Standard Oil of Ohio is today the American arm of which major oil company?

Standard Oil of Ohio is today the American arm of which major oil company?

• A. BP
• B. ExxonMobil
• C. Chevron
• D. Shell

Answer: (A)

The question tests knowledge of how the old Standard Oil trust split up and what happened to its regional companies over time. Standard Oil of Ohio remained as a distinct company for years, and it was eventually acquired by British Petroleum. That connection makes BP the American arm that SOHIO became part of, and, after BP later merged with Amoco, the lineage continued under BP. So, Standard Oil of Ohio ultimately joined BP. The other major names come from different Standard Oil offshoots (for example, the New Jersey and New York splits eventually became ExxonMobil, while California’s became Chevron), and Shell is a separate company entirely.

The question tests knowledge of how the old Standard Oil trust split up and what happened to its regional companies over time. Standard Oil of Ohio remained as a distinct company for years, and it was eventually acquired by British Petroleum. That connection makes BP the American arm that SOHIO became part of, and, after BP later merged with Amoco, the lineage continued under BP.

So, Standard Oil of Ohio ultimately joined BP. The other major names come from different Standard Oil offshoots (for example, the New Jersey and New York splits eventually became ExxonMobil, while California’s became Chevron), and Shell is a separate company entirely.