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The Esso<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>fuel brand is owned by Ontario, Sarnia-based Imperial Oil<\/strong><\/a>. The company, which was previously vertically integrated, from petroleum extraction to distribution, now focuses on the upstream side of distribution and has moved away from less profitable retailing, a general trend in most major oil companies.<\/p>\n

Esso<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is an international gasoline brand associated with the US oil company ExxonMobil<\/a>.<\/strong> The name is derived from the initials of Standard Oil before 1911, when it was called Eastern States Standard Oil (ESSO). In 1972, this brand was largely replaced in the US by the Exxon brand after buying Humble Oil<\/a><\/strong>, while Esso<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>remained widely used elsewhere in the world.<\/p>\n

Esso<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>puts forward a premium gasoline brand called Synergy<\/strong>, designed to help reduce fuel consumption. This gasoline contains various additives such as:<\/p>\n