R. Earl Holding

CEO, Sinclair Oil

Fortune has dwindled $400 million in past 12 months amid difficult environment for oil refiners. Son of apartment managers ran Wyoming hotel and gas station. Bought 10% share in business; expanded to Utah, Arizona. Purchased Sinclair Oil 1976. Now owns 3 refineries, 1,000 miles of pipeline, 2,600 filling stations. Sold Barnett Shale natural gas acreage to Chesapeake Energy for $300 million in 2006. Drilling in North Dakota's Bakken Shale. Planning $1 billion expansion of Tulsa refinery; will increase capacity from 70,000 barrels per day to 115,000 by 2010. Agreed to pay $2.5 million fine, make $72 million in antipollution upgrades at 3 refineries. Owns Snowbasin, Utah and Sun Valley, Idaho resorts. In addition to his wife of more than 60 years, the former Carol Orme, his survivors include three children and 12 grandchildren. Besides spending about $100 million to expand and improve Snowbasin for the Olympics, Mr. Holding spent more than $185 million on the 775-room Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.

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Carol Holding	John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Robert Bishop, Christopher B Cannon, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Barbara L Cubin, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Jim Matheson, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Harry Reid, Michael K Simpson, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Charles Walter Stenholm, Merrill Cook, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Freedom Fund, Alliance for the West, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Richard H Stallings, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jason Chaffetz, Jim Risch, Cynthia M Lummis, John Hoeven, Raul Labrador, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC, Chris Stewart, David Clark, Romney Victory
J Steven Hart	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Robert Bishop, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, John Sullivan, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Michael Garver Oxley, Don Nickles, Steve Largent, Dirk Kempthorne, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ernest Istook, ORRINPAC, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Fund for a Conservative Future, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Freedom Fund, Mitt Romney, Bob Carr, Jim Risch, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC, David L Boren, Romney Victory
Bryce L Harlow	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Christopher B Cannon, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, James O McCrery III, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Michael Garver Oxley, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ernest Istook, ORRINPAC, Fund for a Conservative Future, Mitt Romney, James Hansen V, Jason Chaffetz, Jim Risch, John Hoeven, Mike Lee, Romney Victory
David Bockorny	John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Robert Bishop, Mike Crapo, Barbara L Cubin, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, James O McCrery III, Denny Rehberg, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John Sullivan, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, Michael Garver Oxley, Merrill Cook, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, ORRINPAC, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Freedom Fund, Jim Risch, Rick Berg, John Hoeven, Raul Labrador, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC
Jack Gerard	Robert Bennett, Robert Bishop, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Harry Reid, Michael K Simpson, Conrad Burns, Butch Otter, Helen P Chenoweth-Hage, Dirk Kempthorne, Enid Greene, Barbara Farrell Vucanovich, Larry Larocco, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ernest Istook, ORRINPAC, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Alliance for the West, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Rick Hill, James Hansen V, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jim Risch, Chris Stewart
Donald Diamond	Wayne Allard, Robert Bennett, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Barbara L Cubin, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Harry Reid, Gordon Harold Smith, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Dennis Webster Deconcini, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Bob Carr, Richard H Stallings, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jim Risch, Hank Brown, Romney Victory
Edward C Levy Jr	Hank Brown, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Enid Greene, Larry Pressler, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Bob Carr, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Mike Lee
Tom C Korologos	Wayne Allard, Robert Bennett, Robert Bishop, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Butch Otter, Don Nickles, Dirk Kempthorne, Enid Greene, Larry Pressler, Malcolm Wallop, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, ORRINPAC, Fund for a Conservative Future, Mitt Romney, James Hansen V, James A McClure, Jim Risch, Common Values PAC
George D Baker	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, Barbara L Cubin, Mike Enzi, Jim Inhofe, Harry Reid, John Sullivan, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Sherwood Louis Boehlert, Don Nickles, Charles Walter Stenholm, Steve Largent, Larry Larocco, Ernest Istook, Walter Clifford Minnick, Fund for a Conservative Future, Harry Teague, Mitt Romney, Richard H Stallings, Rick Hill, Jason Chaffetz, Jim Risch, Cynthia M Lummis, Common Values PAC, David L Boren
Larry A Mizel	Hank Brown, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, ORRINPAC, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Mitt Romney, Jim Risch, John Hoeven, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC, Hank Brown, Romney Victory
Manus Cooney	Wayne Allard, Robert Bennett, Christopher B Cannon, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, ORRINPAC, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Jason Chaffetz, Jim Risch, Cynthia M Lummis, John Hoeven, Mike Lee, Chris Stewart, Romney Victory
Duane R Roberts	Wayne Allard, Larry Edwin Craig, Jeff Flake, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John Sullivan, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Dirk Kempthorne, Larry Pressler, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Rick Berg, Hank Brown, Romney Victory
Doyce Boesch	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, James O McCrery III, Denny Rehberg, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John Sullivan, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ernest Istook, ORRINPAC, Fund for a Conservative Future, Freedom Fund, Mitt Romney, Jim Risch, Rick Berg, John Hoeven, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC
Smith Davis	Wayne Allard, Robert Bennett, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, James O McCrery III, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Butch Otter, Michael Garver Oxley, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, Steven Douglas Symms, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, ORRINPAC, Freedom Fund, Mitt Romney, John Hoeven
Harvey M Meyerhoff	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Rick Berg, John Hoeven, Mike Lee
Foster Friess	Hank Brown, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Barbara L Cubin, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ernest Istook, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Jim Risch, Cynthia M Lummis, John Hoeven, Hank Brown
William K Reagan	Robert Bennett, Christopher B Cannon, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Jim Matheson, John McCain, Harry Reid, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Helen P Chenoweth-Hage, Merrill Cook, Enid Greene, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, James Hansen V, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jason Chaffetz, Mike Lee, Chris Stewart, Romney Victory
Paul Singer	John Barrasso, Robert Bennett, Mike Crapo, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Michael K Simpson, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, Larry Pressler, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, ORRINPAC, Freedom Fund, Mitt Romney, Jason Chaffetz, Jim Risch, Rick Berg, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC, Chris Stewart
William K Brewster	John Barrasso, Christopher B Cannon, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Barbara L Cubin, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Denny Rehberg, John Sullivan, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Butch Otter, Charles Walter Stenholm, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ernest Istook, Fund for a Conservative Future, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Alliance for the West, Mitt Romney, Jim Risch, John Hoeven, Raul Labrador, Mike Lee, Common Values PAC
James E Smith	Hank Brown, Wayne Allard, Robert Bennett, Larry Edwin Craig, Mike Crapo, Barbara L Cubin, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, James O McCrery III, Harry Reid, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Craig Lyle Thomas, Conrad Burns, Don Nickles, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Freedom Fund, Cynthia M Lummis, John Hoeven, David L Boren

Updated 8 months ago

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Oct 29 '26
Date of death	Apr 20 '13
Aliases	Robert Holding

R. Earl Holding

CEO, Sinclair Oil

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