A few weeks ago, Motoring Weekly published an article about Royal Dutch Shell and Total, two of the biggest oil companies buying up other energy companies to diversify their portfolios. In Britain, BP has followed suit. Decades ago in a branding exercise, BP aka British Petroleum, had a go at renaming themselves “Beyond” Petroleum. It didn’t really work out, although now in … [Read more...]
Nexcel, a New Way to Manage Engine Oil
I read a really interesting article in The Economist magazine recently. When we think of technologies developing in the auto industry, we often think about new ways to develop power or reduce fuel consumption. Often we miss the subtle changes that are happening because in the grand scheme of things, they are not exciting or perceived to be not worthy of lots of media attention. … [Read more...]
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil in 1870 in Ohio. Rockefeller was descended from German & English immigrants. He founded the company with his brother William, English chemist Samuel Andrews and Henry Flagler. Flagler’s half brother, Stephen Harkness was a silent partner, providing the cash for Flagler's investment. The original idea for the enterprise actually came … [Read more...]