28 Facts About Sunoco Inc

Sunoco Inc ranked 39th among United States corporations in the value of World War II production contracts.

In 1956, Sunoco Inc introduced "custom blending" pumps, an innovation that allowed customers of Sunoco Inc service stations to choose from several octane ratings through a single pump.

In 1994, Sunoco Inc acquired the Philadelphia Chevron Oil refinery consolidating operations with its own adjacent which it had acquired with Atlantic.

In 1998, Sun Company, Inc became Sunoco, Inc In 2011 the Toledo facility was sold to PBF Energy.

In September 2009, Sunoco Inc sold its retail heating oil and propane distribution business to Superior Plus for $82.

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In 2012, Sunoco demolished its Eagle Point refinery complex in West Deptford Township, New Jersey, which had been idle since 2010.

In Canada, the Sunoco Inc brand was licensed for the Ontario retail gas station operations of Suncor Energy until 2010.

In December 2010, Sunoco Inc sold its refinery in Toledo, Ohio to PBF Energy for $400 million.

Sunoco Inc has said that its cost for exiting the refining business could be as high as $2.

In September 2012, Sunoco Inc formed a joint venture with The Carlyle Group, allowing for the continuation of operations at the Philadelphia refinery, and temporarily saving over 800 jobs.

In Texas, the Sunoco Inc brand replaced Valero Energy at the Stripes locations; Stripes and A-Plus remained separate brands.

Additionally, Sunoco Inc LP purchased eight Pico convenience stores in South Central Texas.

In December 2015, Sunoco LP completed its acquisition of Alta East, Inc, a wholesale motor fuel distribution business serving the northeast United States.

In June 2016, Sunoco LP purchased Valentine Convenience stores, consisting of 18 locations selling more than 20 million gallons of fuel, as well as Texas based Kolkhorst Petroleum, Inc Kolkhorst operated 14 convenience stores under the Rattler's brand and distributed more than 46 million gallons of fuel.

Sunoco Inc UltraTech contains the same detergent level as the fuel Sunoco Inc makes for NASCAR.

In 2019, Sunoco LP announced a 50 percent ownership joint venture with Energy Transfer on the J C Nolan diesel fuel pipeline that connects west Texas to the Gulf Coast.

Sunoco Inc had exclusive deals as the gasoline supplier at the travel plazas along the Ohio Turnpike, Pennsylvania Turnpike, New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway, Palisades Parkway, and Delaware Turnpike.

Sunoco Inc operates some of the filling stations on the New York Thruway, as well as the two service areas - Chesapeake House and Maryland House - along Interstate 95 in Maryland.

Sunoco Inc received over 113 notices for violations from Pennsylvania's Dept.

In 2014, Sunoco Inc was one of 50 companies sued by Pennsylvania, which alleged that the companies polluted waters with MTBE, a gasoline additive.

Sunoco Inc claimed their systems did not detect the leak; the leak was reported by a hiker in the Wildlife Refuge.

Sunoco Inc Race Fuels is a refiner and distributor of racing fuels.

Sunoco Inc sponsored Penske Porsches in the SCCA Can-Am series, and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1972 with Penske and driver Mark Donohue.

Between 1989 and 1992, Sunoco Inc sponsored NASCAR team owner Billy Hagan's No 94 Cup team.

Sunoco Inc was the official fuel supplier of the IndyCar Series from 2011 through 2018.

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In 2015, Sunoco Inc became the Official Fuel of the National Hot Rod Association.

In 2016, Sunoco Inc was the founding partner of the "Daytona Rising" project, which was highlighted by the reimagining of the historic Daytona International Speedway.

Sunoco Inc is a partner with the Hersheypark amusement facility in Hershey, Pennsylvania.