Imperial Standard

Imperial Oil, Exxon, and the Canadian Oil Industry from 1880

Graham D. Taylor

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University of Calgary Press
30 April 2019

Petroleum & oil industries

Series: Energy Histories, Cultures, and Politics

For over 130 years, Imperial Oil dominated Canada's oil industry. Their 1947 discovery of crude oil in Leduc, Alberta transformed the industry and the country. But from 1899 onwards, two-thirds of the company was owned by an American giant, making Imperial Oil one of the largest foreign-controlled multinationals in Canada. Imperial Standard is the first full-scale history of Imperial Oil. It illuminates Imperial's longstanding connections to Standard Oil of New Jersey, also known as Exxon Mobil. Although this relationship was often beneficial to Imperial, allowing them access to technology and capital, it also came at a cost, causing Imperial to be assailed as the embodiment of foreign control of Canada's natural resources.

Graham D. Taylor draws on an extensive collection of primary sources to explore the complex relationship between the two companies. This groundbreaking history provides unprecedented insight into one of Canada's most influential oil companies as it has grown and evolved with the industry itself.

By: Graham D. Taylor
Imprint: University of Calgary Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 238mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 577g
ISBN: 9781773850351
ISBN 10: 1773850350
Series: Energy Histories, Cultures, and Politics
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 30 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Graham D. Taylor is professor emeritus in the Department of History at Trent University. He is the author of Du Pont and the International Chemical Industry, and The Rise of Canadian Business. He is winner of the 2015 Petroleum History Society Best Article Prize

Reviews for Imperial Standard: Imperial Oil, Exxon, and the Canadian Oil Industry from 1880

This is not a simple case study that narrowly analyzes how yet another Canadian firm was swallowed by a U.S. colossus. Imperial Standard reveals a legacy of complicated dynamics-between subsidiary and parent, between corporation and state-and helps us understand the inception of fossil-fuelled industrial capitalism in this country. - Dimitry Anastakis, Literary Review of Canada