<P> The Phillips 66 Company ( NYSE : PSX ) is an American multinational energy company headquartered in Westchase , Houston , Texas . It debuted as an independent energy company when ConocoPhillips executed a spin - off of its downstream and midstream assets . Taking its name from the 1927 `` Phillips 66 '' trademark of ConocoPhillips predecessor Phillips Petroleum Company , Phillips 66 began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 1 , 2012 , under the ticker PSX . The company is engaged in producing natural gas liquids ( NGL ) and petrochemicals . The company has approximately 14,000 employees worldwide and is active in more than 65 countries . Phillips 66 is ranked No. 30 on the Fortune 500 list and No. 74 on the Fortune Global 500 list as of 2016 . </P>
<P> The Phillips 66 Company ( NYSE : PSX ) is an American multinational energy company headquartered in Westchase , Houston , Texas . It debuted as an independent energy company when ConocoPhillips executed a spin - off of its downstream and midstream assets . Taking its name from the 1927 `` Phillips 66 '' trademark of ConocoPhillips predecessor Phillips Petroleum Company , Phillips 66 began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 1 , 2012 , under the ticker PSX . The company is engaged in producing natural gas liquids ( NGL ) and petrochemicals . The company has approximately 14,000 employees worldwide and is active in more than 65 countries . Phillips 66 is ranked No. 30 on the Fortune 500 list and No. 74 on the Fortune Global 500 list as of 2016 . </P>
where did the name phillips 66 come from
where did the name phillips 66 come from
from the 1927 `` Phillips 66 '' trademark of ConocoPhillips predecessor Phillips Petroleum Company
from the 1927 `` Phillips 66 '' trademark of ConocoPhillips predecessor Phillips Petroleum Company