Go back Genetic biodiversity All forms of life on earth, whether microbes, plants, animals, or human beings, contain genes. Genetic diversity is the sum of genetic information contained in the genes of individual plants, animals, and micro-organisms.
Company History. Gulf Oil in famous for being one of the original members of the seven sisters, the original American oil companies and continues to provide high quality products and services throughout the world. Gulf Oil was founded in 1901 at the time of the discovery of oil at Spindle top, Texas. Gulf promoted the idea of branded product sales by selling gasoline in containers and from pumps marked with the distinctive Orange Disk logo.
In the late sixties and early seventies, Gulf had a hugely successful partnership with Bruce McLaren's team in the fields of Can-Am, Indy cars and Formula One. This liaison produced numerous victories and championships and was resurrected in 1995 when Gulf Oil returned to a racing partnership with McLaren and the privately owned race team of Ray Bellm. For three years the Gulf McLaren F1 GTR was dominant, winning 1996 BPR Global Endurance Series and the GT Class at Le Mans in 1997.