Pennzoil

Pennzoil is an oil company originally founded in Oil City, Pennsylvania. During the 1990s, the company moved its offices to Houston, Texas. It was then headquartered in Pennzoil Place, a recognizable Houston skyscraper. more...

In 1998, the company merged with onetime rival Quaker State to form Pennzoil-Quaker State. In 2002, the Royal Dutch/Shell Group purchased Pennzoil-Quaker State to form SOPUS--Shell Oil Products US. Both Pennzoil and Quaker State are now marketed together as a result.

Products

The following are products offered from Pennzoil:

• Motor Oils The pride and joy of the company, Pennzoil motor oils have a huge loyal following. In a way, Pennzoil is to lubricants what Amoco was to gasoline before they were acquired by BP (Though BP still uses the Amoco name to promote the gasoline.), in terms of a following. Chief rivals include Castrol, Valvoline, and Havoline.
• Jiffy Lube The company's oil change shop, Jiffy Lube promises a quick in and out for oil changes.
• Gasoline Pennzoil sells gasoline to motorists, mostly in western Pennsylvania. See more in the description below.

Gasoline

Though not much emphasis has ever been placed on gasoline, Pennzoil does sell gas. In the early parts of the company's history, the gas stations were branded as "Pennzip", though they were later changed to "Pennzoil". For decades, Pennzoil gas stations were mostly marketed in western Pennsylvania, western New York, northern and eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia. Pennzoil doesn't even make a single reference to the gasoline side of the business on the company's website.

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