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Pennsylvania Oil Companies
Quaker State is an American brand of motor oil produced by Shell Oil Company, the US-based division of Royal Dutch Shell since 2002,[4]
when Shell Oil Co. acquired Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. for $1.8 billion in cash and $1.1 billion in debt.[5][6]
The former Quaker State Oil Refining Company had been constituted in 1924 after the Eastern Refining Co. acquired rights to the Quaker State brand name to the Phinny Brothers Oil Company, which had been producing the Quaker lubricants since 1912, gaining a reputation in the U.S. after a deal signed with automotive manufacturer Franklin in 1914.
In 1931, it became the "Quaker State Corporation" after merging with another 18 oil companies.[1]
The Quaker State name is derived from the nickname for Pennsylvania,[7] the state founded by William Penn, a man of the Quaker religion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalie_Oil_Company
Amalie Oil Company is an American company that manufactures various weights of motor oil, synthetic oil, transmission fluid, and other automotive fluids.[1] The company was founded in Franklin, Pennsylvania in 1903, giving rise to its current slogan "Better than it has to be… Since 1903."[2]
The company was the first to sell multi-grade motor oil and is currently North America's largest private, independent blender of motor oils and industrial lubricants.[2] Amalie primarily produces private label products for companies such as Walmart, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Advance Auto Parts, Carquest and AutoZone but is starting to sell its own branded products more widely.[3] The company also owns the Wolf's Head brand.[4]
The company is currently run by the Barkett family. The Barketts entered the motor oil business by buying Petroleum Packers, a company in Port Tampa Bay, in 1977. In 1997 the Barketts acquired Amalie Oil from Sun Oil Company and merged Petroleum Packers into Amalie.[3] The combined company has been headquartered in Tampa, Florida since 1998.[5] As the company attempts to increase its brand awareness, it has become increasingly visible in the Tampa Bay Area. Since 2011 Amalie has been the home field sponsor of the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. In 2014 Amalie acquired the naming rights to the then Tampa Bay Times Forum and the Forum was renamed Amalie Arena.[5] The company is also a sponsor of the arena's tenants the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and the Tampa Bay Storm.[6] The company is also the title sponsor of the Gatornationals and a sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association.[7]