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Ponca City , Oklahoma]]

Ponca City, Oklahoma

Ponca City's history has been shaped for the most part by the ebb and flow of the petroleum industry. The [[Marland Oil Company]], which once controlled approximately 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, was founded by eventual Oklahoma governor and U.S. congressman [[E. W. Marland]], who drilled his first successful oil well on land he leased from the [[Ponca]] Tribe of [[American Indians in the United States|American Indians]] in 1911.  

Ponca City's history has been shaped for the most part by the ebb and flow of the petroleum industry. The [[Marland Oil Company]], which once controlled approximately 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, was founded by eventual Oklahoma governor and U.S. congressman [[E. W. Marland]], who drilled his first successful oil well on land he leased from the [[Ponca]] Tribe of [[American Indians in the United States|American Indians]] in 1911.  

Based in [[Houston]], Texas, ConocoPhillips continues to operate one of the United States' largest refineries in Ponca City, as well as offices at the former Phillips Petroleum corporate headquarters in [[Bartlesville]], [[Oklahoma]]. The company's presence is much smaller than it once was, and Ponca City's population has declined steadily since the early 1990s as a result. However, recent efforts to grow the city's economy beyond the petroleum industry have landed a number of technology, manufacturing and service jobs.

Based in [[Houston]], Texas, ConocoPhillips continues to operate one of the United States' largest refineries in Ponca City, as well as offices at the former Phillips Petroleum corporate headquarters in [[Bartlesville]], [[Oklahoma]]. The company's presence is much smaller than it once was, and Ponca City's population has declined steadily since the early 1990s as a result. However, recent efforts to grow the city's economy beyond the petroleum industry have landed a number of technology, manufacturing and service jobs.

In 2005, ConocoPhillips announced plans to build a $5 million dollar museum across from its Ponca City refinery.  Opened to the public in May, 2007, the [[Conoco Museum]] features artifacts, photographs and other historical items related to the petroleum industry and its culture in northern Oklahoma.  A sister museum—Phillips Petroleum Company Museum—will also be opened in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

In 2005, ConocoPhillips announced plans to build a $5 million museum across from its Ponca City refinery.  Opened to the public in May, 2007, the [[Conoco Museum]] features artifacts, photographs and other historical items related to the petroleum industry and its culture in northern Oklahoma.  A sister museum—Phillips Petroleum Company Museum—will also be opened in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

The [[Conoco Museum]] is funded by a private foundation, and ConocoPhillips allows free admission.

The [[Conoco Museum]] is funded by a private foundation, and ConocoPhillips allows free admission.

[[Category:Oklahoma Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Oklahoma Cities and Towns]]