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From the article “An Environmentalist's Guide to Gasoline” by Jennifer
Hattam and Paul Rauber dated September 2001.
BP
“The most common brand on the U.S. market, BP has 17,300 gasoline
outlets nationwide and $148 billion in sales. The former British
Petroleum purchased Amoco in December 1998, then bought Atlantic
Richfield (ARCO) and its am/pm convenience stores in April 2000.”
EXXONMOBIL
“When Exxon and Mobil merged in November 1999, it created the largest
private oil company in the world. The new megacorporation has 15,913
U.S. outlets, $233 billion in sales, and the top spot on the Fortune
500 list. ExxonMobil sells gas under its own name and operates the On
the Run chain of convenience stores.”
CITGO
“A subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, the country’s national oil
company, CITGO has more than 15,000 outlets in the United States and
furnishes gas to 7-Eleven stores. CITGO has $22 billion in sales.”
TEXACO
“Another heavy hitter, Texaco has 13,088 gasoline stations in the
United States and $51 billion in sales. Last October, Chevron agreed
to acquire Texaco. If approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission,
the deal would create the world’s fourth-largest oil company.”
ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL
“ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL The world’s number 2 oil and gas group has 9,423
gasoline stations in the United States and $149 billion in sales.”
CHEVRON
“Chevron has 7,980 outlets in the United States and $52 billion in
annual sales. In October of last year, the company agreed to acquire
Texaco, pending the merger’s approval by the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission.”
TOSCO (76, CIRCLE K)
“The largest independent oil refiner in the United States, Tosco has
$25 billion in sales and more than 6,300 outlets, mostly under its 76
and Circle K brands. It also operates 700 retail outlets under the
Exxon and Mobil names. In February 2001, Phillips agreed to purchase
Tosco in a merger that is expected to be completed late this year.”
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM
“With 5,600 Phillips 66 outlets in the United States, Phillips
Petroleum has sales of $21 billion a year. In February 2001, Phillips
agreed to purchase Tosco in a merger that is expected to be completed
late this year.”
ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK
“Ultramar Diamond Shamrock has $17 billion in sales and operates 5,000
retail gas/convenience stores under the Beacon, Corner Store, StopNGo,
Total, Ultramar, and Diamond Shamrock names. In May, independent
refiner Valero Energy Corporation announced plans to acquire Ultramar
Diamond Shamrock.”
CONOCO
“Conoco operates 4,958 stations in the United States and has $39
billion in sales annually.”
SUNOCO
“Sunoco has $14 billion in sales and 3,538 outlets in the Northeast
and upper Midwest, including its Ultra Service Centers and APlus mini
market franchises.”
Sierra Magazine
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200109/hattam1.asp
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Here are additional articles regarding the number of retail outlets
for several companies.
Exxon & Mobil
“Through its acquisition of Tosco Corporation in 2001, Phillips
operates Exxon- and Mobil-branded retail outlets. The company operates
more than 700 retail outlets under the Exxon brand in Arizona,
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode
Island, and Vermont, as well as a network of more than 1,200 Mobil
dealers and marketers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Washington D.C. and Virginia.”
Conoco Philips Website
http://www.conocophillips.com/brands/other.asp
CITGO - Fueling the Future by Beth Schmidt (2002)
“CITGO is also among the top five gasoline marketers in the U.S.,
selling 13.6 billion gallons of gasoline last year through more than
13,660 branded retail outlets.”
Source: AboutBusiness.net
http://www.aboutbusiness.net/ab_citgo.htm
Texaco re-branded as Shell (February 2002)
“This week, Texaco-branded retailers and wholesalers operating some
13,000 stations across the country were sent letters on the
re-branding effort. The vast majority of Texaco stations in the U.S.
are expected to be re-branded as Shell.”
Source: Piersystem
https://www.piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?clientID=833955E0-B107-0308-681903BF64426A5C&fuseaction=external.docview&CID=69&PRESSID=5527
Press Release: Shell Conversions
Shell Converting Texaco Stations across the USA
Monday, June 2, 2003
“Shell Oil Products US also operates refineries and a pipeline and
terminal system, and has a network of approximately 8,000 Shell- and
Texaco-branded gasoline stations in the Western United States. Shell
Oil Company also is a 50 percent owner of Motiva Enterprises LLC,
which refines and markets branded products through more than 12,000
Shell and Texaco stations in the Eastern and Southern United States.”
Source: Shell Press Release
http://www.shellsource.com/ShellSource/Home/Features/Feature01.htm
Sunoco's Retail Marketing BU (2002)
“Sunoco's Retail Marketing business is comprised of approximately
4,300 retail gasoline outlets, including over 600 convenience stores.”
(..)
“Sunoco's Retail Marketing business consists of the retail sale of
gasoline and middle distillates and the operation of convenience
stores in 23 states primarily on the East Coast and in the Midwest
region of the United States. The highest concentration of outlets is
located in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.”
(..)
“During July 2002, Sunoco acquired an additional 397 Coastal
distributor-owned or supplied outlets from El Paso Corporation for $3
million. The outlets are located in 22 states in the eastern half of
the United States with the largest concentration in Florida, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. The acquisitions are
part of the Company’s strategy to grow and diversify its retail
presence. At December 31, 2002, there were 477 outlets selling
gasoline under the Coastal® brand.”
Source: Sunoil.com
http://www.sunoil.com/aboutsunoco/nemarket.htm
You may view or download the Sunoco 2002 68 page Annual Report here:
http://www.sunoil.com/shareholder/02AnnualReport/02ar.pdf
From WorldNetDaily.com - May 1, 2002 by Paul Sperry
“Houston-based Marathon Ashland Petro LLC ranks as Saudi's
second-largest American customer. It operates more than 2,069
convenience stories that also sell gas.”
WorldNetDaily.com http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27456
Sept. 16, 2002 - ChevronTexaco Announces Plans to Promote Texaco
Retail Gasoline Brand in U.S.
“In the United States, ChevronTexaco currently markets gasoline under
the Chevron brand at 8,100 retail outlets in 28 states, primarily in
the West, Southwest and South and in the District of Columbia and
operates six refineries.”
ChevronTexaco: Press Release 2002
http://www.chevrontexaco.com/news/press/2002/2002-09-16.asp
Oil giants running out of retail - Stiff competition puts pressure on
majors to sell company stores by Monica Perin
“Major oil companies have found that they are better at producing oil
than running retail gasoline and convenience store operations.Over a
period of months, a number of oil giants have been unloading
company-owned retail outlets in what one trade publication describes
as a "seismic shift."
Houston Business Journal - 2003
I highly recommend that you read the entire article here:
http://famulus.msnbc.com/famuluscom/bizjournal07-21-010306.asp?bizj=HOU#body
Gasoline & Oil Companies by Gip Plaster
“Chevron is the nation's No. 3 integrated oil company, behind Exxon
Mobil and Texaco. Chevron runs 8,000 gas stations and employees about
40,000 people.”
(..)
“The 11,000-employee Sunoco operates about 3,700 gas stations in 17
states, mostly in the Northeast, under the Ultra Service Centers and
Aplus names. Sunoco is not a full-service oil company like Exxon
Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP Amoco and Texaco, however.”
(..)
“Tosco Corp., based in Stamford, Conn., … leader in the oil refining
and marketing industry and No. 2 in convenience stores (behind
7-Eleven), owns Circle K. It operates 2,400 company-controlled gas
stations and convenience stores and another 2,600 under license from
BP, 76 and Exxon, giving it a presence in 36 states.”
(..)
“CITGO spokesperson Kent Young noted that the company, which employees
5,000 people, does not operate any of the stations that bear its name.
All 15,000 of its outlets are independently-owned franchises. Some
1,900 of those are 7-Eleven stores.
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, based in San Antonio, is No. 2 in the oil
refining and marketing business and operates 5,300 gas stations and
convenience stores in the U.S. and Canada under the Diamond Shamrock,
Total, Ultramar and Beacon brand names.”
http://www.gayscribe.com/readingroom/oilcompanies.htm
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Mergers
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U..S. Motor Gasoline Retail Outlets, Phillips and Conoco
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/finance/mergers/pcstations.html
U.S. Motor Gasoline Retail Outlets, Phillips and Tosco
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/finance/mergers/ptstations.html
U.S. Motor Gasoline Retail Outlets, Marathon Ashland Petroleum Joint
Venture
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/finance/mergers/mapoutlets.html
U.S. Motor Gasoline Retail Outlets, Valero and Ultramar Diamond
Shamrock
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/finance/mergers/vustations.html
Additional information that may interest you:
Restructuring: The Changing Face of Motor Gasoline Marketing
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/finance/sptopics/downstrm00/
Performance Profiles 2001--Executive Summary
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/perfpro/index.html
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