Ewing Oil
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| Ewing Oil | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fictitious Oil Company |
| Founded | Dallas, U.S., 1930 |
| Founder | Jock Ewing |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Key people | Jock Ewing J.R. Ewing Bobby Ewing Jason Ewing Willard "Digger" Barnes |
| Industry | Oil |
| Products | Fuels and Lubricants |
| From the television show Dallas | |
Ewing Oil Company is a fictional oil company from the television series Dallas. The company was founded by John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. during the Great Depression. After he retired in 1977 Jock made his oldest son John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr. the President of Ewing Oil but remained Chairman of the Board. When J.R. was shot Jock made his son Bobby Ewing president of the company but once J.R. recovered Bobby refused to step down but eventually quit because of the nature of the oil business.
When Jock died in a helicopter crash in South America his will divided the company equally between J.R. and Bobby and after one year whoever had made more profits would gain 51% of Ewing Oil but when Bobby won on a technicality they divided it between them with other percentages going to Miss Ellie, Gary, and Ray.
