The Cartel
Macbeth
had the three witches, Dallas had the Cartel
Today there are several
family owned and operated Oil Companies like Ewing Oil, though
certainly not as many as Texas had in previous years. These
companies are nowhere near the size of conglomerates like
Mobil. In order to maintain a strong voice in the Oil Industry,
these companies are bonded by the IOA, The Independent Oilman's
Association. They vote on various issues internally and then
present a united front in political and economic arenas.
Within the IOA there are CARTELS- groups
of companies that invest in major ventures together . The
Cartels limit the competition within the Independents, provide
an opportunity to go up against such awesome conglomerates
such as WESTAR OIL, and share the risk of any venture between
companies.
Note : Cartels are now Illegal in the
United States.
Jock Ewing was founding member of one
of the first and most powerful cartels in the Oil Industry.
The original charter of the Dallas based Cartel had the following
members:
JEBSON AMES, Sr. (deceased), Ames Oil
(Expelled from the Cartel in 1980 due to illegal activities
by Jebsons son)
Punk Anderson, Anderson Oil (retired
)
Jordan Lee (deceased) , Lee Oil, retired
from the business but he continued to be involved in political
activism leading to his assassination in 1990.
Andy Bradley (retired), Bradley Oil
John Ross Ewing, Sr. (deceased), Ewing
Oil
William Joseph Garr, Sr. (deceased),
Garr Oil (expelled from the Cartel in 1980 due to illegal
activities by his son Bille Joe)
Martin Hurst (deceased), Hurst Oil.
Name changed to Stonehurst Oil when Martin died and his daughters
husband Seth Stone became CEO, upon Seths death, Martins daughter
Marilee Stone became CEO. She retired from the Oil Business.
Wade Luce, (retired).Luce Oil. Luce
sold the company to Rebecca Wentworth and it kept its place
within the Cartel. Upon Wentworths death in 1983, her son
Clifford Barnes became sole owner and CEO. Cliff retired from
the Oil Business.
Lucas Wade (deceased), Wade Oil. The
company went bankrupt after Lucas`s death and its assets were
auctioned off by the banks.
