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Sunray Oil Corporation

Now part of Anadarko Petroleum.

13
Recorded transactions
Acquired
Current status
1
Predecessor 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 Sunray Oil Corporation

  1. Barnsdall Oil CompanySunray Oil Corporation

Sunray Oil Corporation · acquired by

  1. Sunray Oil CorporationSunray DX Oil Company

Successor chain

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

Quick answers

About Sunray Oil Corporation.

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

From lineage to the paper

the successor is one answer. the deed is the other.

Now find where the paper is filed.

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