Anderson, Robert O.
US oil executive and environmentalist. Anderson created Atlantic Richfield (ARCO, part of UK oil company BP since 2000) in 1966 after the merger of the Atlantic Refining and Richfield Petroleum oil companies. In the 1980s he spoke out prominently on environmental issues, including the dangers of global warming, and was believed to be the largest individual land owner in the USA, with ranches totalling 1 million acres. He retired from ARCO in 1986 to form an independent oil and gas company, Hondo Oil & Gas in New Mexico. He remained active in oil and gas exploration, as well as other business ventures, until his death in December 2007. He was also a conservative Republican and presidential adviser.
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