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Zapata Offshore Company


United States, Business Org    (1954 to present)
• Oil exploration company
• 1999 : Zapata Corp moves HQ from Houston, TX to Rochester, NY and is no longer in the oil drilling business. (See: BizJournals article)
Relationships
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
FarishWS3Director
 
GowRHOfficer
 
BushGHWFounder
 
OwnerUnitedFruit
 
AffiliateZapPetro
 
Life ofZapOffshore
 
Timeframe:
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Farish, William S. III   (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Gow, Robert H.   (Officer of, 1962 to 1970) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1966 : President and majority shareholder
Bush, George H.W.   (Founder of, 1954 to 1966) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder and President
• 1966 : Sold his shares in Zapata in preparation for political campaign
United Fruit Company   (Owner of, 1969 to 1970) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1969 : Zapata acquires United Fruit
Zapata Petroleum   (Affiliate of, 1954 to 1959) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1959 : Ownership divided. Bush took over Zapata Offshore and Liedtke took over Zapata Petroleum.