Editing Sunoco

{{Short description|American energy company}}
{{About|the U.S. oil company|the now{{En dash}}unaffilated Canadian oil company|Suncor Energy}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[Sonoco]], a packaging products company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sunoco LP
| logo = Sunoco 2023.png
| logo_size = 255px
| logo_caption = 
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NYSE|SUN}}
| foundation = {{sda|2014}}
| founder = 
| location = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| key_people = {{Plain list|
* Joseph Kim ([[President (corporate title)|president]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
* Karl Fails (executive vice president, [[chief operating officer]])
* Brian Hand (executive vice president, chief sales officer)
* Austin Harkness (executive vice president, chief commercial officer)
* Dylan Bramhall ([[chief financial officer]])
* Scott Grischow ([[Vice President|senior vice president]], [[finance]], and [[treasurer]])
}}
| industry = [[Petroleum industry]]
| products = {{Plain list|
* [[Gasoline|Fuel]]
* [[Diesel fuel]]
* [[Jet fuel]]
* [[Heating oil]]
* [[Lubricant]]s
* [[Kerosene]]
* [[Propane]]
* [[Chemicals]]
* [[Diesel Exhaust Fluid]]
* [[Gasoline additive|Additives]]
* [[Fuel card|CardLock]]
* [[Ethanol]]
* [[Renewable Fuels]]
* [[Bitumen|Asphalt]]
* [[Ammonia]]
* [[Butane]]
* [[Crude Oil]]
}}
| revenue = {{increase}} $23.068 billion (2023)
| net_income = 
| assets = 
| equity = 
| num_employees = 2,389 (2023)
| homepage = {{ubl
 | {{URL|http://www.Sunoco.com/}}
 | {{URL|https://www.SunocoLP.com/}}
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| footnotes = <ref name=10K>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1552275/000155227524000013/sun-20231231.htm | title=Sunoco LP 2022 Form 10-K Annual Report | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
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[[File:A Sunoco fuel station in Peachtree, North Carolina.jpg|thumb|A Sunoco fuel station in [[Peachtree, North Carolina]]]]

'''Sunoco LP''' {{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|n|oʊ|k|oʊ}} is an American [[master limited partnership]] organized under [[Delaware General Corporation Law|Delaware state law]] and [[headquartered]] in [[Dallas, Texas]]. Dating back to 1886, the company has transformed from a vertically integrated energy company to a distributor of [[gasoline|fuel]]s and operator of energy infrastructure. It was previously engaged in [[petroleum|oil]], [[natural gas]] [[exploration]] and [[Production (economics)|production]], [[refining]], [[chemical manufacturing]], and [[retail]] fuel sales, but divested these businesses.

The partnership was known as '''Sun Company, Inc.''' from 1886 to 1920 and 1976 to 1998, and as '''Sun Oil Co.''' from 1920 to 1976. The Sunoco name is a contraction of SUN Oil COmpany.

Its current operational focus dates back to 2018, when it divested the non{{En dash}}core [[convenience store]] operations to [[7-Eleven]] for $3.2 billion,<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2018/01/24/7-eleven-completes-purchase-of-1030-sunoco-stores-after-ftc-review-excludes-59/ "7-Eleven completes purchase of 1,030 Sunoco stores after FTC review excludes 59"] ''Dallas Morning News''. Retrieved 2024-10-18.</ref> which allowed for Sunoco LP to improve its financial position.<ref>[https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/7-eleven-gains-stores-sunoco-changes-its-stripes "7-Eleven Gains Stores as Sunoco Changes Its Stripes"] ''CSP Daily News''. Retrieved 2023-02-15.</ref> The transaction also provided a long-term take or pay fuel supply agreement with 7-Eleven to generate consistent earnings and cash flows.<ref>[https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-upgrades-sunoco-lp-to-bb-rates-senior-unsecured-note-offering-bb-rr4-outlook-stable-08-01-2018 "Fitch Upgrades Sunoco, LP to 'BB'"] ''Fitch Ratings''. Retrieved 2024-10-18.</ref> As of 2024, Sunoco still operates 76 retail locations, all of which are located in New Jersey and Hawaii, the latter branded as [[Aloha Petroleum|Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Form 10-Q- March 31, 2024 |url=https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001552275/ab45b176-5605-4838-827a-7a9a1e74687e.pdf |website=SEC |access-date=31 October 2024}}</ref>

As of 2024, the company distributes over {{convert|8|e9usgal|e9L|abbr=off|sp=us}} of fuel<ref>[https://rbnenergy.com/house-of-the-rising-sun-sunoco-lps-7.3-billion-deal-to-acquire-nustar-energy "House of the Rising SUN - Sunoco LP's $7.3 Billion Deal to Acquire NuStar Energy"] ''RBN Energy''. Retrieved 2024-09-04.</ref> across more than 40 U.S. states and territories,<ref>[https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/14303912/sunoco-lp-to-acquire-nustar-energy-in-73-billion-deal "Sunoco LP to acquire NuStar Energy in $7.3-billion deal"] ''Oil & Gas Journal''. Retrieved 2024-09-04.</ref> making it one of the largest independent fuel distributors in the United States.<ref>[https://www.ttnews.com/articles/sunoco-buy-nustar-energy-fuel "Sunoco to Buy NuStar Energy for $7.3 Billion"] ''Transport Topics''. Retrieved 2024-09-04.</ref> Its midstream operations include a network of approximately {{convert|14000|mi}} of pipeline and over 100 terminals.<ref>[https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/petrotex-completes-sale-c-stores-sunoco "PetroTex Completes Sale of C-Stores to Sunoco"] ''CSP Daily News''. Retrieved 2025-01-03.</ref> It has by far the largest number of gas stations in [[Pennsylvania]] at over 800 locations, more than triple that of second-place [[ExxonMobil]], though it is second to convenience store chain [[Sheetz]] in total fuel sales in the state.<ref>https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/Sunoco-USA/#:~:text=How%20many%20Sunoco%20gas%20stations,as%20of%20January%2029%2C%202025.</ref><ref>https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/top-gas-stations-in-pennsylvania-usa/#:~:text=Exxon%20Mobil%2C%20Shell%20and%20Marathon,has%2083%20locations%20in%20Pennsylvania.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Mark |date=2021-04-09 |title=First central Ohio Sheetz store to open Tuesday, shifting gas station landscape |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/04/09/sheetz-open-first-central-ohio-store-delaware/4819448001/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409101909/https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/04/09/sheetz-open-first-central-ohio-store-delaware/4819448001/ |archive-date=2021-04-09 |website=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]}}</ref>

==History==
===1800s to 1950s: founding and growth===
[[File:1920 Sunoco motor oil newspaper ad.png|thumb|left|Newspaper ad for Sunoco motor oil, then known as The Sun Oil Co. ''[[Tulsa Daily World]]'' (November 1, 1922).]]

The partnership began as The Peoples Natural Gas Company in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. In 1886, its partners {{En dash}} [[Joseph Newton Pew]], Philip Pisano, and Edward O. Emerson {{En dash}} decided to expand their fuel business with a stake in the new oil discoveries in [[Ohio]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. Four years later, the growing enterprise became the Sun Oil Company of Ohio. Sun Oil diversified quickly and became active in the production and distribution of oil as well as processing and marketing refined products. By 1901, the company was incorporated in [[New Jersey]] as Sun Company, Inc.

In 1902, the Sun Oil Refining Company was chartered in Texas, as it turned its interest to the new [[Spindletop]] field in [[Texas]].  Joseph Newton Pew's nephew, J. Edgar Pew, was able to buy the storage and transportation assets of Lone Star and Crescent Oil Company at a [[receivership]] [[auction]].  Spindletop oil was then shipped to the company's [[Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania]], refinery.<ref name=jl>{{cite book |last1=Linsley |first1=Judith |last2=Rienstrad |first2=Ellen |last3=Stiles |first3=Jo |title=Giant Under the Hill, A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas in 1901 |date=2002 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin |isbn=9780876112366 |pages=196–199}}</ref><ref name=oo>{{cite book |last1=Olien |first1=Diana |last2=Olien |first2=Roger |title=Oil in Texas, The Gusher Age, 1895-1945 |date=2002 |publisher=University of Texas Press |location=Austin |isbn=0292760566 |page=48}}</ref>

Pew's sons, [[J. Howard Pew]] and [[Joseph N. Pew Jr.|Joseph N. Pew, Jr.]] would take over the company after their father's death.

With a growing portfolio of oil fields and refineries, Sun opened its first service station in [[Ardmore, Pennsylvania]], in 1920. In 1922, it changed its name back to Sun Oil Company and, in 1925, it became a [[public company]] via an [[initial public offering]] on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. Sun Oil ranked 39th among United States corporations in the value of [[World War II]] production contracts.<ref>[[Whiz Kids (Department of Defense)|Peck, Merton J.]] & [[Frederic M. Scherer|Scherer, Frederic M.]] ''The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis'' (1962) [[Harvard Business School]] p. 620</ref> The company expanded internationally following the war. Its first Canadian refinery was built in 1953 in [[Sarnia, Ontario]], home to a burgeoning new [[petrochemical industry]]. Sun Oil established a facility at Venezuela's [[Lake Maracaibo]] in 1957, which produced over a billion barrels (159 trillion liters) before the operation was [[nationalized]] in 1975.

[[File:Vintage Sunoco Gas Pump Novelty Transistor Radio, Model 668, Made in Hong Kong (8676228154).jpg|thumb|right| Sunoco ''Custom{{En dash}}Blended'' fuel pump replica transistor radio]]

In 1956, the company introduced "Custom{{En dash}}Blended" fuel pumps, an innovation that allowed customers of Sunoco service stations to choose from several [[octane rating]]s through a single pump.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poplargrovewingsandwheels.com/index.asp?SEC=E9585369-AE0A-4D82-AEA0-1FFD4C803E81&Type=B_BASIC|title=Sunoco Gas Station - Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum}}</ref> Sunoco stations offered as many as eight grades of "Custom{{En dash}}Blended" fuels from its "Dial A Grade/Blend Selector" pumps ranging from subregular Sunoco 190 to Sunoco 260 and super-premium grade of 102 octane. The Sunoco 260 was advertised as "The Highest Octane Fuel You Can Buy!" and very popular with operators of [[V8 engine|V8]]{{En dash}}powered [[muscle cars]] of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite news | title=America's six finest gasoline grades custom-blended to fit any car today | url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/68232358/ | work=Shamokin News-Dispatch |location=Shamokin, Penn. | date=July 2, 1958 |url-access=subscription |postscript=. Advertisement.}}</ref>

===1960s to 1990s: acquisitions and branding===
In 1967, Sun Oil established its [[Great Canadian Oil Sands|Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited]] facility in northern [[Alberta, Canada]] to access the estimated 300 billion barrels (48&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup>) of extractable oil in the [[Athabasca oil sands]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The oilsands at 50: Will they still be producing in 100 years?|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/great-canadian-oil-sands-50th-birthday-1.4309424}}</ref>

In 1968, Sun Oil merged with [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]{{En dash}}based '''Sunray DX Oil Company''', which refined and marketed fuel under the '''DX''' brand in several midwestern states, and included several refineries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/398/447/30107/ |title=Sunray Dx Oil Company, and J. H. Douma, R. E. Foss, R. Paul Henry, R. W. Mcdowell, L. G. Rodgers, and C. H. Wright, Appellants, v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc., John C. Priest, Andrew J. Musacchio and James Crum, Appellees, 398 F.2d 447 (10th Cir. 1968) |publisher=[[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]] |date=July 12, 1968}}</ref> Its Tulsa refinery was operated by the company until its sale in June 2009 to Holly Corporation of Dallas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/FTO/0x0xS950134-09-7659/48039/filing.pdf |title=Holly Corp Form 8-K |publisher=[[Holly Corporation]] |date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> This move expanded Sun Oil's marketing area into the mid{{En dash}}continent region.

The company continued marketing its petroleum products under both the Sunoco and DX brands through the 1970s and into the 1980s. In the late 1980s, it began rebranding DX stations in the Midwest to the Sunoco brand, but by the early 1990s, they pulled out of virtually all areas in the southeastern U.S. and west of the Mississippi, resulting in the closing and rebranding of service stations and jobbers to other brands in those areas, notably [[Sinclair Oil|Sinclair]] in Oklahoma and [[Kerr-McGee]] and [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] in Arkansas.

With increased diversification, Sun Oil Company was renamed Sun Company in 1976. In 1980, Sun acquired the U.S. oil and gas properties of '''Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc.''', a subsidiary of [[Seagram|The Seagram Company Ltd]], for U.S.$2.3 billion {{En dash}} the second largest acquisition in U.S. history to that date.

Through the 1980s, Sun developed oil interests in the [[North Sea]] and offshore China and expanded its holdings in both oil and coal with additional U.S. business acquisitions. In 1983, the company launched Sunoco ULTRA 94, the market's highest octane unleaded fuel. Then in 1988, Sun undertook a restructuring to segregate its domestic oil and fuel exploration and production business and focus the company on its refining and marketing business. This led to the acquisition of [[Atlantic Refining and Marketing]] (and, in effect, that company's [[convenience store]] chain, [[A-Plus (store)|A{{En dash}}Plus]]), including its Philadelphia refinery which was later merged with the former [[Gulf Oil]] refinery that Sunoco acquired from [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]].

By the 1990s, the company had departed the international exploration business and was fully dedicated to its branded products and services. In 1994, Sun acquired the Philadelphia [[Chevron Oil]] refinery consolidating operations with its own adjacent which it had acquired with Atlantic. It sold its remaining interest in Canada's [[Suncor Energy]] in 1995 but markets products from two refineries {{En dash}} one in [[Toledo, Ohio]], and the other [[Sarnia, Ontario]] {{En dash}} in joint ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunocochem.com/products/sarniaf.htm |title=Sunoco Chemicals and the Sarnia Refinery |publisher=Sunocochem.com |access-date=2011-11-25}}</ref> In 1998, Sun Company, Inc. became Sunoco, Inc. In 2011 the Toledo facility was sold to [[PBF Energy|PBF Energy, Inc.]]

In 1998, Sunoco acquired the chemical business of [[Allied Signal]], including a [[phenol]] plant. The business was renamed as "Sunoco Chemicals, Inc."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hydrocarbononline.com/doc/sun-co-to-acquire-alliedsignals-philadelphia-0001 |title=Sun Co. to Acquire AlliedSignal's Philadelphia Phenol Facility |work=Hydrocarbon Online |date=April 2, 1998}}</ref> In 2011, the plant was acquired by [[Honeywell]] for $85 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Sunoco-sells-Philly-plant.html |title=Sunoco sells Philly plant to Honeywell |first=Joseph N. |last=DiStefano |publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]] |date=May 18, 2011}}</ref>

===2000s===
In 2003, [[Speedway LLC]], then a subsidiary of [[Marathon Petroleum]], sold 193 convenience stores to Sunoco.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2003/02/03/daily45.html |title=Sunoco buying 193 stations from Marathon Ashland unit |work=[[American City Business Journals]] |date=February 7, 2003}}</ref> It also acquired service stations from Coastal Petroleum.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2003/12/ftc-closes-investigation-sunocos-proposed-acquisition-coastal |title=FTC Closes Investigation of Sunoco's Proposed Acquisition of Coastal Eagle Point Oil Company |work=[[Federal Trade Commission]] |date=December 29, 2003}}</ref>

[[File:Sunoco Fuel Tanker Truck Auto Club 2022.jpg|thumb|right|Sunoco UltraTech race fuel tanker truck at [[Auto Club Speedway]]]]
In 2004, Sunoco replaced the [[ConocoPhillips]]' [[76 (Phillips 66)|76]] brand as the ''Official Fuel of [[NASCAR]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2004/05/10/focus3.html |title=Sunoco and NASCAR forge winning team |first=Mike |last=Mathis |work=[[American City Business Journals]] |date=May 10, 2004}}</ref>

After ConocoPhillips abandoned the marketing of the [[Mobil]] brand name in the [[Washington, D.C.]] area, Sunoco purchased these rights, converted Maryland and Virginia Mobil stations to the Sunoco brand, bringing the A{{En dash}}Plus convenience store with them {{En dash}} prior to this, these stations had convenience stores under the [[Circle K]] or [[On the Run (convenience store)|On the Run]] brands.

In September 2009, Sunoco sold its retail [[heating oil]] and [[propane]] distribution business to Superior Plus for $82.5 million in cash.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/superior-plus-completes-us86-million-acquisition-of-sunoco-retail-heat-tsx-spb-1269316.htm |title=Superior Plus Completes US$86 Million Acquisition of Sunoco Retail Heat |publisher=[[Marketwired]] |date=September 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/superiorplus/update-1-superior-to-buy-sunocos-fuel-distribution-biz-idUSBNG10144020090902 |title=Superior to buy Sunoco's fuel distribution biz |first=Koustav |last=Samanta |publisher=Reuters |date=September 2, 2009}}</ref>

In Canada, the Sunoco brand was licensed for the [[Ontario]] retail fuel station operations of [[Suncor Energy]] until 2010. Following Suncor's acquisition of [[Petro-Canada]], all Canadian Sunoco outlets were converted to Petro{{En dash}}Canada branding,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunoco.ca/ |title=Sunoco.ca}}</ref> except for one location in [[Port Colborne, Ontario]], which closed in 2023.

In December 2010, Sunoco sold its refinery in [[Toledo, Ohio]], to [[PBF Energy|PBF Energy, Inc.]] for $400 million. Effective September 6, 2011, Sunoco announced that it would exit the crude oil refining business and seek to sell its [[Philadelphia]] and [[Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania]] refineries by mid-2012. The company stated that its cost for exiting the refining business could be as high as $2.7 billion. According to one report, it had lost some $800 million on refining operations since 2009; an earlier report provided a figure of $772 million.

On December 1, 2011, Sunoco announced it would accelerate closure of the Marcus Hook facility.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20111202_Sunoco_abruptly_shuts_Marcus_Hook_refinery.html | title=Sunoco abruptly shuts Marcus Hook refinery | first=Andrew | last=Maykuth | work=[[Philadelphia Media Network]] | date=December 2, 2011}}</ref> The Marcus Hook facility, founded in 1902 and covering 781 acres, was dedicated exclusively to the processing of [[Sweet crude oil|light sweet crude oil]]; this processing focus combined with volatility in crude oil prices are considered contributing factors to both this refinery's closure and Sunoco's exit from the refinery business.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/peter-key/2012/01/how-the-oil-refining-industry-is-like.html | title=Venture that saved a Philadelphia refinery launched | first=Peter | last=Key | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Sunoco demolished its Eagle Point refinery complex in [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey]], which had been idle since 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/westdeptford/sunoco-demolishing-eagle-point-refinery |title=Sunoco Demolishing Eagle Point Refinery |first=Bryan |last=Littel |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=February 16, 2012}}</ref>

In September 2012, Sunoco formed a [[joint venture]] with [[The Carlyle Group]], allowing for the continuation of operations at the Philadelphia refinery, and temporarily saving over 800 jobs.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.carlyle.com/media-room/news-release-archive/carlyle-group-and-sunoco-agree-form-philadelphia-refinery-joint | title=The Carlyle Group and Sunoco Agree to Form Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture | publisher=[[The Carlyle Group]] | date=July 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2012/09/19/venture-that-saved-a-philadelphia.html | title=Venture that saved a Philadelphia refinery launched | first=Peter | last=Key | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> However, on January 22, 2018, the joint venture, named Philadelphia Energy Solutions, filed for [[bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-22/biggest-u-s-east-coast-oil-refiner-seeks-bankruptcy-protection | title=Biggest U.S. East Coast Oil Refinery Files for Bankruptcy | first1=Barbara J. | last1=Powell | first2=Dan | last2=Murtaugh | work=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] | date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

Sunoco acquired [[NuStar Energy]] in January 2024 for $7.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Sunoco to buy NuStar Energy in $7.3 bln deal as it expands midstream business |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sunoco-buy-nustar-energy-all-stock-deal-73-billion-2024-01-22/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Reuters}}</ref> The deal gave Sunoco access to 63 terminal and storage facilities as well as 9,500 miles of pipeline.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Tracy Idell |date=2024-01-22 |title=NuStar Energy to be acquired by Sunoco in $7.3B deal |url=https://sanantonioreport.org/nustar-energy-sunoco-acquisition-buyout/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=San Antonio Report |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Environmental record===
In January 2025, a leak from a Sunoco pipeline contaminating drinking water wells in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]], [[Pennsylvania]], was found. According to a report from the [[Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration|PHMSA]], the leak had been active for 16 months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kummer |first=Frank |date=2025-03-17 |title=Pennsylvania A.G. launches criminal investigation into Sunoco pipeline spill |url=https://www.inquirer.com/business/energy/sunoco-pipeline-spill-bucks-county-20250317.html |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Inquirer.com |language=en}}</ref> Sunoco Pipeline LP spilt 1,400 barrels of refined fuel in 2024, more than any other operator.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=Energy Transfer Leak Highlights Worst Fuel Spill Record in US |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/energy-transfer-leak-highlights-worst-fuel-spill-record-in-us |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Bloomberg}}</ref>

In August 2022, Sunoco was convicted of several criminal counts after pleading no contest and was ordered to pay a fine of $10 million, due to the company failing to prevent or report contaminates leaking into the groundwater during the construction of the [[Mariner East pipelines|Mariner East 2]] pipeline in Pennsylvania, as well as violating other state environmental laws.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=Sunoco Convicted Of Environmental Crimes Over Mariner East 2 Pipeline |url=https://patch.com/pennsylvania/harrisburg/sunoco-convicted-environmental-crimes-over-mariner-east-2-pipeline |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Harrisburg, PA Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-15 |title=Energy Transfer Convicted of Criminal Charges on Pennsylvania Gas Projects |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/54622-energy-transfer-convicted-of-criminal-charges-on-pennsylvania-gas-projects |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Engineering News-Record |language=en}}</ref>

On June 21, 2019, a damaging fire occurred at a 30,000 bpcd (barrels per calendar day) [[alkylation unit]] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-refinery-operations-pes-pennsylvania/massive-philadelphia-refinery-fire-threatens-facilitys-future-idUSKCN1TM0YB| title=Massive Philadelphia Refinery Fire Threatens Facility's Future| first1=Jarrett | last1=Renshaw| work=[[Reuters]] | date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> The explosion of the alkylation unit triggered a massive fireball and caused nearby homes to shake.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/us/philadelphia-oil-refinery-fire.html| title=Philadelphia Oil Refinery Explosion Shakes City With Huge Fireball| first1=Sarah| last1=Mervosh| work=[[The New York Times]] | date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> A few days later, on June 26 the refinery complex announced it would cease operations and shut down.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.inquirer.com/business/philadelphia-refinery-fire-plan-to-close-20190626.html | title=Philadelphia Energy Solutions to close refinery damaged by fire; gas prices spike | first1=Andrew | last1=Maykuth | first2=Claudia | last2=Vargas | work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, Sunoco was one of 50 companies sued by Pennsylvania, which alleged that the companies polluted waters with [[MTBE]], a fuel additive.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 20, 2014|title=Pa. sues 50 companies over gasoline leaks, additive MTBE pollution|publisher=[[The Patriot-News]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/06/pa_sues_50_companies_over_gaso.html}}</ref>

In 2000, Sunoco leaked {{convert|190000|usgal|L}} of oil into the [[John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum]] in Pennsylvania, through a cracked pipe. Sunoco claimed its systems did not detect the leak, which was reported by a hiker in the Wildlife Refuge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pa. spill is gasoline, officials say; no word on quantity or source [updated]|url=https://whyy.org/articles/investigation-of-petroleum-spill-in-darby-creek-continues/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=WHYY|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://www.fws.gov/northeast/SUNOCO/settlrls.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316110508/http://www.fws.gov/northeast/SUNOCO/settlrls.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-16|access-date=2016-03-06}}</ref> The company installed advanced leak detection systems after removing the defective joints on that and associated pipelines.<ref>[https://www.epa.gov/archive/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/fc00af308263c4f9852570d60070ff51.html "U.S. Settles Suit Against Sunoco"] ''EPA Newsroom''. Retrieved 2024-11-14.</ref>

In 1993, Sunoco became the first [[Fortune 500]] company to endorse the CERES principles ([[Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies]]). The 10{{En dash}}point conduct code includes public reporting of environmental record.<ref>[https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SUNOCO-14511/news/SUNOCO-Issues-2009-Corporate-Responsibility-Report-13370911/ "SUNOCO : Issues 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report"] ''MarketScreener''. Retrieved 2023-05-03.</ref>

On April 4, 1991, Pennsylvania U.S. [[H. John Heinz III|Senator H. John Heinz]] was killed when his airplane collided with a Sun Company helicopter in the [[Merion air disaster]]. Falling debris killed two children at the Merion Elementary School in the [[Lower Merion School District]]. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that the probable cause of the accident included poor judgment and errors on the behalf of both pilots.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/05/us/senator-heinz-and-6-others-killed-in-midair-crash-near-philadelphia.html | title=Senator Heinz and 6 Others Killed In Midair Crash Near Philadelphia | first=JOHN H. | last=CUSHMAN JR. | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 5, 1991}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3699%2C4080840 | title=Bad moves by 2 pilots blamed in Heinz crash | first= JOHN H. | last=CUSHMAN JR. | work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | date=September 18, 1991}}</ref>

=== Purchase by Energy Transfer Partners and creation of Sunoco LP as master{{En dash}}limited partnership ===
[[File:Sunoco_LP_logo.png|thumb|260px|Sunoco LP logo]]

In 2012, [[Dallas]]{{En dash}}based energy company [[Energy Transfer Partners]] purchased Sunoco.<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-04-30/energy-transfer-partners-sunoco/54636998/1 Energy Transfer Partners buys oil refiner Sunoco] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313082007/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-04-30/energy-transfer-partners-sunoco/54636998/1 |date=March 13, 2016}} [[USA Today]] (04/30/2012)</ref> Sunoco would subsequently move its corporate headquarters to Dallas in 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2016/02/sunoco-moving-corporate-hq-from-philly-to-dallas/| title = Sunoco LP Moving Corporate HQ From Philly to Dallas - D Magazine| date = 11 February 2016}}</ref>

On August 29, 2014, Energy Transfer Partners acquired [[Susser Holdings Corporation]], owner of [[Stripes Convenience Stores]] and general partner of Susser Petroleum Partners LP (SUSP).<ref name="Stripes">{{cite web | last=Maykuth | first=Andrew | title=Sunoco parent buys Texas chain for $1.8 billion | url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140429_Sunoco_parent_buys_Texas_retail_chain_for__1_8_billion.html | work=[[Philadelphia Media Network]] | date=April 29, 2014}}</ref> On October 27, 2014, Susser Petroleum Partners LP changed its name to Sunoco LP and its ticker symbol from SUSP to SUN.<ref>[https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/sun-rise-susp-set "SUN Rise, SUSP Set"] ''CSP Daily News''. Retrieved 2024-10-23.</ref> From 2014 to 2016, Energy Transfer Partners sold the combined retail and marketing assets of Sunoco and Susser Holdings to Sunoco LP.<ref>[https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/susser-petroleum-partners-changes-name-to-sunoco-ticker-changed-to-sun "Susser Petroleum Partners changes name to Sunoco; ticker changed to 'SUN'"] ''Fox Business''. Retrieved 2023-04-10.</ref>

In Texas, Sunoco replaced [[Valero Energy|Valero]] at the Stripes locations; Stripes and A{{En dash}}Plus remained separate brands.

===Current Operation: Focus on fuel distribution and energy infrastructure===
Also in 2014, Sunoco LP acquired [[Aloha Petroleum|Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.]], a retail and wholesale fuel business with six terminals in [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisition-growth/mergers-acquisitions-news/articles/aloha-saying-goodbye-hawaii | title=Aloha Saying Goodbye to Hawaii | work=CSP Daily News | date=September 26, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, it purchased eight Pico convenience stores in south central Texas.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunoco-lp-acquires-8-pico-convenience-stores-in-south-central-texas-300065881.html|title=Sunoco LP Acquires 8 Pico Convenience Stores in South Central Texas}}</ref> In December 2015, the company completed its acquisition of Alta East, Inc., a wholesale motor fuel distribution business serving the northeast United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csnews.com/sunoco-lp-acquires-alta-east-fuel-distribution|title = Sunoco LP Acquires Alta East Fuel Distribution| date=16 December 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. acquired stores including a [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] in Hawaii.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/morning_call/2015/10/aloha-petroleum-acquires-kauai-shell-gas-stations.html | title=Aloha Petroleum acquires Kauai Shell gas stations, Subway, convenience stores | first=Janis L. | last=Magin | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=October 1, 2015}}</ref>

In June 2016, Sunoco LP purchased Valentine Convenience stores, consisting of 18 locations selling more than 20 million gallons of fuel, as well as Texas{{En dash}}based Kolkhorst Petroleum, Inc. Kolkhorst operated 14 convenience stores under the Rattler's brand and distributed more than 46 million gallons of fuel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csnews.com/valentine-stores-sells-retail-business-sunoco-lp|title = Valentine Stores Sells Retail Business to Sunoco LP| date=15 April 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/rattlers-c-store-chain-changes-hands|title = Rattlers C-Store Chain Changes Hands}}</ref> Denny Oil, a convenience store and wholesale distributor operator, was purchased by Sunoco LP in October 2016, adding an additional 90 million gallons of fuel to its distribution business.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csnews.com/sunoco-closes-acquisition-deal-denny-oil|title = Sunoco Closes on Acquisition Deal with Denny Oil| date=13 October 2016 }}</ref>

Sunoco diversified its portfolio in August 2016 with the acquisition of Emerge Energy Services LP, entering into the business of processing transmix fuels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csnews.com/sunoco-completes-acquisition-emerge-energy-fuels-biz|title = Sunoco Completes Acquisition of Emerge Energy Fuels Biz| date=September 2016 }}</ref>

In April 2017, Sunoco introduced at all of its stations Sunoco UltraTech, a high-detergent fuel blend that met Top Tier standards. Sunoco UltraTech contains the same detergent level as the fuel Sunoco makes for [[NASCAR]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csnews.com/sunoco-launching-high-detergent-fuel-blend|title = Sunoco Launching High Detergent Fuel Blend| date=20 February 2017 }}</ref>

[[File:Sunoco-crystal-run-xing-middletown-ny-photos-eveliophoto-284.jpg|thumb|Sunoco fuel station in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, New York]] operated by Gas Land Petroleum, Inc.]]

In January 2018, the company sold 1,030 retail stores to [[7-Eleven]] and agreed to supply 2.2 billion gallons of fuel to 7{{En dash}}Eleven convenience stores annually for 15 years.<ref>{{cite news | title=7-Eleven completes $3.3B purchase after agreeing to divest stores | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/01/25/7-eleven-completes-3-3b-purchase-after-agreeing-to.html | first=Korri | last=Kezar | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> This included Sunoco's contract to the service plazas along the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]. Sunoco LP announced the completion of the acquisition of the refined terminal business from American Midstream Partners, LP on December 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunoco-lp-completes-the-acquisition-of-the-refined-products-terminalling-business-from-american-midstream-partners-lp-300769495.html|title = Sunoco LP Completes the Acquisition of the Refined Products Terminalling Business from American Midstream Partners, LP}}</ref>

On April 2, 2018, Sunoco announced the completion of the conversion of its 207 retail sites located in central west Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico markets to a single commission agent, Cal's Convenience, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/cals-convenience-picks-207-sites-sunoco|title = Cal's Convenience Picks up 207 Sites from Sunoco}}</ref> That month also saw the acquisition of Superior Plus Energy Services, adding three terminals and approximately 200 million gallons to Sunoco LP's wholesale fuels business.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunoco-lp-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-the-wholesale-fuel-distribution-and-terminal-business-from-superior-plus-corporation-300623778.html|title=Sunoco LP Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Wholesale Fuel Distribution and Terminal Business from Superior Plus Corporation}}</ref> Additional 2018 acquisitions included Sandford Energy, LLC., BRENCO Marketing Corp., and Schmitt Sales, Inc.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunoco-lp-completes-the-acquisition-of-sandford-oil-300690603.html|title = Sunoco LP Completes the Acquisition of Sandford Oil}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/sunoco-acquires-brenco-marketing|title = Sunoco Acquires Brenco Marketing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/sunoco-lp-acquires-c-stores-speedway-schmitt-sales|title = Sunoco LP Acquires C-Stores from Speedway, Schmitt Sales}}</ref>

In 2019, Sunoco LP announced a 50 percent ownership joint venture with Energy Transfer on the J.C. Nolan diesel fuel pipeline that connects west Texas to the Gulf Coast.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2019/08/09/energy-transfer-boosts-q2-net-income-by-523m/ |title=Energy Transfer boosts Q2 net income by $523M » Kallanish Energy News |access-date=2020-01-24 |archive-date=2020-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124195112/https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2019/08/09/energy-transfer-boosts-q2-net-income-by-523m/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On January 18, 2019, Sunoco LP announced the execution of a definitive asset purchase agreement with Attis Industries, Inc. for the sale of Sunoco LP's ethanol plant, including the grain malting operation in Fulton, New York.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/06/03/1863264/0/en/Attis-Industries-Completes-Acquisition-of-Corn-Ethanol-Plant-from-Sunoco-LP.html|title=Attis Industries Completes Acquisition of Corn Ethanol Plant from Sunoco LP|date=3 June 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, the company expanded its midstream footprint with the construction of a terminal in [[Brownsville, Texas]]<ref>[https://www.portofbrownsville.com/sunoco-expands-midstream-footprint/ "Sunoco Expands Midstream Footprint"] Port of Brownsville. Retrieved 2023-04-21.</ref> along with the purchase of a terminal in Maryland from Cato Incorporated and eight terminals in Illinois, Maryland, Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia from NuStar Energy LP.<ref>[https://www.bulktransporter.com/fleet-management/storage-terminals/article/21171794/sunoco-to-buy-storage-terminals-from-nustar-energy-cato "Sunoco to buy storage terminals from NuStar Energy, Cato, Incorporated"] ''Bulk Transporter''. Retrieved 2023-04-21.</ref>

In 2022, Sunoco acquired Gladieux Capital Partners, LLC, a transmix plant in Indiana that included a wholesale fuel business,<ref>[https://seekingalpha.com/news/3800725-sunoco-indicated-higher-after-q4-earnings-revenues-top-estimates "Sunoco indicated higher after Q4 earnings, revenues top estimates"] ''Seeking Alpha''. Retrieved 2023-04-21.</ref> and Peerless Oil & Chemicals, a terminal and wholesale fuel business in Puerto Rico.<ref>[https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SUNOCO-LP-18397147/news/Sunoco-LP-completed-the-acquisition-of-Peerless-Oil-Chemicals-Inc-for-76-million-43040625/ "Sunoco LP completed the acquisition of Peerless Oil & Chemicals, Inc. for $76 million."] ''MarketScreener''. Retrieved 2023-04-21.</ref>

In May 2023, the company completed the acquisition of 16 refined product terminals located across the East Coast and Midwest from Zenith Energy.<ref>[https://pgjonline.com/news/2023/may/sunoco-buys-terminals-from-zenith-energy-for-110-million "Sunoco Buys Terminals from Zenith Energy for $110 Million"] ''Pipeline & Gas Journal''. Retrieved 2023-06-20.</ref><ref>[https://www.hartenergy.com/exclusives/sunoco-buys-terminals-zenith-energy-110-million-204965 "Sunoco Buys Terminals from Zenith Energy for $110 Million"] ''Hart Energy''. Retrieved 2023-06-20.</ref>

In January 2024, Sunoco announced the sale of 204 convenience stores in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and West Texas to 7-Eleven for $1.0 billion.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sunoco-sell-204-stores-7-eleven-10-billion-2024-01-11/ "Sunoco to sell 204 stores to 7-Eleven for $1.0 billion"] ''Reuters''. Retrieved 2024-01-18.</ref>

On March 13, 2024, Sunoco LP announced its acquisition of  Zenith Energy Netherlands Amsterdam B.V., which included liquid fuels terminals in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Bantry Bay, Ireland.<ref>[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sunoco-to-buy-european-liquid-fuel-terminals-31741a7a "Sunoco to Buy European Liquid-Fuel Terminals"] ''MarketWatch''. Retrieved 2024-01-24.</ref>

[[File:Sunoco 2023.png|thumb|Sunoco fuel stations logo]]

On May 3, 2024, Sunoco LP acquired [[NuStar Energy]] LP for $7.3 billion.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-22/gas-station-owner-sunoco-to-buy-nustar-energy-for-7-3-billion "Gas Station Owner Sunoco to Buy NuStar Energy for $7.3 Billion"] ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved 2024-01-24.</ref> As reported by J.P. Morgan analysts, the acquisition “represented a transformative shift in strategy to a more diversified and vertically integrated business.”<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sunoco-buy-nustar-energy-all-stock-deal-73-billion-2024-01-22/ "Sunoco to buy NuStar Energy in $7.3 bln deal as it expands midstream business"] ''Reuters''. Retrieved 2024-10-13.</ref> Assets added in the acquisition included a network of approximately 9,500 miles of pipeline and 63 terminals.<ref>[https://www.rigzone.com/news/sunoco_to_buy_nustar_in_73b_deal-23-jan-2024-175485-article/ "Sunoco to Buy NuStar in $7.3B Deal"] ''Rigzone''. Retrieved 2024-10-13.</ref>

In July 2024, Sunoco LP announced the formation of a joint venture with Energy Transfer to combine their crude oil and produced water-gathering assets in the Permian Basin.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/energy-transfer-sunoco-form-joint-venture-permian-crude-businesses-2024-07-16/ "Energy Transfer, Sunoco form joint venture of Permian crude businesses"] ''Reuters''. Retrieved 2024-11-06.</ref> The joint venture now operates more than 5,000 miles of crude oil and water gathering pipelines along with crude oil storage capacity of over 11 million barrels. Energy Transfer holds a 67.5% interest in the joint venture, with Sunoco LP holding the remaining 32.5% interest.<ref>[https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/energy-transfer-sunoco-venture-19581953.php "Energy Transfer, Sunoco combine Permian assets"] ''Midland Reporter-Telegram''. Retrieved 2024-11-06.</ref>

In August 2024, the company acquired a liquid fuels terminal in Portland, Maine.<ref>[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sunoco-to-buy-south-portland-maine-products-terminal-from-arclight-opis-315acb81 "Sunoco to Buy South Portland, Maine, Products Terminal from ArcLight"] ''MarketWatch''. Retrieved 2024-11-06.</ref>

On March 12, 2025, Sunoco LP expanded its presence in Europe by acquiring TanQuid, Germany's largest independent terminal operator with a portfolio of 15 terminals located in Germany and one terminal located in Southwestern Poland.<ref>[https://realassets.ipe.com/news/macquarie-sells-german-terminal-operator-tanquid-to-sunoco-for-500m/10130345.article "Macquarie sells German terminal operator TanQuid to Sunoco for €500m"] ''IPE Real Assets''. Retrieved 2025-05-12.</ref> This infrastructure serves an important role in the European fuel distribution supply chain.<ref>[https://www.macquarie.com/au/en/about/news/2025/macquarie-asset-management-agrees-sale-of-tanquid-following-20-year-ownership.html "Macquarie Asset Management agrees sale of TanQuid following 20 year ownership"] Macquarie. Retrieved 2025-05-12.</ref>

On May 4, 2025, Sunoco LP and [[Parkland Corporation]], an international fuel distributor, marketer and convenience retailer, entered into a definitive agreement for Sunoco to acquire all outstanding shares of Parkland in a cash and equity transaction valued at approximately $9.1 billion. The combined company will be the largest independent fuel distributor in the Americas.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sunoco-buy-parkland-9-billion-deal-2025-05-05/ "US fuel distributor Sunoco to buy Canada's Parkland for $9 billion"] ''Reuters''. Retrieved 2025-05-12.</ref>

===Exclusive deals===
Sunoco has exclusive deals as the fuel supplier at the [[travel plaza]]s along the [[Ohio Turnpike]], [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], [[New Jersey Turnpike]], [[Garden State Parkway]], [[Atlantic City Expressway]], [[Palisades Parkway]], and [[Delaware Turnpike]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paturnpike.com/travel/serv_plaza_contact_info.aspx | title=Service Plazas - Contact Information | publisher=Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101222006202/en/Sunoco-Provide-Fuel-Ohio-Turnpike | title=Sunoco to Provide Fuel along Ohio Turnpike | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=December 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://csnews.com/sunoco-drives-njs-garden-state-parkway | title=Sunoco Drives Onto N.J.'s Garden State Parkway | work=Convenience Store News | date=January 11, 2011}}</ref><ref name=sjtafarley>{{cite web | url=https://www.sjta.com/acexpressway/farley_plaza.asp | title=Frank S. Farley Service Plaza | publisher=[[South Jersey Transportation Authority]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisition-growth/mergers-acquisitions-news/articles/how-sunoco-became-king-turnpike | title=How Sunoco Became King of the Turnpike | work=CSP Daily News | date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>

Sunoco also operates some of the fuel filling stations on the [[New York Thruway]], as well as the two service areas {{En dash}} Chesapeake House, and Maryland House {{En dash}} along [[Interstate 95 in Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mdta.maryland.gov/md_i-95_travel_plazas/home.html | title=Maryland I-95 Travel Plazas | publisher=[[Maryland Transportation Authority]]}}</ref>

== Leadership ==

=== President ===

# [[Joseph Newton Pew]], 1886{{En dash}}1912
# [[J. Howard Pew]], 1912{{En dash}}1947
# Robert G. Dunlop, 1947{{En dash}}1970
# H. Robert Sharbaugh, 1970{{En dash}}1976
# Theodore A. Burtis, 1976{{En dash}}1981
# Robert McClements, Jr., 1981{{En dash}}1987
# Robert P. Hauptfuhrer, 1987{{En dash}}1988
# Robert McClements, Jr., 1988{{En dash}}1991
# Robert H. Campbell, 1991{{En dash}}1996
# [[John Drosdick|John G. Drosdick]], 1996{{En dash}}2008
# [[Lynn Elsenhans|Lynn L. Elsenhans]], 2008{{En dash}}2012
# Brian P. MacDonald, 2012
# Robert W. Owens, 2012{{En dash}}2017
# Joseph Kim, 2017{{En dash}}

=== Chairman of the Board ===

# [[Joseph N. Pew Jr.|Joseph Newton Pew, Jr.]], 1947{{En dash}}1963
# [[J. Howard Pew]], 1963{{En dash}}1971
# Robert G. Dunlop, 1971{{En dash}}1974
# H. Robert Sharbaugh, 1975{{En dash}}1979
# Theodore A. Burtis, 1979{{En dash}}1987
# Robert McClements, Jr., 1987{{En dash}}1992
# Robert H. Campbell, 1992{{En dash}}2000
# [[John Drosdick|John G. Drosdick]], 2000{{En dash}}2008
# [[Lynn Elsenhans|Lynn L. Elsenhans]], 2009{{En dash}}201
# Sam L. Susser, 2014{{En dash}}2015
# Matthew S. Ramsey, 2015{{En dash}}2022
# [[Ray Washburne|Ray W. Washburne]], 2022{{En dash}}

==Fuel brands==
===Sunoco Performance Fuels=== 
[[File:Brighton, MI Sunoco Ethanol-Free Pump Options.JPG|thumb|right|Sunoco fuel pump with five octane ratings]]

As of 2017, Sunoco's full lineup of fuels meets both the demands of high-performance drivers and the specifications of the [[Top Tier Detergent Gasoline|TOP TIER]] Fuel Program. Its enhanced fuel detergency helps keep engines clean and ensures compliance with tight vehicle emissions requirements. Sunoco fuels all have the same level of detergency that they use to fuel NASCAR and help vehicles run cleaner, longer, and more efficiently.<ref>[https://www.cspdailynews.com/fuels/sunoco-marathon-go-top-tier "Sunoco and Marathon Go Top Tier"] ''CSP Daily News''. Retrieved 2023-03-27.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunoco.com/quality-fuels/|title=Sunoco's Standards of Quality}}</ref>

===94 Octane===
From 1983 to the early 2000s, 94-octane Ultra 94 was the market's highest octane of unleaded fuel. In 2021, Sunoco began to reintroduce the 94-octane fuel in specific markets.<ref>[https://www.sunocolp.com/about-us/history "History"] ''SunocoLP.com''. Retrieved 2023-03-27.</ref>

===Sunoco Race Fuels===
Sunoco Race Fuels is a refiner and distributor of racing fuels. Originally featuring two high-octane options (Sunoco 260 and 280), Sunoco Race Fuels now produces 18 different high-performance fuel blends, which are used for all types of professional motorsports. All Sunoco Race Fuels products are refined at Sunoco LP's Marcus Hook facility.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/a-look-behind-the-scenes-at-the-sunoco-refinery-in/article_4106c8a6-960c-5f80-88b4-ae796cf31305.html |title=A look behind the scenes at the Sunoco refinery in Marcus Hook {{!}} News |website=www.delcotimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807203555/https://www.delcotimes.com/news/a-look-behind-the-scenes-at-the-sunoco-refinery-in/article_4106c8a6-960c-5f80-88b4-ae796cf31305.html |archive-date=2020-08-07}}</ref>

[[File:5 Hour Energy DSC 0077 (19706451739).jpg|thumb|right|Sunoco sign at [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]] during a [[NASCAR]] race]]

Sunoco Race Fuels also holds partnerships as the Official Fuel or Spec Fuel of the following racing series:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunoco.com/racing/|title=Sunoco Race Fuel {{!}} Official Fuel of Nascar}}</ref>
{{div col}}
* [[NASCAR]]
* [[Sports Car Club of America]]
* [[International Hot Rod Association]]<ref>[https://racer.com/2017/05/16/ihra-sponsor-spotlight-sunoco-race-fuels/ "IHRA Sponsor Spotlight: Sunoco Race Fuels"] ''Racer''. Retrieved 2023-03-27.</ref>
* [[Pro All Stars Series]]
* [[Sportscar Vintage Racing Association]]
* [[Trans-Am Series]]
* [[ARCA Menards Series]]
* [[Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series]]
{{div col end}}

==Motorsports partnerships==
[[File:1969 Chevrolet Sunoco Camaro No. 6 Sonoma 2021.jpg|thumb|right| [[Team Penske]]'s No. 6 1969 Sunoco [[Chevrolet Camaro]] raced in the [[Trans-Am Series]].]]
[[File:Sunoco Porsche Audi Le Mans 917 30 (14573666495).jpg|thumb|right|[[Team Penske]]'s Sunoco [[Porsche]] + [[Audi]] 1973 Can-Am Serie car]]
[[File:1972MarkDonohueIndy500.JPG|thumb|right| [[Team Penske]]'s [[1972 Indianapolis 500]] winning [[McLaren M16|McLaren M-6B]] powered by [[Offenhauser]] race car]]
The Sunoco fuel brand was [[Team Penske]]'s sponsor of choice for many years, particularly in the Sports Car Club of America [[Trans-Am Series]], where [[Roger Penske]]'s Sunoco [[Camaro]]s won the championship in 1968 and 1969. Sunoco also sponsored Penske [[Porsche]] + [[Audi]] Le Mans in the Sports Car Club of America [[Can-Am]] series, and Penske won his first [[Indianapolis 500]] in 1972 with driver [[Mark Donohue]].
[[File:Charlie Kimball Refuelling Paddock GPSP 27March2011 (14512917828).jpg|thumb|right| A Sunoco fuel tanker truck refueling [[Charlie Kimball]]'s No. 83 [[Honda]] [[IndyCar]]]]
[[File:Honda Indy Toronto 09 (3715003996).jpg|thumb|right| Sunoco Ultra94 sponsored No. 94 NASCAR display at the [[Honda Indy Toronto]] race.]]

[[NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour]] standout [[Charlie Rudolph]] made five appearances in the [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] (now NASCAR Cup Series) in 1987, bringing Sunoco into the sport for the first time.<ref>{{cite book| last = Huff| first = Richard M.| title = Behind the Wall: A Season On the NASCAR Circuit| publisher = Bonus Books| date = 1994| page=52-54| isbn = 9781566250115}}</ref>  Between 1989 and 1992, Sunoco sponsored [[Hagan Enterprises|Hagan Racing]]. [[Sterling Marlin]] drove the No. 94 Sunoco Ultra94 [[Oldsmobile]] during the 1989–90 seasons and [[Terry Labonte]] for the 1991–92 seasons.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bostonherald.com/2008/06/nascar_numerology_what%E2%80%99s_car_number | title=NASCAR Numerology: What's in a Car Number? | first=David | last=Exum | work=[[Boston Herald]] | date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>

From 1995 to 1997, Sunoco was the primary sponsor of [[ST Motorsports]] No. 47 [[Chevrolet]], driven by [[Jeff Fuller (racing driver)|Jeff Fuller]]. Fuller captured his lone [[NASCAR Busch Grand National Series]] (now NASCAR Xfinity Series) victory at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] on August 23, 1996.

In 2003, Sunoco was named the ''Official Fuel of [[NASCAR]]''.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/08/16/what-a-gas-sunoco-lands-10-year-deal-with-nascar/8bc199e9-d642-4cb4-a9a3-886f6a6a8d28/ "What a Gas: Sunoco Lands 10-Year Deal With NASCAR"] ''Washington Post''. Retrieved 2023-04-19.</ref>
Starting in the [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series]] Sunoco introduced a new race fuel Green [[E15 fuel|E15]] 98 [[octane]] racing fuel which is still used in the NASCAR Cup Series today.

Sunoco was the ''Official Fuel of the NTT [[IndyCar Series]]'' from 2011 through 2018, and the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] from 2015 through 2018.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100527006211/en/Sunoco-Official-Fuel-Indy-Racing-League-2011 | title=Sunoco to Become Official Fuel of Indy Racing League in 2011 | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=May 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2018/11/27/indycar-ims-land-speedway-official-fuel-partner/2126088002/|title= IndyCar, IMS land Speedway as official fuel partner}}</ref> New for the [[2012 IndyCar season|2012 IZOD IndyCar Series]], Sunoco introduced a new [[Ethanol fuel|ethanol]] fuel blend rate that was reduced to [[E85]] formula in a reference of road car relevance.

In 2013, Sunoco sponsored the No. 60 [[Panther Racing]] [[Chevrolet]] in the [[2013 Indianapolis 500]] with driver [[Townsend Bell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/indycar/news/townsend-bell-returns-to-panther-racing-for-97th-indianapolis-500/2673969/|title = Townsend Bell returns to Panther Racing for 97th Indianapolis 500}}</ref> Following their participation in that event, Sunoco partnered with [[KV Racing]] and driver [[Tony Kanaan]], who won the [[2013 Indianapolis 500]], for a four-race primary sponsorship agreement.

Sunoco was the ''Official Fuel of the [[National Hot Rod Association]]'' from 2015 through 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/sunoco-to-become-official-sponsor-of-nhra/ | title=Sunoco to become official sponsor of NHRA | work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] | date=May 5, 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, Sunoco was the founding partner of the "Daytona Rising" project, which was highlighted by the reimagining of the historic [[Daytona International Speedway]]. The Sunoco Injector, a branded fan engagement area built as part of the new speedway section opened during the [[Daytona 500]] weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/wc-article/sunoco-becomes-founding-partner-of-daytona-rising-project-at-daytona-international-speedway|title = Sunoco Race Fuels}}</ref>

In 2017/2018, Sunoco became the ''Official Fuel for the Canadian Snow Cross Circuit''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/wc-article/csra-welcomes-sunoco-race-fuels-official-race-fuel-canadian-national-snowcross-championships|title=Sunoco Race Fuels}}</ref>

In 2019, Sunoco signed on to be the presenting sponsor of the [[Richmond Raceway]] [[eSports]] Fueled By Sunoco, an [[eNASCAR]] [[iRacing]] [[World Championship]] Series team, with Malik Ray driving the No. 90 Sunoco [[Toyota Camry]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.richmondraceway.com/Articles/2019/02/RR-eSports-Sunoco.aspx |title=Richmond Raceway & Sunoco Partner on Naming Rights to Richmond Raceway eSports Platform - Richmond Raceway |access-date=2020-01-24 |archive-date=2020-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124195241/https://www.richmondraceway.com/Articles/2019/02/RR-eSports-Sunoco.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2020, defending series champion Zack Novak piloted the Sunoco sponsored entry, with Jimmy Mullis as his Richmond Raceway eSports teammate in the No. 46 [[Toyota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmondraceway.com/Articles/2020/01/eSports-Novak-Mullis.aspx |title=Richmond Raceway |publisher=RichmondRaceway.com |date= |accessdate=2021-12-11}}</ref> In 2024, Sunoco became the sponsor of Letarte Racing.<ref>[https://simracing.wiki/LETARTE_eSports "LETARTE eSports"] ''SimRacing''. Retrieved 2025-02-07.</ref>

As of 2023, Sunoco completed its 20th season as the ''Official Fuel of [[NASCAR]]''.<ref>[https://www.theglen.com/2022/08/16/long-time-nascar-partner-sunoco-named-watkins-glen-nascar-xfinity-series-race-entitlement-partner/ "Long-time NASCAR Partner Sunoco Named Watkins Glen NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Entitlement Partner"] Watkins Glen International. Retrieved 2023-04-19.</ref>

In 2024, the company announced a two-year agreement with [[Sauber Motorsport]] to sponsor its [[Formula One| Formula 1]] racing team.<ref>[https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/sunoco-returns-to-f1-with-sauber-after-48-year-absence/10579023/ "Sunoco returns to F1 with Sauber after 48-year absence"] ''Motorsport''. Retrieved 2024-03-17.</ref><ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sunoco-energy-transfer-sign-first-160000273.html "Sunoco and Energy Transfer Sign First Joint Multi-Year Partnership With Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber"] ''Yahoo! Finance''. Retrieved 2024-03-17.</ref>

==Sponsorships==
[[File:Phillies Dodgers 2017 04.jpg|thumb|right| Sunoco signage at [[Citizens Bank Park]], home of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]]]

Sunoco is a partner with the following:

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* [[Hershey Bears]] {{En dash}} [[American Hockey League]] Affiliate of the [[Washington Capitals]]
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* [[Hersheypark]] {{En dash}} Sponsor of the Twin Turnpike {{En dash}} Classic Cars <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hersheypark.com/explore-the-park/rides/twin-turnpike-classic-cars/|title= Twin Turnpike - Classic Cars presented by Sunoco}}</ref> and Twin Turnpike {{En dash}} Speedway cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hersheypark.com/explore-the-park/rides/twin-turnpike-speedway/|title = Twin Turnpike - Speedway presented by Sunoco}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of automotive fuel brands]]
* [[List of companies in Dallas]]
* [[Sunoco v. Honolulu]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.Sunoco.com/ Official Sunoco webpage]
* [http://www.SunocoLP.com/ Official Sunoco LP webpage]
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv683086 Sun Oil Company records] are archived at the [[American Heritage Center]], [[University of Wyoming]].
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