11 Facts About Pennzoil

1.

Pennzoil is an American motor oil brand currently owned by Shell plc.

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2.

The former Pennzoil Company had been established in 1913 in Pennsylvania, being active in business as an independent firm until it was acquired by Shell in 2002, becoming a brand of the conglomerate.

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3.

In 1963, South Penn Oil merged with Zapata Petroleum and Stetco Petroleum to form a new "Pennzoil Company", headquartered in Houston and appointing Hugh Liedtke as president.

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4.

Pennzoil appealed the federal court case to the United States Supreme Court.

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5.

Pennzoil paid Mr Jamail $335 million and Mr Kerr $10 million for the victory.

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6.

Pennzoil is an official long-term recommended motor oil of all Fiat Chrysler Automobiles companies, BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Iveco and Opel for automobiles in United States.

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7.

Pennzoil is an official long-term recommended motorcycle engine oil of BMW Motorrad and Ducati for motorcycles in United States.

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8.

From 1983 to 1990, Pennzoil sponsored the Team Penske driver Rick Mears during his CART World Series campaign, winning the 1984 and 1988 Indianapolis 500.

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9.

Pennzoil was the title sponsor of the Grand Prix of Houston in 2013.

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10.

Pennzoil has been the official motor oil of German-American GTLM team BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing since 2015 season and American Formula One team Haas F1 Team since 2016 season.

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11.

Pennzoil partnered Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari and MotoGP team Ducati Team due to Shell partnership.

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