[1] He had previously worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma along with his father George Getty.

When George died, he left J. Paul with $500,000 and a projection that he would destroy the family business.

[1] Starting in 1949, J. Paul Getty negotiated a 30-year concession in the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

[5] Following extensive litigation seeking to overturn the verdict, Texaco filed for bankruptcy, after which Pennzoil agreed to settle the case for $3 billion.

[5] While the reserves were sold, only some of the refineries changed hands, and Getty continued to exist as a downstream entity.