Ashland Gasoline Stations

Ashland gasoline stations originated from Ashland Oil & Refining Company, a modest enterprise that started in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Established by Paul Blazer in 1924, the company diversified its operations over time, expanding into road paving and construction, coal, oil exploration, and producing and distributing motor oils through Valvoline and chemical manufacture and distribution. In the late 1990s, Ashland entered into a joint venture with Marathon Oil, which led to its eventual exit from the oil refining and marketing business in 2005.