Vacuum Oil Company

Vacuum Oil Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryPetroleum
FoundedOctober 4, 1866 (1866-10-04)
FounderMatthew Ewing
Hiram Everest
DefunctJuly 30, 1931 (1931-07-30)
FateMerged with Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) in 1931
SuccessorSocony-Vacuum (1931–99)
ProductsGasoline, motor oils
Brands
  • Mobiloil
  • Gargoyle
ParentStandard Oil (1879–1911)

Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company. After being taken over by the original Standard Oil Company and then becoming independent again, in 1931 Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York to form Socony-Vacuum, later renamed to Mobil and eventually merging with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (itself renamed to Exxon) to form ExxonMobil in 1999.