bˈɑːɹdɑːl ˈɔɪl kˈʌmpəni wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn baɪ ˈoʊl bˈɑːɹdɑːl dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ˈɔːɡəst ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ɐ noːɹwˈiːdʒən ˈɪmɪɡɹənt tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
Bardahl Oil Company was founded in 1939 by Ole Bardahl (January 28, 1902 – August 11, 1989), a Norwegian immigrant to the United States.