Scurlock Oil Company

Scurlock Oil Company was an American oil company founded in 1936 by Eddy C. Scurlock. It began as a tank-car marketer of petroleum products, operating in a segment of the oil industry focused on moving and marketing refined and liquid petroleum materials rather than producing crude oil itself. The company expanded its operating base in 1946 by acquiring a small refinery in Houston. That facility became the Eddy Refining Company, giving Scurlock a refining presence alongside its transportation and marketing activities. Over time, Scurlock developed into a significant transporter of crude oil and natural-gas condensate. Its logistical activities used multiple modes of transportation, including trucks, barges, and pipelines. This multimodal structure enabled the company to handle petroleum flows across regional markets and reflected the importance of midstream infrastructure in the American oil industry. By 1982, Scurlock was reported to be transporting approximately 200,000 barrels of oil per day, a scale that made it a substantial independent participant in petroleum logistics. The company changed ownership in 1982, when it was sold to Ashland Oil. Scurlock continued within Ashland's corporate structure until Ashland acquired the Permian Corporation in 1991. Ashland subsequently combined Scurlock with Permian to create the Scurlock Permian Corporation subsidiary. This combination brought Scurlock's transportation and related petroleum assets together with the Permian business under a consolidated operating entity. In 1999, Ashland sold Scurlock Permian Corporation to Plains All American Pipeline. The transaction marked the end of Scurlock as an independently identifiable Ashland subsidiary and transferred the business into Plains All American Pipeline's expanding midstream portfolio. The original Scurlock Oil Company is therefore best understood as a historical American oil and petroleum-logistics company whose identity evolved through acquisition, integration, and eventual divestiture.

Scurlock Oil Company was established in 1936 by Eddy C. Scurlock in the United States. Its original business was tank-car marketing of petroleum products, placing the company in the transportation and distribution side of the oil industry. Rather than being described primarily as an exploration or production company, Scurlock developed through the handling, movement, and marketing of petroleum materials. A major expansion occurred in 1946, when the company acquired a small refinery in Houston. The refinery became known as the Eddy Refining Company and gave Scurlock an operating foothold in refining as well as petroleum marketing. The Houston base was also consistent with the company's later identity as a regional oil transportation and logistics enterprise. Scurlock subsequently grew into an important transporter of crude oil and natural-gas condensate. Its transportation network used trucks, barges, and pipelines, allowing the company to move petroleum through several types of infrastructure. By 1982, the company was transporting about 200,000 barrels of oil per day. That reported volume illustrates the scale reached by the business before its sale and later corporate integration. In 1982, Scurlock Oil Company was sold to Ashland Oil. The acquisition changed the company's ownership while preserving Scurlock as a recognizable operating business within Ashland. A further structural change followed in 1991, when Ashland acquired the Permian Corporation and merged it with Scurlock. The combined subsidiary was named Scurlock Permian Corporation. The successor business remained under Ashland until 1999, when Ashland sold Scurlock Permian Corporation to Plains All American Pipeline. This divestiture ended the historical Scurlock business's direct association with Ashland and transferred its operations to another major petroleum logistics company. The original Scurlock Oil Company is consequently a defunct historical brand and corporate entity, with its business legacy continuing through successor ownership and organizational structures rather than through an independent company operating under the original name.

• 1999

  Successor subsidiary sold to Plains All American Pipeline

  [1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Ashland sold Scurlock Permian Corporation to Plains All American Pipeline.

• 1991

  Merged with Permian

  [1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Following Ashland's acquisition of the Permian Corporation, Ashland combined Permian with Scurlock to create Scurlock Permian Corporation.

• 1982

  Large-scale petroleum transportation reached

  [1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Scurlock was reported to be transporting approximately 200,000 barrels of oil per day by truck, barge, and pipeline.

• 1982

  Sold to Ashland Oil

  [1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Scurlock Oil Company was sold to Ashland Oil.

• 1946

  Houston refinery acquired

  [1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Scurlock purchased a small Houston refinery, which became the Eddy Refining Company.

• 1936

  Company founded

  [1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Eddy C. Scurlock founded Scurlock Oil Company as a tank-car marketer of petroleum products.

A Houston-based American petroleum logistics and refining company, positioned around the transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural-gas condensate, and petroleum products.

• Petroleum marketing · 1936

  Petroleum products

  Scurlock began as a tank-car marketer of petroleum products. The available historical account does not identify specific branded fuels or refined-product names, but establishes petroleum-product marketing as the company's original commercial activity.

• Oil transportation

  Crude oil transportation

  Crude oil transportation became one of Scurlock's principal activities as the company expanded. It moved oil through a combination of truck, barge, and pipeline operations, reaching reported throughput of approximately 200,000 barrels per day by 1982.

• Natural-gas liquids logistics

  Natural-gas condensate transportation

  Scurlock emerged as an important transporter of natural-gas condensate alongside crude oil. The available reference describes this as part of the company's broader petroleum logistics business but does not specify individual grades, routes, or branded services.

• Oil refining · 1946

  Eddy Refining Company

  The Eddy Refining Company was the name given to the small Houston refinery acquired by Scurlock in 1946. The acquisition expanded Scurlock beyond marketing and transportation into refinery ownership and operations.

• 1999

  Divestiture to Plains All American PipelineM&A

  Background

  Scurlock's business was being operated through the Ashland subsidiary Scurlock Permian Corporation.

  Action taken

  Ashland sold Scurlock Permian Corporation to Plains All American Pipeline.

  Aftermath

  The successor business moved into Plains All American Pipeline's ownership, ending the Scurlock operation's association with Ashland.

  Source

• 1991

  Formation of Scurlock Permian CorporationM&A

  Background

  Ashland acquired the Permian Corporation after it had already acquired Scurlock.

  Action taken

  Ashland merged Scurlock with Permian to form the Scurlock Permian Corporation subsidiary.

  Aftermath

  The Scurlock business continued as part of a consolidated subsidiary rather than as the original standalone company.

  Source

• 1982

  Sale to Ashland OilM&A

  Background

  Scurlock had become a substantial transporter of crude oil and natural-gas condensate, with reported transportation volume of about 200,000 barrels per day.

  Action taken

  Scurlock Oil Company was sold to Ashland Oil.

  Aftermath

  Scurlock operated under Ashland ownership and was later combined with the Permian Corporation.

  Source

• 1946

  Expand into refining through a Houston acquisitionStrategy

  Background

  Scurlock had begun as a tank-car marketer of petroleum products and sought to broaden its oil-industry activities.

  Action taken

  The company purchased a small Houston refinery and operated it as the Eddy Refining Company.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition added refining to Scurlock's petroleum marketing and transportation activities.

  Source

• 1999

  Scurlock Permian Corporation sold to Plains All American Pipeline[1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Ashland sold its Scurlock Permian Corporation subsidiary to Plains All American Pipeline, transferring the successor business into Plains' midstream operations.

• 1991

  Scurlock and Permian businesses combined[1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  After Ashland acquired the Permian Corporation, it combined Permian with Scurlock to form the Scurlock Permian Corporation subsidiary.

• 1982

  Ashland Oil acquires Scurlock Oil Company[1]Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Scurlock Oil Company was sold to Ashland Oil, ending its independent ownership and placing its petroleum transportation and refining activities within Ashland's corporate structure.

1. 1Scurlock Oil Companyen.wikipedia.org