Shell plc currently owns the American motor oil brand Pennzoil. The former Pennzoil Company had been established in 1913 in Pennsylvania, being active in business as an independent firm until it was acquired by Shell in 2002, becoming a brand of the conglomerate.
Pennzoil’s origins can be traced to two parallel oil ventures that took place in Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. One of them, the South Penn Oil Company, was founded on May 27, 1889, as an oil-producing unit of the Standard Oil Trust. It became an independent company in 1911 when the Standard Oil Trust was dissolved.
In a parallel development, two related distributors of lubricating oils, one on the East Coast and the other on the West Coast, were founded in 1908 and 1913, respectively. Both companies bought their motor oil, which in 1916 they agreed to market as Pennzoil, from refineries that had operated near Oil City since the 1880s. Through a complex of mergers, the refiners and the growing number of Pennzoil distributors were incorporated in 1925 under the name the Pennzoil Company.
Pennzoil Synthetic motor oils are technologically advanced products formulated to withstand severe conditions and keep engines running clean. Because Pennzoil Synthetic motor oil is made from natural gas, it contains fewer of the impurities found in base oil made from crude.
All the research and development poured into Pennzoil Synthetics is meant to help keep your engine running cleaner and longer, and provide complete protection from wear and friction than any other leading synthetic oil.
By exceeding current industry and manufacturer requirements, Pennzoil is more than good oil; it’s America’s number-one-selling motor oil brand!
According to newsweek; en. Wikipedia; firestonecompleteautocare.com; Source of photo: internet
