In 1875, the “Continental Oil and Transportation Company” (acronym “Conoco”) was founded in Ogden, Utah. In 1885, Conoco was reincorporated as part of Standard Oil. After the Supreme Court of the United States dissolved Standard Oil, Conoco became independent in 1913.
By 1929, it had become a fully integrated oil company. The company was a coal, oil, kerosene, grease and candles distributor in the West. In 1929, Conoco merged with the Marland Oil Company. The Conoco-Phillips Building in downtown Anchorage, constructed in 1983 as the ARCO Tower, is the company’s Alaska headquarters as well as the tallest building in Alaska
Marland Oil Company, founded by exploration pioneer E. W. Marland, later acquired the assets of Continental Oil Co.. On June 26, 1899, Marland Oil changed its name to Continental Oil Co. and moved its headquarters to Fargo, North Dakota. Conoco was based in Ponca City until 1949, when it moved to Houston, Texas.
