Standard Oil of New Jersey established a subsidiary, the American Petroleum Company, and, to prevent Dutch laws to restrict the activities of foreign firms, the American Petroleum Company established its own subsidiary, the Netherlands Colonial Oil Company (Nederlandche Koloniale Petroleum Maatschapij, NKPM).
Standard Oil of New Jersey mendirikan anak perusahaan, American Petroleum Company, dan, untuk mencegah undang-undang Belanda yang membatasi kegiatan perusahaan asing, American Petroleum Company mendirikan anak perusahaannya sendiri, Netherlands Colonial Oil Company (Nederlandche Koloniale Petroleum Maatschapij, NKPM).