Phillips Petroleum Company
from the Museum in Bartlesville
the Museum
Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in 1917 by L.E. Phillips and Frank Phillips, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Their younger brother, Waite Phillips was the benefactor of Philmont Scout Ranch.
Phillips Petroleum is headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the landmark case of Phillips Petroleum
vs. State of Wisconsin which held that the Federal government should regulate
under the Natural Gas Act the prices which natural gas producers charge when
selling gas at the wellhead.
the Phillip's brothers
In late 1984, Mesa Power LP Company, led by T. Boone Pickens, Jr., attempted a hostile takeover of Phillips Petroleum. Phillips remained an independent company, but recapitalized with greater debt.
Anna Anderson Davis
"The Richest Little Indian Girl in Oklahoma"
her 180 acre allotment had oil
which was licensed by Phillips
On August 30, 2002, Conoco Inc. merged with Phillips Petroleum to form ConocoPhillips. The best-known brand of Phillips Petroleum is Phillips 66, named in part for US Highway 66.
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those who deliver the products
by horse drawn wagon
by truck
by hand pump
by electric pump
the start of oil company credit cards
synthetic motor oil
motor oil pump
gas for cooking
gas for aviation
Wiley Post flew the highest with Phillips gas
oil well on the state capitol grounds
Phillips plastic
Paul Hogan pioneered Marlex plastics by Phillips
plastic products
from a small start with a simple switchboard
to Worldwide Company
