Pronunciation: [sˈɒkənɪ] (IPA) 
The word "socony" is spelled as /soʊ.kə.ni/. The IPA transcription shows that the first syllable is pronounced with the vowel sound /oʊ/, followed by the consonant sound /k/ and the unstressed vowel sound /ə/. The second syllable is pronounced with the consonant sound /n/ and the vowel sound /i/. This spelling is used for the name of the former oil company, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, which stood for Standard Oil Company of New York.
Socony is a term that refers to Standard Oil Company of New York, which was an oil company that operated between 1882 and 1931. The term "Socony" is an acronym for Standard Oil Company of New York and it was widely used to identify and distinguish the New York branch of the Standard Oil Company.
Standard Oil was founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870 and quickly grew to become one of the largest companies in the world. As its operations expanded across the United States, the company established various regional branches, with Socony being one of them.
Socony primarily focused on the production, refining, and distribution of petroleum and related products. It played a significant role in the development of the American oil industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Socony's operations included drilling and extracting oil, refining it into various products like gasoline, lubricants, and kerosene, and transporting and marketing these products domestically and internationally.
In 1911, due to concerns over anti-competitive practices and monopoly control, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil should be dissolved into separate entities. As a result, Socony became an independent company in 1911, later changing its name to Socony-Vacuum Oil Company in 1931.
The word "Socony" is derived from the original name of the company that later became Mobil Oil Corporation. It was called the "Standard Oil Company of New York" (Socony) when it was formed in 1882 as a subsidiary of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company. Socony was one of the many regional marketing companies established by Standard Oil to sell and distribute its products. Over time, the company underwent various mergers and rebranding, eventually adopting the name "Mobil" in 1966.
