfina
Gulf Gulf Oil, LP
Hess Amerada Hess
Marathon Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLP JV between Marathon & Ashland
Mobil Mobil (soon Exxon Mobil)
Phillips 66 Phillips Petroleum
Shell (E/S) Motiva JV between Texaco, Shell Oil,
& Saudi Refining
Shell (W/MW) Equilon JV between Texaco, Shell Oil,
& Saudi Refining
Speedway Speedway SuperAmerica LLC USX Marathon Group
(MAP,LLC supplies gasoline)
Stop N Go Tosco
Sunoco (E) Sunoco Northeast Marketing Sunoco
Sunoco (MW) Sunoco Midamerica Marketing & Refining Sunoco
SuperAmerica Speedway SuperAmerica LLC USX Marathon Group
(MAP,LLC supplies gasoline)
Texaco (E/S) Motiva JV between Texaco, Shell Oil,
& Saudi Refining
Texaco (W/MW) Equilon JV between Texaco, Shell Oil,
& Saudi Refining
Total (US Only) Ultramar Diamaond Shamrock
Ultramar Ultramar Diamaond Shamrock
Union 76 (E/W) Tosco
Union 76 (MW) Uno-ven Petroleos de Venezuela
JV stands for joint venture. That's this weeks version. If you have questions on any
others, I'll try to answer.
Dyche Anderson
>
> Dyche Anderson wrote:
>
> > Here in Detroit, the following majors and large regionals operate:
> >
> > Marathon
> > Mobil
> > Shell
> > Amoco/BP
> > Total (don't laugh, Total is the fifth largest oil company in the world)
> > Sunoco
> > Clark
> > Speedway
> >
> > I believe that in Michigan, Marathon and Mobil are the two largest.
>
> That pretty much explains most of Michigan, but one that seems to be expanding is Citgo.
> They've pretty much acquired almost all of the 76's here. (Coldwater has four Citgos alone,
> two which were 76's, one formerly a Mobil, and the last a Citgo for most of my life.) Citgo
> has gone about renovating many of the stations they've acquired. It's disheartening to see a
> Citgo logo on the small food mart signs where the 76 logo once existed. Also to note, the
> Te-khi plaza between Battle Creek and Marshall has changed oil companies so many times in the
> past 10 years that it's not even funny. But as for around here, it seems like the oil company
> shuffle will continue in the years to come.
> --
The Citgo deal is easy to explain. A few years ago, Unocal (the parent company of 76)
decided to get out of downstream operations (refining & marketing) to concentrate on
exploration & production (upstream operations). They sold off the existing business
pretty much in two parts: the midwest operations went to Citgo, and the rest went to
Tosco (parent of Circle K). Citgo seems to be in the process of converting the 76 stations
to Citgo, while Tosco is expanding its use of the Union 76 brand.
With all of the acquisitions, mergers & spin-offs the past few years many well known brand
names have multiple owners. This is true in other industries as well. For example, when
Ford Motor Company bought Volvo Cars earlier this year from Volvo, the Volvo name can now
be used by two companies: Ford for cars and Volvo for trucks. They formed a JV to manage
the Volvo name.
Dyche Anderson
SP Cook
<ze...@magicnet.net> wrote in message
news:A0EA3.11739$Ik5....@dfw-read.news.verio.net...
> Did most of the former Sohio ones turn into BP ones? And how about Boron
in
> PA, that used to be the PA version of Sohio. Are the former Borons in PA
now
> BPs?
>
Sohio (in Ohio) and Boron (everywhere else) all became BP, except for the
standard few uses of the Sohio name to maintain the Standard trademark.
Peter Rosa
LAuray6642 <laura...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19990905212255...@ng-fw1.aol.com>...
> Jay Hogan Wrote:
>
> I noticed very few 'local' brands, and fewer still non-branded gasoline,
in all
> of my years in Connecticut. In western NJ, though, there seems to be
local
> brands and no-name gas stations galore.
>
> Most interesting gas station name (although i liked whatshisface's Gas &
Gum):
> NYC's Gaseteria.
>
I'm rather surprised that Gaseteria hasn't expanded out of the city. In
addition to Connecticut, Westchester County and Long Island seem to have
fewer local brands than elsewhere. They'd seem to offer fertile territory
for Gaseteria.
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Mike McManus
> WACO PETROL - As Used By Janet Reno and her Merry Band of ATF
> Officers!
I always thought the acronym was BATF -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms, or as some wags put it, Burn All Toddlers First. ;-)
--
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-
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Mike McManus
>
> This topic came up last month on a mailing list I follow. Here's what
> you could find in Hamilton-Fairfield, Ohio in the 70s. * means the
> brand is no longer selling there (or, in some cases, anywhere).
> Tresler-Comet*
I forget what happened to T-C; they were a major player in the
Cincinnati area in my childhood. Anyone else remember?
> King Kwik (C-store with gas)*
Now AmeriStar (or AmeriStop or some such) since they've been bought
out.
I do remember the Kwik Brothers, brought to you through the magic of
chroma-key. One of their more memorable commercials had to do with
the introduction of wine to their stock-in-trade, with a couple of
girls singing "Wine! King Kwik has wine!" My brother thought the
song should go "Whine! We love to whine!" ;-)
Dave Schul
>Dave Schul wrote:
>>
>> This topic came up last month on a mailing list I follow. Here's what
>> you could find in Hamilton-Fairfield, Ohio in the 70s. * means the
>> brand is no longer selling there (or, in some cases, anywhere).
>
>> Tresler-Comet*
>
>I forget what happened to T-C; they were a major player in the
>Cincinnati area in my childhood. Anyone else remember?
Tim Brown said they were taken over by Ashland (most of which are now
something else).
>> King Kwik (C-store with gas)*
>
>Now AmeriStar (or AmeriStop or some such) since they've been bought
>out.
They're Dairy Mart now, and may have been something else in between.
>I do remember the Kwik Brothers, brought to you through the magic of
>chroma-key. One of their more memorable commercials had to do with
>the introduction of wine to their stock-in-trade, with a couple of
>girls singing "Wine! King Kwik has wine!" My brother thought the
>song should go "Whine! We love to whine!" ;-)
Those were great commercials. Loved the candy-striped suits.
Steve Anderson
>
> Most interesting gas station name (although i liked whatshisface's Gas & Gum):
> NYC's Gaseteria.
>
Amoco
ATI (Westchester County, NY local brand)
BP
Citgo
Citygas (NYC five boroughs only)
Coastal
Exxon
Gaseteria (NYC five boroughs only)
Getty
Gulf
Hess
Merit
Mobil
Shell
Sunoco
Texaco
-- Steve Anderson
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Frank Curcio
>Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
>
In west/central New Jersey (parts of Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren Counties)
there are a number of No-Name stations - which usually have the cheapest gas
prices. The No-Name I frequent is obviously Sunoco since it uses Sunoco style
multiple grade pumps. There are still 2 Gulf stations using the Gulf name and
logo in the region.
One of the ironies is that in this region, Amaco usually has the highest or
near highest pricing while the few BP stationsl left have the cheapest (of
branded stations) - this is spite of the Amaco-BP merger.
My list in descending order of frequency
Texaco
Amaco
Sunoco
Mobil
Exxon
Coastal
Citgo
Getty
Gulf
BP
Shell
Dean
Raceway
US Gas
Regards,
Frank
Jason Hancock
> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide.
My count for the Iowa City area, based on the US West Dex Yellow Pages and
personal experience:
* Amoco (13)
* Casey's General Store (3) - none in Iowa City proper; they're in nearby
North Liberty, Solon, and Hills
* Citgo (1)
* Coastal (1)
* Conoco (3)
* Kum & Go (1)
* Petro Provisions (1)
* Phillips 66 (4) - co-branded with HandiMart stores
* QuikTrip (4)
* Sinclair (3)
* Texaco (4)
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>
> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide.
order:
Amoco
Phillips 66
Mobil
Conoco
Holiday
Spur
ICO (Inter-City Oil)
SuperAmerica
(I'm probably forgetting a couple which have only one station in the
area).
Spur is the brand name for Murphy Oil USA, an Arkansas-based company
wich owns a refinery in Superior. ICO is a local independent which has
ten stations in Duluth-Superior and has others in Cotton, MN, Maple, WI,
and Ashland, WI, to name a few more.
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Opinionated but never inundated
>standard few uses of the Sohio name to maintain the Standard trademark.
>
>
>
Where are those?
Opinionated but never inundated
Stanley Cline
>Kayo/Jet (can't remember which was first; was United by late 1980s)*
IIRC Kayo was first. Kayo/Jet used to be big in the Chattanooga, TN
area; now they're all Conoco stations.
>Coastal, Kerr-McGee, Fisca, and Sinclair moved out right before or
^^^^^^^^^^
There were a couple of Kerr-McGee (aka "OK" and other names) stations
in the Chattanooga area too; they all *closed*.
-SC
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Stanley Cline
Sinsabaugh) wrote:
>Aside from Thruway Service Area restaurants and the like, are there
>other fast food chains located in gas station/C-Stores in other parts of
>the country?
Yup.
I've seen Subway, TCBY, Taco Bell, KFC, and McDonald's in or attached
to gas stations/c-stores in the "Chatlanta" (Chattanooga/Atlanta)
corridor.
Of course, there are the "truck^H^H^Havel centers", which contain even
more chains: Dairy Queen, Wendy's, Arby's, etc. etc. etc.
Stanley Cline
<ja...@cp.duluth.mn.us> wrote:
>Spur is the brand name for Murphy Oil USA, an Arkansas-based company
Murphy has some deal with Wal*Mart (not surprising since both are HQ'd
in AR) where Murphy co-locates gas stations with Wal*Mart and Sam's
Club locations and uses the "Murphy USA" name. So far I've seen this
sort of thing mainly in rural areas, but I've seen several new ones
pop up, especially around Chattanooga (where there are a few Spur
outlets! The only other place I've seen Spur is around New Orleans,
on I-12 north of Lake Pontchartrain.)
Stanley Cline
>They used to have Gulf all over the country up until about 10 years
>ago. Now Gulf is just in the Northeast. There is a Gulf still listed
Most Gulf stations became BP; those served by Cumberland Farms
remained Gulf.
Stanley Cline
wrote:
[Chattanooga]
>There was one Mobil station near downtown, one Marathon station
>somewhere in town, and several Chevron stations around for awhile but
>they're all gone.
And there were some Sunoco's back in the '80s, and there are still
several Spur outlets, mainly on the north side of the river.
Stanley Cline
never inundated) wrote:
>Tons of 76s (they bought BPs here as well after the BP Amoco merger)
When I was in Seattle recently I noticed lots of Circle K's serving
"BP" gas (instead of 76 or "Circle K" gas.) Apparently Tosco is using
the BP brand name out west now.
Mark H. Bickford
>
> Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide.
>
In Maine, we have (in rough descending order of prevalence):
Mobil
Exxon (the two most prevalent)
Texaco
Irving (perhaps the only US state with these?)
Getty (preferred choice of Linux users :)
Citgo (mostly at 7-11, but some freestanding)
Gulf (mostly at Cumberland Farms, but some freestanding)
Coastal (whether this is the same chain as in other states, I don't
know)
Dead River (local)
A very few Sunoco's; they largely pulled out of the state about 5 years
ago.
When I was quite young (early 70s), we had American (until shortly after
the switch to Amoco), Chevron, Phillips 66, Shell, and I can remember a
Flying-A. Ironically, some chains, like BP, maintain tank farms in
South Portland for oil shipments even though they have no retail
presence in the state.
When I was in the Black Hills in June, I discovered that most of the
Conocos in the area had switched over to Amoco. I also saw one Amoco
station (either in SD or IA) wearing a Standard sign.
Now, let's see... Exxon and Mobil are merging, Amoco and Sohio have
merged under BP, so if Chevron and Conoco merge and then the three
remaining companies combine..... (can anyone see what I'm getting at?)
- Mark
James C. Schul
>
> In Champaign-Urbana (and vicinity), we have:
> Amoco
> Carey's General Store(?)
I think you may be thinking of Casey's General Store. Based in Iowa,
they have a website at http://www.caseys.com.
> Citgo
> Clark
> Collins
> Freedom
> Fuel 24(?)
I've seen something like FS, or Fuel Stop, located in rural areas. The
signs are black, red, and white.
> Marathon
> Meijer
> Mobil
> Phillips 66/Wareco
> Shell
> Speedway
> Standard
> Total
>
> The phone book
> lists (or, at least, listed last year) a Sunoco, but a Marathon
> station sits at the address given.
When I drove to C-U in June '98 I saw a Phillips 66 operating where a
Sunoco once was (red price sign with white digits).
> Market Street with a tiny Sunoco logo above the front door. Does
> anyone know when Sunoco pulled out of Illinois? It must not have been
> very long ago. (The nearest extant Sunoco station, to my knowledge,
> is in Greenfield, IN, at I-70 exit 104.)
I don't really know when Sunoco pulled out of Illinois; I remember there
being a Sunoco at I-70 Exit 147 (IL 1) until at least November 1995 but
it's now P66.
As for the one Sunoco nearest Indiana, there is one at I-70 Exit 23 (IN
59). It used to be a Kocolene, which is based somewhere in southern
Indiana.
Speaking of Indiana, I heard in a mailing list back in May that an Exxon
opened somewhere on I-74 not far from the Ohio state line. Can anyone
confirm this?
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> ago.
When I was in Maine three years ago I remember seeing at least one
Sunoco, but only in the extreme southern part. It was along US 1, BTW.
Dyche Anderson
Who owns whom (in the US only):
AMOCO is owned by BP Amoco
ARCO is owned by Atlantic Richfield, which will soon be part of BP Amoco
ASHLAND is owned by Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLP, which is a joint venture (JV) between
Marathon (62%) and Ashland (38%). Marathon is part of USX
BP is owned by BP Amoco
CHEVRON is owned by Chevron Products, which is a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation
CITGO is owned by Citgo Petroleum, which is owned by Petroleos de Venezuela
CONOCO is owned by Conoco (which was recently spun off by DuPont)
DIAMOND SHAMROCK is owned by Ultramar Diamaond Shamrock
EXXON is owned by Exxon USA, which is a subsidiary of Exxon (which is merging with Mobil)
FINA is owned by Fina, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Totalfina
GULF is owned by Gulf Oil, LP. This is not the same Gulf Oil that existed years ago.
HESS is owned by Amerada Hess
MARATHON is owned by Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLP, which is a JV between Marathon (62%)
and Ashland (38%). Marathon is part of USX
MOBIL is owned by Mobil, which is going through a merger with Exxon
PHILLIPS 66 is owned by Phillips Petroleum
SHELL and TEXACO stations in the East and South are owned by Motiva, which is a JV between
Shell Oil, Texaco, and Saudi Refining. Shell Oil is part of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group,
and Saudi Refining is a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.
SHELL and TEXACO stations in the west and midwest are owned by Equilon Enterprises,
another JV between Shell Oil, Texaco, and Saudi Refining.
SPEEDWAY and SUPERAMERICA (along with Cheker, Bonded, Martin, Gastown, KwikSak, Rich Oil,
United and Wake up) are owned by Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, which is a subsidiary of the
USX Marathon Group. MAP LLC supplies their gasoline (in most markets, anyways).
STOP N GO is owned by Tosco.
SUNOCO is owned by SUNOCO, through two different subsidiaries for the east and midwest.
TOTAL stations in the US are owned by Ultramar Diamaond Shamrock
ULTRAMAR is owned by Ultramar Diamaond Shamrock
UNION 76 in along the coasts is owned by Tosco.
UNION 76 stations in the midwest are owned by Uno-ven, which is a subsidary of Petroleos
de Venezuela. Citgo (another subsidiary of PDVSA) manages Uno-ven.
Dyche Anderson
Douglas J. Broda
wrote:
>Albany-Lake George, NY, I used to go to BP, Mobil, Stewart's, but I know there's a host of others there too.
Albany/Schenectady/Troy area:
-- Mobil, Hess, Citgo (these three are by far the most common branded
stations)
-- Stewart's (unbranded, attached to the ubiquitous Stewart's
convenience stores)
-- Sunoco
-- Getty (relatively few)
-- Exxon (very rare -- however, I do know of one)
-- BP (unsure, would have to verify the two listed in the phone book)
Douglas J. Broda
wrote:
>Albany-Lake George, NY, I used to go to BP, Mobil, Stewart's, but I know there's a host of others there too.
Grrrrr... in my response, forgot Gulf, which operates attached to
Cumberland Farms stores.
The Enemy Within
Amoco - 18 (their premium is the only gas I buy)
Chevron - 13
Citgo - 11
BP - 9
Shell - 8
Exxon - 6
Pacecar/Racetrac - 6
Texaco - 5
Speedway - 3
Direct - 3 (really crappy stuff with water in it)
Entec - 3 (they have a 94 octane premium)
Phillips 66 - 3
Conoco - 3
Union 76 - 2
National - 1
Crown - 1
United - 1
Spur - 1
...............................................................
Jim Geiger, musician
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Dave Schul
>On Mon, 06 Sep 1999 01:12:15 GMT, map...@ukanx.edu (Dave Schul) wrote:
>
>>Kayo/Jet (can't remember which was first; was United by late 1980s)*
>
>IIRC Kayo was first. Kayo/Jet used to be big in the Chattanooga, TN
>area; now they're all Conoco stations.
Thanks. IIRC Conoco markets under the Jet name in Europe.
>>Coastal, Kerr-McGee, Fisca, and Sinclair moved out right before or
> ^^^^^^^^^^
>There were a couple of Kerr-McGee (aka "OK" and other names) stations
>in the Chattanooga area too; they all *closed*.
The one in Lawrence went to Citgo. I hadn't seen one in operation
since then until just last weekend, when I found one in Norton, Kansas
on US 36.
RVDroz
> On Mon, 06 Sep 1999 15:19:03 -0500, "Jody L. Aho"
> <ja...@cp.duluth.mn.us> wrote:
>
> >Spur is the brand name for Murphy Oil USA, an Arkansas-based company
>
> Murphy has some deal with Wal*Mart (not surprising since both are HQ'd
> in AR) where Murphy co-locates gas stations with Wal*Mart and Sam's
> Club locations and uses the "Murphy USA" name. So far I've seen this
> sort of thing mainly in rural areas, but I've seen several new ones
> pop up, especially around Chattanooga (where there are a few Spur
> outlets! The only other place I've seen Spur is around New Orleans,
> on I-12 north of Lake Pontchartrain.)
We have Spur's in Central Florida, in the Lakeland - Tampa area (even here
in Bartow).
I think the Plant City Wal-Mart may have Murphy Gas...
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what we are talking about. Gas Signs:
http://www.fastlane.net/homepages/jcirillo/petro/gashigh.htm
pkirby
>
> Lockstar wrote:
> >
> > Im curious to know where various gas companies operate in North America.
> >
> > Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> > more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> > nationwide.
> >
>
> In Maine, we have (in rough descending order of prevalence):
>
> Mobil
> Exxon (the two most prevalent)
> Texaco
> Irving (perhaps the only US state with these?)
Northern NH has a large number, and I once stopped at one in St.
Johnsbury, Vermont. The US division has a somewhat different logo than
the Canadian side, oddly enough.
> Getty (preferred choice of Linux users :)
> Citgo (mostly at 7-11, but some freestanding)
> Gulf (mostly at Cumberland Farms, but some freestanding)
> Coastal (whether this is the same chain as in other states, I don't
> know)
> Dead River (local)
The Dead River in Houlton has (had?) an Exxon franchise.
Sidenote: The Maine Turnpike rescently switched from Citgo to Mobil for
its service areas.
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Scott Nuzum
> In Lawrence, Kansas, today you will find:
>
> Amoco
> Phillips 66
> Citgo
> Total
> Conoco
> Texaco
> Site
> Ampride
> Capital City Oil (cardlock)
>
> Coastal, Kerr-McGee, Fisca, and Sinclair moved out right before or
> right after I moved here in 1994, and Apco and Vickers converted to
> Total at about the same time.
In Kansas, it seems Sinclar is making a comeback. I saw three of them
during my trip to Garden City last weekend (Toronto, Dodge City, Garden
City) and I know of one in Joplin.
There isn't an Amoco station between Louisburg and Joplin that I know
of. Ironically, the only gas company that sends me credit card offers in
the mail is Amoco.
Ampride has popped up in Fort Scott at three stations that were
previously unbranded.
And I saw another "Standard" sign...just at the east city limit of
Cunningham. I was stunned that I did not notice this one before.
S.E.N.
Dyche Anderson
>
> What about Getty?
>
> Calvin
> ----
Getty stations are affiliated with Getty Petroleum Marketing. GPM itself is a small
company, with 600 employees. Getty Oil Company was purchased by Texaco in 1984. It is
likely (but I'm not 100% positive) that GPM has no direct connection to old Getty Oil,
much like the present Gulf Oil has no direct connection to the former Gulf Oil.
Dyche Anderson
Dyche Anderson
>
> On Sun, 05 Sep 1999 16:18:35 GMT, ban...@iglou.com (Tim Brown) wrote:
>
> >They used to have Gulf all over the country up until about 10 years
> >ago. Now Gulf is just in the Northeast. There is a Gulf still listed
>
> Most Gulf stations became BP; those served by Cumberland Farms
> remained Gulf.
>
Gulf Oil was bought out by Chevron back in the mid-80's. In certain parts of the country,
the rights to the brand were sold. What's left after everything are two companies that
I'm aware of still using the Gulf brand name: Gulf Oil, LP based in Chelsea, MA and is a
wholesaler. In Canada, the Gulf name is owned by Gulf Canada Resources Limited, which is
strictly an exploration and production company.
Dyche Anderson
James C. Schul
> of. Ironically, the only gas company that sends me credit card offers in
> the mail is Amoco.
After I graduated from college in 1994 I got a credit card offer from
Texaco! Unfortunately they don't operate anywhere near SW Ohio!
(southern Kentucky has the closest ones I know of)
RVDroz
> And I saw another "Standard" sign...just at the east city limit of
> Cunningham. I was stunned that I did not notice this one before.
>
> S.E.N.
Didn't Standard start using the 'torch and oval' in 1942? Trying to date a
map of Chicago.
Ben Kiene
Amoco
Citgo (only with 7-Elevens)
Conoco
Diamond Shamrock
Phillips 66
Sinclair (few)
Texaco
Total
I think we used to have Chevrons, but I haven't seen one in years. I'm not aware
of any 76's here anymore either. About 10 or years ago all of the Exxons in
Colorado became Conocos.
Ben Kiene
MaryKDan wrote:
> In northern Utah:
>
> Amoco
> Chevron
> Citgo (only at 7-11s)
> Maverik (HQ in Afton, Wyoming)
> Phillips 66
> Sinclair
> Holiday (owned by Sinclair)
> Conoco
> Texaco
>
> ...and now two local ALBERTSONS stores are getting ready to sell gas!
>
> There used to be some Union 76 and Husky stations, but they have disappeared in
> the past ten years. Also, there are some ARCOs in the southern part of the
> state.
>
> PS: Average price for regular unleaded in Utah this Labor Day weekend: $1.399
>
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Brandon M. Gorte
: Scott Nuzum wrote:
: > And I saw another "Standard" sign...just at the east city limit of
: > Cunningham. I was stunned that I did not notice this one before.
: >
: > S.E.N.
: Didn't Standard start using the 'torch and oval' in 1942? Trying to date a
: map of Chicago.
I think they did. However, Amoco has this information on their web page
(I don't have the address handy).
Brandon Gorte
Undergrad in Geological Engineering
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
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Ben Kiene
Mark Sinsabaugh wrote:
> Lockstar said: <<Im curious to know where various gas companies operate
> in North America.
>
> Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> nationwide. >>
>
> Within the Elmira, NY city limits, you have three brands and that's it.
>
> Sunoco (4)
> Mobil (4)
> Citgo (1)
> Kwik-Fill (2)
> Independent (1)
>
> There are also two Hess stations just north of the city in Elmira
> Heights. There are some Coastal stations in some of the rural areas
> west, BP to the east, and Exxon, Amoco, and Texaco to the south in PA.
>
> Here are some observations that I've made over the years...
>
> * Many of the gas stations in rural areas south and west of Rochester
> are connected with a independent grocery store (i.e. Near Six Flags
> Darien Lake, there is a Sunoco connected to an IGA in Corfu-NY 33 at NY
> 77). I can even remember Wegmans operating a couple of stations in the
> Rochester suburbs until the early 90's. The one in Perinton-NY 31 at NY
> 250-served a no-name brand until around '86 and Getty from '86 until
> they gave up on the gas business around 1990. Last I knew, gas is still
> being sold there under different ownership as Sunoco.
>
> * Over the span of 10 years, one station in Farmington-NY 96 at NY 332-
> served 5 different brands over that span: Exxon (Until '82; I believe
> it opened as such back in '69), Chevron (1982-86), Getty (1986-89),
> Atlantic (1989-91), Coastal (1992-???; it had just been remodeled around
> the time I moved to Elmira).
>
> * Many of the C-Store gas stations near Rochester now have fast food
> "kiosks" within the store. Even in Elmira, the Sunoco/A-Plus station on
> E. Church (NY 352) just off NY 17 has both a Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
> inside. One of my co-workers was telling me she was shocked to find a
> Subway at a Mobil/Sugar Creek in Penn Yan.
>
> Aside from Thruway Service Area restaurants and the like, are there
> other fast food chains located in gas station/C-Stores in other parts of
> the country?
>
Yes, I have seen many. Several Total stations here in Colorado have either a
Taco Bell or a Subway. Texaco seems to be building all new stations with some
fast food restaurant inside. The one in Broomfield, where I am from, has a
Carl's Jr. Another one is being built 2 miles away with a Popeye's. These are
not truck stops, just normal-sized suburban gas stations.
Ben Kiene, Fort Collins and Broomfield, CO
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David J. Greenberger
Mark Roberts <mark...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Which is funny because, until a couple of months ago, Texaco credit
>card payments were sent to Louisville.
Sunoco MasterCard payments go to Arizona and there are certainly no
Sunocos in Arizona. Phillips 66 MasterCard payments go to Delaware
and I don't think there are any P66's in Delaware.
--
David J. Greenberger
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David J. Greenberger
James C. Schul <JCS...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>I think you may be thinking of Casey's General Store. Based in Iowa,
>they have a website at http://www.caseys.com.
Yup, that's the one.
>I've seen something like FS, or Fuel Stop, located in rural areas. The
>signs are black, red, and white.
Got it.
>When I drove to C-U in June '98 I saw a Phillips 66 operating where a
>Sunoco once was (red price sign with white digits).
Was that Phillips 66 just off I-74? If so (and it probably was, since
the other P66's are all older), I find that quite humorous. That's
currently my gas station of preference, since I use a Phillips 66
MasterCard. Before I moved out here, Sunoco was my gas station of
preference, since I used a Sunoco MasterCard.
>Speaking of Indiana, I heard in a mailing list back in May that an Exxon
>opened somewhere on I-74 not far from the Ohio state line. Can anyone
>confirm this?
I occasionally pass through Cincinnati on my way to/from Champaign;
I'll keep an eye out for it next time I do.
Dyche Anderson
>
> In article <slrn7tbp82....@shell.tsoft.com>,
> Mark Roberts <mark...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Which is funny because, until a couple of months ago, Texaco credit
> >card payments were sent to Louisville.
>
> Sunoco MasterCard payments go to Arizona and there are certainly no
> Sunocos in Arizona. Phillips 66 MasterCard payments go to Delaware
> and I don't think there are any P66's in Delaware.
> --
That's because those credit cards are issued in conjunction with a large credit card
issuer, who may be anywhere, and credit card processing centers are an even bigger wild
card - they tend to go where labor is cheap.
Dyche Anderson
Dyche Anderson
>
> Scott Nuzum wrote:
>
> > And I saw another "Standard" sign...just at the east city limit of
> > Cunningham. I was stunned that I did not notice this one before.
> >
> > S.E.N.
>
> Didn't Standard start using the 'torch and oval' in 1942? Trying to date a
> map of Chicago.
According to the BP Amoco web site, the torch & oval was first used in 1946. In that era,
it was used by Standard, Pan Am, and Utoco (Pan American Petroleum Corporation and Utah
Oil Refining Company were marketing subsidiaries of Standard Oil (Indiana). American Oil
Company was only a partially owned subsidiary at the time, and had their own Art Deco oval
logo which dated to 1932. It wasn't until the complete incorporation of American into
Standard in 1961 until American started using the torch and oval. However, the torch
dates back to 1926, where a circular Standard Oil logo had the torch offset to the left of
center.
Dyche Anderson
Jason Hancock
> : Didn't Standard start using the 'torch and oval' in 1942? Trying to date a
> : map of Chicago.
>
> I think they did. However, Amoco has this information on their web page
> (I don't have the address handy).
<http://www.bpamoco.com/about/history/amoco_tando.htm>
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Dyche Anderson <dy...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>That's because those credit cards are issued in conjunction with a large credit card
>issuer, who may be anywhere, and credit card processing centers are an even bigger wild
>card - they tend to go where labor is cheap.
Yup -- that I know. It still seems kind of strange that the vast
majority of their payments come from halfway across the country
because, e.g., an Arizona bank (or, actually, a bank with a processing
center in Arizona) is marketing its card to users of an East Coast
brand of gas.
Dyche Anderson
>
> In article <37D6DAB2...@mediaone.net>,
> Dyche Anderson <dy...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>
> >That's because those credit cards are issued in conjunction with a large credit card
> >issuer, who may be anywhere, and credit card processing centers are an even bigger wild
> >card - they tend to go where labor is cheap.
>
> Yup -- that I know. It still seems kind of strange that the vast
> majority of their payments come from halfway across the country
> because, e.g., an Arizona bank (or, actually, a bank with a processing
> center in Arizona) is marketing its card to users of an East Coast
> brand of gas.
What was really strange was while I was in Wales this summer, the first credit card
display I saw was for Bank One - my own bank here in Detroit! The next one I saw was for
MBNA - based in Maryland.
Dyche Anderson
Mark H. Bickford
>
> Mark H. Bickford wrote:
> >
> > Lockstar wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Of course there will be some that are strictly regional, others that are
> > > more prominent in certain areas than others, and more again that are
> > > nationwide.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Mobil
> > Exxon (the two most prevalent)
> > Texaco
> > Irving (perhaps the only US state with these?)
>
> Northern NH has a large number, and I once stopped at one in St.
> Johnsbury, Vermont. The US division has a somewhat different logo than
> the Canadian side, oddly enough.
Yes, and there are certain Irving-logo items in the shop that have both
logos. Of course, Exxon still uses Esso outside the US as well.
>
> > Getty (preferred choice of Linux users :)
> > Citgo (mostly at 7-11, but some freestanding)
> > Gulf (mostly at Cumberland Farms, but some freestanding)
> > Coastal (whether this is the same chain as in other states, I don't
> > know)
> > Dead River (local)
>
> The Dead River in Houlton has (had?) an Exxon franchise.
I believe the one in Waterville uses its own name.
>
> Sidenote: The Maine Turnpike rescently switched from Citgo to Mobil for
> its service areas.
Thanks for pointing that one out; I noticed it recently, but didn't
think of it when making my list.
I also forgot BJ's Wholesale Club, which now sells gas, I believe under
its own name.
- Mark
Dave Schul
>David J. Greenberger <gren...@ews.uiuc.edu> had written:
>|
>| >I've seen something like FS, or Fuel Stop, located in rural areas. The
>| >signs are black, red, and white.
>|
>FS stands for Farm Service, an agricultural cooperative
>association. Farmland Industries in Kansas City, which markets
>through the Co-Op brand, is similar. I believe Ampride is another
>cooperative.
Three other cooperatives that sell gas are Cenex (northern plains),
Land o' Lakes (Minnesota), and Co-Op (a different one, with a red and
black logo, in Indiana and maybe elsewhere). There used to be a
Midland Cooperative HQ'ed (I think) in KC -- don't know what it is
now.
Dave Schul
Alan Hamilton
Greenberger) wrote:
>In article <37D6DAB2...@mediaone.net>,
>Dyche Anderson <dy...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>
>>That's because those credit cards are issued in conjunction with a large credit card
>>issuer, who may be anywhere, and credit card processing centers are an even bigger wild
>>card - they tend to go where labor is cheap.
>
>Yup -- that I know. It still seems kind of strange that the vast
>majority of their payments come from halfway across the country
>because, e.g., an Arizona bank (or, actually, a bank with a processing
>center in Arizona) is marketing its card to users of an East Coast
>brand of gas.
Sunoco Mastercards are handled by Bank of America, which has its
credit card center in Arizona. Typically, such deals are made with
whatever bank can make the best deal. BofA also handles Alaska
Airlines, America West Airlines, US Airways, REI, and Southern Living.
I'm not certain, but I *may* have seen a Sunoco or two in Arizona.
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Frank Curcio
<s...@roamer1.org> writes:
>On Mon, 06 Sep 1999 01:12:15 GMT, map...@ukanx.edu (Dave Schul) wrote:
>
>>Kayo/Jet (can't remember which was first; was United by late 1980s)*
>
>IIRC Kayo was first. Kayo/Jet used to be big in the Chattanooga, TN
>area; now they're all Conoco stations.
I remember only one Kayo station in New Jersey. This was 15 or so years ago.
It was on the west bound lanes of US 30 out of Atlantic City. IIRC, it was the
first gas station on the highway after the causway from AC. This was
pre-casino and early casino days. With the coming of the casinos, the area out
of AC along US 30 has become so built-up, I don't recall if there's any gas
station at the spot now let alone which brand it might be.
Regards,
Frank
RVDroz
> RVDroz wrote:
>
> > In the Polk County, Florida Area:
> > Texaco (4)
> > BP (3) (More of these were never re-opened after the conversion from the
> > larger Gulf)
> > Shell (4) (This chain was much larger at one time, many Shell-style buildings
> > remain)
> > Amoco (10) (One of the locations in Bartow was obviously a Phillips 66 in the
> > past.)
> > Chevron (4) (Not that many locations here for the former KYSO)
> > Coastal (2)
> > Exxon (2) (This was bigger in the past in this area, too.)
> > Gate (2)
> > Racetrac (1)
> > Speedway (6) (The only time I have ever seen Marathon in Florida is at the
> > Tampa fuel docks)
> > Spur (1)
> > United 500 (2) (Very cheap local chain)
> > Pure is making a comeback in the area, but has no Lakeland-Winter Haven
> > locations at this time.
> > Union 76 is being used at the numerous local Circle K's
> > Citgo is co-branded on 7-Elevens.
> >
> > In the past, Sunoco had a Florida presence, as did Sinclair.
>
> If you're getting into Sinclair, you might as well get into Enco...
Or Esso? I lump that under Exxon, whose presence in Florida keeps shrinking.
Other chains that used to have a strong central Florida presence : Arco (Atlantic)
and Fina.
kse...@tva.gov
s...@roamer1.org wrote:
> Up the road in Chattanooga:
>
> There was one Mobil station near downtown, one Marathon station
> somewhere in town, and several Chevron stations around for awhile but
> they're all gone.
>
There is (or was very recently) still a Chevron on Shallowford @ Jenkins
Rd (4-way stop) in Chattanooga.
Scot
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Alan Hamilton <al...@primenet.com> wrote:
>Sunoco Mastercards are handled by Bank of America, which has its
>credit card center in Arizona. Typically, such deals are made with
>whatever bank can make the best deal. BofA also handles Alaska
>Airlines, America West Airlines, US Airways, REI, and Southern Living.
It also ensures that credit card payments will take longer to arrive
and that the bank will have the opportunity to charge more late fees.
Perhaps I'm cynical, but I mailed a payment (to a bank that will
remain nameless, unless someone figures it out from the location) from
NYC to Des Moines on January 4. It was due January 13, but it somehow
didn't arrive until January 14.
>I'm not certain, but I *may* have seen a Sunoco or two in Arizona.
I'd be very surprised. Currently Sunoco exists on the East Coast and
in the Midwest only, under two separate marketing divisions, and
they've recently reduced their coverage in the Midwest (none west of
Indiana, for instance). They don't have a Southwest marketing
division last I checked.
The Enemy Within
>I'd be very surprised. Currently Sunoco exists on the East Coast and
>in the Midwest only, under two separate marketing divisions, and
>they've recently reduced their coverage in the Midwest (none west of
>Indiana, for instance). They don't have a Southwest marketing
>division last I checked.
Last year (mid-98) when I drove through Gentry, Arkansas(NW corner near the
OK/MO border) there was still a Sunoco station, there.
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Steve Anderson
>
> Getty stations are affiliated with Getty Petroleum Marketing. GPM itself is a small
> company, with 600 employees. Getty Oil Company was purchased by Texaco in 1984. It is
> likely (but I'm not 100% positive) that GPM has no direct connection to old Getty Oil,
> much like the present Gulf Oil has no direct connection to the former Gulf Oil.
>
Test Petroleum, a Northeast retailer and marketer. Power Test purchased
the rights to the Getty name in 1984.
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Steve Anderson
>
> In article <slrn7tbp82....@shell.tsoft.com>,
> Mark Roberts <mark...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Which is funny because, until a couple of months ago, Texaco credit
> >card payments were sent to Louisville.
>
> Sunoco MasterCard payments go to Arizona and there are certainly no
> Sunocos in Arizona. Phillips 66 MasterCard payments go to Delaware
> and I don't think there are any P66's in Delaware.
>
or three of them on Long Island. They were converted to Texaco stations
after they were purchased in 1972.
James C. Schul
> the other P66's are all older), I find that quite humorous. That's
> currently my gas station of preference, since I use a Phillips 66
> MasterCard. Before I moved out here, Sunoco was my gas station of
> preference, since I used a Sunoco MasterCard.
No, this one was in Champaign on Springfield Avenue.
James C. Schul
> other fast food chains located in gas station/C-Stores in other parts of
> the country?
I've seen many stations co-brand with the "big boys" like McDonald's and
Subway and the like, but I've also seen the following involving
lesser-known restaurants:
At I-75 Exit 83 (CR 25A) in Piqua, OH, is a Citgo that sells not only
Taco Bell but also Noble Roman's, a pizza chain based in Indianapolis
that used to have a much larger presence in OH than there is today. I
think the Marathon station on US 127 between Van Wert and US 30 also has
Noble Roman's.
On OH 48 in Warren County south of Lebanon is a BP station co-branded
with Skyline Chili, a Cincinnati-based restaurant that markets in most
Ohio markets, as well as some out of state locations.
JOHN MARA
Douglas J. Broda <family...@yahoo.com> wrote in article
<37d456af...@news.mindspring.com>...
>
> Albany/Schenectady/Troy area:
>
> -- Mobil, Hess, Citgo (these three are by far the most common branded
> stations)
> -- Stewart's (unbranded, attached to the ubiquitous Stewart's
> convenience stores)
> -- Sunoco
> -- Getty (relatively few)
> -- Exxon (very rare -- however, I do know of one)
Where?
> -- BP (unsure, would have to verify the two listed in the phone book)
There is a BP on Columbia Turnpike (or is it Street?) in Renssalaer.
John Mara
Frank Curcio
writes:
>There were Phillips 66 outlets in the Northeast: I remember at least two
>or three of them on Long Island. They were converted to Texaco stations
>after they were purchased in 1972.
Correct. There were Phillips 66 stations all over New Jersey during that time
as well. Between 1962 and the early 70's it was one of the brands - along
with Hess - I filled up with most often (I didn't have one of their credit
cards, tho'). In fact, at that time one of the people I worked with was the
wife of the east coast district manager for Phillips 66. They lived in New
Jersey because it was within easy reach of his district.
Regards,
Frank