Interesting, The BP stations around here continued to take the Gulf gas cards, which is why I thought that was what happened.
Keep in mind, this was a long time ago, I was less than 10 at the time :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:15 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hydrogen > > Nope, Gulf was aquired by Chevron in 1984. > They may have divested some Gulf stations to BP as part of the merger. > (Normally when 2 merged companies are in the same markets, > the Feds make them sell some of the assets.) > > -Ben > > > At 12:43 PM 3/13/03 -0500, you wrote: > >And a long long time ago, the acquired Gulf, which is how I remember > >them being so old. > > > >We used to have Gulf stations around here, then one day, they all became > >BP, now this was many years ago and I don't remember it much any more, > >but I knew it happened. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:38 PM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: RE: Hydrogen > >> > >> BP owns (acquired) Amoco ( orig. American Oil Company), ARCO (orig. > >> Atlantic Richfield Co.), and Castrol oil. > >> > >> -Ben > >> > >> > >> At 10:00 AM 3/13/03 -0500, you wrote: > >> >You may be right. I know BP merged with Amoco in the late 90's and > >hadn't > >> >really heard too much of them before. > >> > > >> >I was under the impression BP was the new brand created by the > >merger, > >> but I > >> >could be wrong. > >> > > >> >M > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:45 AM > >> >To: CF-Community > >> >Subject: RE: Hydrogen > >> > > >> > > >> >BP was around a lot longer than two years ago I thought. > >> > > >> >I remember BP stations around here 10 years ago. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
