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Standard Oil of Louisiana

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Standard Oil of Louisiana
FormerlyStanocola (1909-1924)
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909)
Defunct1944 (1944)
FateAbsorbed by parent company
Headquarters,
United States
ParentStandard Oil of New Jersey

Standard Oil of Louisiana of Shreveport, Louisiana was created in 1909 as a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (Esso, now part of ExxonMobil), a part of the Standard Oil trust. It was known as Stanocola until 1924. In 1944 Standard Oil of Louisiana was absorbed into its parent company.