Historedia
Group or institution

Star Oil Company

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1870–1879

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Star Oil Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Star Oil Company founded in California

    1870–1879

    Role: Predecessor entity

    1. 1870s · Southern CaliforniaFounding in Southern California

      Star Oil Company was founded in Southern California during the 1870s, serving as an early predecessor to Chevron.

    2. 1876 · Santa Susana Mountains north of Los AngelesOil Discovery at Pico Canyon

      Star Oil discovered oil at the Pico Canyon Oilfield in the Santa Susana Mountains in 1876.

Sources

  1. Chevron Corporation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03