Which statement best describes Standard Oil in the late 1800s?

In the late 1800s, Standard Oil dominated the oil-refining industry, controlling about 90 percent of the nation’s oil refining. That makes “Standard Oil owned ninety percent of all oil refineries in the United States” the best choice. It was not a small regional business, nor did its power come only from controlling oil production.

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