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Frank Prior Sterling was a 20th century oilman and oil industry businessperson, based in Houston, Texas. Frank, Ross, and his other Sterling brothers grew up on Double Bayou in Chambers County, southern Texas.〔"Ross Sterling, Texan" University of Texas Press 2007; pp 5-10.〕 They were ambitious and built a sail boat to carry vegetables to Galveston for sale. ==Career== Frank Sterling was one of nine founders of the Humble Oil & Refining Company of Houston, Texas in 1917. Their first wells were in the Humble, Texas area. Frank Sterling, who was a post-production expert, became a Vice President of Humble in 1921. Humble Oil was one of the best oil & gas finding companies in the history of petroleum exploration. Humble Oil merged with Standard Oil of New Jersey to form Exxon, Inc., the present day ExxonMobil corporation. Ross S. Sterling, Frank Sterling's brother, was the first president of Humble Oil, and later became the Governor of Texas. Florence Sterling, Frank Sterling's sister, also worked at Humble Oil and became its Corporate Secretary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Sterling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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