Lago Petroleum Corporation

For the oil refinery, see Lago Oil and Transport Company.
Lago Petroleum Corporation
IndustryOil exploration and production
FoundedApril 12, 1923
FounderGeorge F. Naphen and Joshua S. Cosden
Defunct1943
Fatemerged with Creole Petroleum Corporation
Headquarters
Venezuela
Number of locations
Lake Maracaibo region
ProductsPetroleum

Lago Petroleum Corporation was an oil production company established by Americans in 1923 that exploited the oilfields in Lake Maracaibo. It was acquired by Standard Oil of New Jersey in 1932. Later it was nationalized.

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