Scenarios about 'Standard Oil'
The massive petroleum refining company founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870 that dominated the American oil industry until its 1911 breakup under antitrust legislation. Standard Oil pioneered vertical integration and aggressive business tactics, controlling nearly 90% of U.S. oil production at its peak and establishing the template for modern multinational corporations. Its dissolution into smaller companies created many of today's major energy corporations including ExxonMobil and Chevron.
What If Standard Oil Was Never Broken Up?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1911 Supreme Court decision failed to dissolve Standard Oil, reshaping global economic development, competition law, and the entire trajectory of 20th-century capitalism.