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  Sinclair Oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sinclair Oil is an American petroleum company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sinclair was acquired by Atlantic Richfield in 1969.
As the company was merged into ARCO, the famous Sinclair dinosaur went away, but a part was sold intact to Earl Holding in 1976 and continued on independently of ARCO in Western USA.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sinclair_Oil   (207 words)

  
 Harry Ford Sinclair
Harry Ford Sinclair, described in 1907 as the richest man in Kansas, was born near Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1876.
A Sinclair subsidiary was awarded a federal contract to develop a naval petroleum reserve in Wyoming.
Sinclair was acquitted of criminal conspiracy to defraud, but not after he was convicted of obstructing justice because he had hired private detectives to shadow the jurors.
www.kshs.org /portraits/sinclair_harry.htm   (498 words)

  
 03-5116 -- Sinclair Oil Corp. V. Texaco Inc. -- 04/06/2004
Texaco shall indemnify Sinclair with respect to hazardous exposure claims and suits to the degree that Texaco bears responsibility under this section, except that Texaco shall not be required to indemnify Sinclair with respect to the fees and expenses of Sinclair's attorneys.
Sinclair shall indemnify Texaco with respect to hazardous exposure claims and suits to the degree that Sinclair bears responsibility under this section, except that Sinclair shall not be required to indemnify Texaco with respect to the fees and expenses of Texaco's attorneys.
The district court held as a matter of law that Sinclair was not entitled to indemnity from Texaco under the Purchase Agreement because the Medlins' damages resulted from a "hazardous exposure" to which Section 3.6 of the Agreement applied and assessed Texaco's liability as 0%.
www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/2004/04/03-5116.htm   (3157 words)

  
 Sinclair Oil Corporation : About Sinclair
Sinclair operates three of the most up-to-date refineries in western America, supplying customers the highest quality Sinclair gasolines, diesel fuel, and jet fuel.
The Sinclair Refinery near Rawlins, Wyoming, is one of the West's longest-running industrial plants, yet Sinclair has made it one of the most modern refineries in the Rockies, producing 60,000 barrels of petroleum products per day.
Sinclair is on the move with an expansion program that's converting existing stations of other brands to Sinclair, and building new Sinclair stations in areas of expanding populations.
www.sinclairoil.com /about_sinclair.htm   (650 words)

  
 Consolidated Oil Corporation ( Early Sinclair Oil Company )
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, as the holding company was known then, traded 250,000 of its common shares for a 25 percent interest in Mammoth, with an option on sufficient additional stock to assure ultimate control.
Sinclair gave 175,000 words of testimony before twelve legislative committees, disdaining the fifth amendment; but for refusing to answer one question which his counsel considered not to be pertinent to the legislative inquiry, Mr.
Sinclair was held to be in contempt of the Senate.
www.bbod.com /conoilcor.html   (677 words)

  
 U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science
Sinclair believes that small refineries owned by major oil companies should be offered help since they share similar size challenges and are important to the rural markets they serve.
Sinclair believes that imposing severe California fuel sulfur regulation nationwide could produce some of the same refinery, supply, and cost impacts in other parts of the nation.
Sinclair supports the averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) concept advanced by EPA in the sulfur proposal.
www.house.gov /science/ensign_072199.htm   (3188 words)

  
 NOVELL CUSTOMER SHOWCASE: Sinclair Oil
Founded in 1916, Sinclair Oil Corporation (Sinclair) is one of the largest oil companies in the United States.
Sinclair executives were concerned that thousands of visitors to the games wouldn't know that they could still ski the resort's 40 runs that weren't being used for competition.
Sinclair has also developed an events registration system for its hotel and resort business that allows concierge or spa managers to book guest activities such as massages, golf, horseback riding or restaurant reservations.
www.novell.com /success/sinclair.html   (891 words)

  
 Patey v. Sinclair Oil Corp., 96-STA-20 (ALJ Aug. 2, 1996)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Secretary's agent concluded that Sinclair's termination of Patey would not have occurred in the absence of the protected activity and, accordingly, ordered back pay to be paid to complainant by Sinclair until Patey either obtained employment or refused reinstatement with Sinclair.
Respondent Sinclair is engaged in trucking operations and maintains a place of business in Salt Lake City, UT. In the regular course of this business Sinclair's employees operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce principally to haul liquid fuels.
His testimony concerning the sparks is that they are caused by minute oil droplets and pose no fire hazard as they bum out almost as soon as they leave the stack and do not reach the ground.
www.oalj.dol.gov /public/WBLOWER/decsn/96sta20a.htm   (1710 words)

  
 Sinclair oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sinclair Oil Corp. appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Texaco, Inc. on Sinclair's claim that Texaco should indemnify Sinclair for costs incurred...
During 1938, the Sinclair Oil Corporation conducted geophysical investigations in the region of Colon.
Sinclair's predecessor was Prairie Oil and Gas and its successor was...
www.vehiclerecall.org /sinclair-oil.html   (897 words)

  
 OSCN Found Document:Atlantic Richfield Co. v. State ex rel. Wildlife Conservation Com'n In and For State
The appellants (defendants) are oil companies who, in conjunction with other defendants below, claim ownership of a fractional mineral interest in the subject property through mineral conveyances executed by Weaver in 1931 to their common predecessor in title, R.W. McKissick, after the quit claim deed to Martin had been placed of record.
¶8 Oil companies contend that an appraiser in a partition action cannot, either directly or indirectly, purchase the appraised lands at a subsequent sheriff's sale and that title to property acquired by an appraiser is void ab initio because the statutory disability which attaches to him is personal and perpetual.
Oil companies cannot hence defeat the State's title by a claim that the purchase at judicial sale was made indirectly for one ineligible to take and hence void.
www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=9469   (3434 words)

  
 Harry F. Sinclair of Sinclair Oil
Sinclair started out to become a pharmacist and entered the drug business with his father.
He combined these enterprises into the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation (later Atlantic Richfield) and in 1919 became its president.
When Harry Sinclair returned to New York with his retinue of 80 odd he found that he was the key participant in the Teapot Oil Dome scandal of 1923.
sinclair.quarterman.org /who/harry_of_oil.html   (233 words)

  
 Sinclair Oil Corporation : Home
Sinclair quickly grew to become the seventh largest oil company in the United States.
The original Sinclair Oil Company began marketing the apatosaurus (brontosaurus) in 1930 and now after more than 70 years, "Dino" still remains one of the most recognizable corporate logos in the world.
Sinclair is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is the nucleus of a corporation that includes Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah (site of the 2002 Downhill Courses), as well as Sun Valley Resort in Idaho.
www.sinclairoil.com   (263 words)

  
 Little America Hotel: Privacy Policy
This allows Sinclair to verify who you are, thereby allowing you access to your account information, and preventing unauthorized access.
Sinclair may collect IP addresses for purposes of system administration, to report user Traffic Data to our corporate partners (as explained above), and to audit the use of our site.
Sinclair has security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your user data under our control.
www.littleamerica.com /slc/privacy.html   (1914 words)

  
 Sinclair Oil Corporation Internet Privacy Policy
The Sinclair Oil Corporation and its subsidiary companies (“Sinclair”) are committed to protecting the personal visitors and guests using its Internet sites.
Personal information requested by Sinclair is limited to your first and last name, email address, and postal code, but may include other information when needed to fulfill a service or request you want us to fulfill.
Sinclair shall request contact information and shall utilize such information in the following manner: to send communications regarding Sinclair or its subsidiary companies.
www.grandamerica.com /privacy.html   (3953 words)

  
 1954 Sinclair Oil Ad: Shooting for Sunken Treasure
From a correlation of hundreds of such records, favorable locations, where oil may have accumulated are revealed.
This but one method Sinclair uses to explore both land and sea in the never-ending search for new oil sources.
The exploration not only includes nearly twelve million acres of leases held by Sinclair, but also involves areas where additional leases may be acquired later...as along the Gulf coast, where a competitive search is being carried on.
www.antiqnet.com /detail,1954-sinclair-oil,765234.html   (282 words)

  
 LEXIS-NEXIS® Congressional Universe-Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sinclair is family owned company that operates three refineries, two in Wyoming and one in Oklahoma.
In view of this, Sinclair expressed concern to EPA that severe regulation could impact refineries and cause supply problems for consumers.
Sinclair has long expressed its concern to EPA that adopting California gasoline sulfur standards nationally could cause other states to experience the same kinds of refinery closure, supply, and price impacts that have occurred in California.
lobby.la.psu.edu /024_Low-sulfur_Gasoline/Congressional_Hearings/Testimony/S_EPW_Ensign_051899.htm   (3912 words)

  
 Sinclair Oil Corporation : Truck Stops
It is the goal of Sinclair to provide the best of service to our customers by providing a superior support system including a sales staff that will assist you in expanding your customer base.
The Sinclair Driver Thank You Program is one of the many ways Sinclair is working to earn your business as well as increase business at your truck stop.
Sinclair knows how important local business is to your operation.
www.sinclairoil.com /truck_stops.htm   (380 words)

  
 Atlantic Richfield Company --  Encyclopædia Britannica
A further merger in 1969 brought in Sinclair Oil Corporation.
American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States.
At Katalla on the Gulf of Alaska east of Cordova, oil was refined between 1911 and 1931.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9010104   (937 words)

  
 Apache Corporation v. MDU Resources Group, 1999 ND 247, 603 N.W.2d 891
[¶1] Apache Corporation and Snyder Oil Corporation appealed a judgment dismissing their action against MDU Resources Group, Inc., and Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company, Inc. We conclude Apache Corporation and Snyder Oil Corporation did not show they were third-party beneficiaries of other parties' contracts or show unjust enrichment, and we affirm.
Apache Corporation and Snyder Oil Corporation are natural gas producers who sold gas to Koch, which processed it and sold it to MDU.
BTA Oil Producers, Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, Conoco Inc., Exxon Corporation, Sinclair Oil Corporation, Sun Operating Limited Partnership, and Tipperary Oil and Gas Corporation moved under N.D.R.App.P. for leave to participate in this appeal by filing an amicus curiae brief and participating in oral argument.
www.court.state.nd.us /COURT/OPINIONS/990143.htm   (1892 words)

  
 Sinclair Oil Corporation - Company Profile - Computer Business Review
Sinclair Oil Corporation (Sinclair) is a private entity, which operates three oil refineries, two pipelines, and a trucking fleet in the US.
Sinclair markets fuel in 22 states and supplies it to over 2,600 service stations and distributor operated stations.
Sinclair operates over 1,000 miles of pipeline in the Rocky Mountains, moving crude oil to its refineries and finished products to its marketing terminals.
www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=71CA29EC-668F-45F2-839C-F1A90E4A65B2   (383 words)

  
 Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair was initially a pharmacist but in 1901 he became involved in the oil industry.
In 1916 he established the Sinclair Oil and Refining Corporation and the Sinclair Gulf Corporation.
After the Russian Revolution in 1917 Sinclair went to Russia and met Lenin and attempted to negotiate the oil rights in Siberia.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAsinclairHF.htm   (865 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sinclair Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Most of its gas station locations are located west of the Mississippi River.
The company has long history being a fixture on American roads and briefly in other countires with its green dinosaur logo.
Sinclair was aquired by Atlantic Richfield in 1969.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sinclair-Oil   (179 words)

  
 Danbury Mint 1:24 50's Sinclair Gas Station
When young druggist, Harry Sinclair lost the drug store he inherited from his father in a speculation at age twenty, it freed him of the inheritance that confined him.
In a mere month, the new Sinclair Company shared the rarefied air only nine other American petroleum companies occupied, as the seventh largest oil company in the United States.
The company symbol of the apatosaurus (brontosaurus) was adopted in 1930 and remains as one of the most recognizable corporate logos in the world.
www.diecast.org /diecast98/html/asp/list_reviews/xq/ASP/id.1367/qx/printreview.htm   (341 words)

  
 ExxonMobil's Gasoline Sulfur Removing Process Licensed in Oklahoma.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sinclair will use this proven technology to satisfy its Tulsa refinery's current needs for gasoline sulfur reduction and to provide the flexibility required to meet future needs.
EMRE is the research and engineering arm of ExxonMobil, a leading global oil, natural gas, and petrochemicals company whose subsidiaries have operations in nearly 200 countries and territories.
Sinclair also owns a number of properties in the hospitality industry, most notably the Grand America hotel in Salt Lake City and the Sun Valley resort in Sun Valley, Idaho.
www2.exxonmobil.com /Corporate/Newsroom/Newsreleases/xom_nr_101002_1.asp   (397 words)

  
 1953 Sinclair Oil Ad: Who Started Lubrication?
To the fast moving, water loving otter, for example, she gave the natural oils that protect its glossy coat from constant wetting and friction.
When used according to the car manufacturers recommendations, it is guaranteed to keep an engine in top operating condition for 100,000 miles.
Sinclair pioneers in developing quality lubricating oils for every kind of mechanized equipment, from sewing machines to dynamos.
www.antiqnet.com /detail,1953-sinclair-oil,644965.html   (321 words)

  
 Snowbasin: Privacy Policy - Sinclair Oil's Corporate Privacy Policy for Users of it's Websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
During the registration process Sinclair shall require the user to complete certain data fields.
Sinclair is concerned about protecting the safety of the children who use our site.
Very Important: If you feel that a site using the Sinclair brands and/or logos has not posted an acceptable privacy policy, or is not following the privacy policy it has posted, please send us an email at privacy-support@sinclairoil.com.
www.snowbasin.com /winter/privacy_policy.html   (1930 words)

  
 The Teapot Dome Scandal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Three naval oil fields, Elk Hills and Buena Vista Hills in California and Teapot Dome in Wyoming, was public land that were reserved by previous presidents to be emergency underground oil supplies to be used by the navy only when the regular oil supplies diminished.
Soon after two of his friends, Harry F. Sinclair (Mammoth Oil Corporation) and Edward L. Doheny (Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company), were allowed to lease part of these Naval Reserves, including Teapot Dome.
In 1927 the Supreme Court ruled that the oil leases had been corruptly obtained and invalidated the Elk Hills lease in February of that year and the Teapot lease in October of the same year.
www.royaltyfb.com /articles/The_Teapot_Dome_Scandal.php   (278 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sinclair has generally contested the contamination claims by disputing the existence, extent, cause, and timing of the alleged pollution contamination.
It is understood and agreed that this policy does not apply to liability for personal injury or property damage arising out of the discharge, dispersal, release or escape of smoke, vapors, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, oil, petroleum substance or derivative, toxic chemicals, liquids or gases, waste materials or other irritants, contaminants or pollutants.
The oil spill was 3,000 gallons of road oil from a state highway maintenance yard which occurred when a trespasser opened an unlocked storage tank valve, an act of apparent vandalism.
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=wy&vol=/1996/&invol=95-62   (4446 words)

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