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Sun Enterprises company history timeline

1976

In 1976 Sun Oil Company changed its name to Sun Company, Inc., to portray the fact that it was involved in more businesses than just oil.

1978

In 1978 Chairman Sharbaugh authorized the purchase of a large interest in Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical-supply firm, and it became obvious that Sharbaugh’s vision for Sun differed from that of the board.

1980

In 1980 Sun bought all the domestic oil and gas properties of Texas Pacific Oil Company for $23 billion.

1983

By 1983 this acquisition’s production increased by almost 35%. Additional acquisitions expanded its coal reserves by 70%.

In 1983 Sun was granted shares in exploration tracts in the Gulf of Beibu and the South China Sea.

1984

By 1984, a Sun-manned jack-up rig had been installed off Hainan Island in the Gulf of Beibu, and drilling began.

1985

Burtis worked closely with McClements on strategic direction until McClements became CEO in 1985.

2021

"Sun Company, Inc. ." International Directory of Company Histories. . Retrieved April 15, 2021 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/sun-company-inc

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