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Corporate lineage

Sun Oil Company

Now part of Anadarko Petroleum.

13
Recorded transactions
Acquired
Current status
2
Predecessors on record

Lineage

The chain on record.

Each arrow is a recorded acquisition or merger. Open any company to trace its own chain.

Predecessors · acquired by Sun Oil Company

  1. Diamond Oil CompanySun Oil Company
  2. Sun Calvert CompanySun Oil Company

Sun Oil Company · acquired by

  1. Sun Oil CompanySun Company, Inc.

Successor chain

  1. SunSun Company, Inc.
  2. Sun Company, Inc.Sunoco, Inc.
  3. Sun Company, Inc. (E&P Assets)Sun Expl. & Prod. Company
  4. Sun Expl. & Prod. CompanyOryx Energy Company
  5. Oryx Energy CompanyKerr-McGee Corporation
  6. Kerr-McGee CorporationAnadarko Petroleum Corporation
  7. Kerr-McGeeAnadarko Petroleum
  8. Anadarko PetroleumOccidental Petroleum
  9. Anadarko Petroleum CorporationOccidental Petroleum Corporation
  10. Occidental Petroleum Ltd. (Canada)Nexen, Inc.

Quick answers

About Sun Oil Company.

Who acquired Sun Oil Company?
Sun Oil Company was acquired into Anadarko Petroleum, which is the current successor entity in the chain tracked by the OGLandman M&A directory.
Is Sun Oil Company still an independent company?
No. Sun Oil Company is no longer independent; it is now part of Anadarko Petroleum.
What companies did Sun Oil Company acquire?
Sun Oil Company acquired Diamond Oil Company, Sun Calvert Company. Full list available in the lineage chain below.

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