Dan Moran was the first President of
Conoco
Conoco Inc. ( ) was an American oil and gas company that operated from 1875 until 2002, when it merged with Phillips Petroleum to form ConocoPhillips. Founded by Isaac Elder Blake in 1875 as the "Continental Oil and Transportation Company". Curr ...
oil company. After
E. W. Marland lost control of
Marland Oil Company
Marland Oil Company was a major American oil company that manufactured and marketed gasoline, motor oils and other petroleum products. to
J. P. Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known ...
in 1928, Moran was brought in as the new president. Moran successfully acquired Continental Oil Company and merged it with
Marland Oil creating a new company called Conoco. Moran ran Conoco from 1928 to 1947 and saw the company successfully through the great depression and World War II. Under Moran's leadership, Conoco became a pioneer in offshore drilling, continental pipelines, petrochemicals, and aviation fuel.
Honors
Dan Moran Park in Ponca City, Oklahoma is named for Moran.
Moran is honored with a medallion at the Conoco Oil Pioneers of Oklahoma Plaza at Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.
References
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External links
Encyclopedia. "Conoco" retrieved June 13, 2021.ConocoPhillips. "Our History 1910 - 1929" retrieved June 13, 2021Course Hero. "Dan Moran" retrieved June 13, 2021.
American businesspeople in the oil industry
Petroleum in Oklahoma
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
People from Ponca City, Oklahoma
ConocoPhillips people