Humble Oil

Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Company type	Private (1911–59); Subsidiary (1959–73);
Industry	Petroleum
Founded	1911
Founder	Walter Fondren Sr.; Ross Sterling; Frank Sterling;
Defunct	January 1, 1973
Fate	Acquired by Exxon
Successor	Exxon Company, U.S.A.
Headquarters	Humble Oil Building (1921–1963); Humble Building (1963–1973), Houston, Texas
Products	Gasoline, motor oils
Brands	Esso (1960–73) ; Enco (1960–73)
Parent	Standard Oil of New Jersey (1959–73)

Humble Oil and Refining Co. was an American oil company founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas. In 1919, a 50% interest in Humble was acquired by the Standard Oil of New Jersey which acquired the rest of the company in September 1959. The Humble brand was used by Standard Oil of New Jersey until 1973, when the company rebranded nationwide as Exxon and discontinued Humble, along with its other brands Esso and Enco.

Today, Humble's assets are owned and operated by ExxonMobil, which formed from the merger of Exxon and Mobil (Standard Oil of New York) in 1999.

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