Humble Oil
Videos
Humble Oil and Refining Co. was an American oil company founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas. In 1919, a 50% interest in Humble was acquired by the Standard Oil of New Jersey which acquired the rest of th
Humble Oil refinery in Baytown, Texas, 1958
Houston Headquarters, built 1963
Humble-branded forecourt located in Gahanna, Ohio (early 1970's). The Enco brand was not used in Ohio because of trademark infringement claims made by Standard Oil Co. of Ohio (Sohio); Exxon later withdrew from Ohio entirely by the end of the decade save for Southeast Ohio and Columbus
Esso
Videos
Esso is a global trading name for ExxonMobil, used alongside Mobil, as one of its two primary retail brands outside the United States.
Humble Oil
…was used by Standard Oil of New Jersey until 1973, when the company rebranded nationwide as Exxon and discontinued Humble, along with its other brands Esso and Enco. Today, Humble's assets are owned and operated by ExxonMobil, which formed from the merger of Exxon and Mobil (Standard Oil of New York) in…
Esso enamel steel sign in Manhattan, New York City, photographed in 1938
Historic Esso station in South Carolina, pictured in 2017
Esso gas station in Lares, Puerto Rico, 1942. The Esso brand name remained there until 2008.
Esso price bar in Finland