Eddy Refining Company
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Eddy Refining Company is an oil
refinery
business with headquarters located in Houston, Texas
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Founded in 1946 by Eddy C. Scurlock
, owner and founder of Scurlock Oil Company
, the refining company is a private business with annual sales of $1,700,000.
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
refinery
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
business with headquarters located in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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Founded in 1946 by Eddy C. Scurlock
Eddy C. Scurlock
Eddy Clark Scurlock was an American oil industry tycoon, entrepreneur, millionaire and philanthropist...
, owner and founder of Scurlock Oil Company
Scurlock Oil Company
The Scurlock Oil Company was a petroleum corporation with headquarters located in Houston, Texas.Founded in 1936 by Eddy C. Scurlock, the company was a tank car marketer of petroleum products, which emerged as an important transporter of crude oil and condensate.By 1982, the Scurlock Oil Company...
, the refining company is a private business with annual sales of $1,700,000.