Jump Oil Co. Inc., a wholesale gasoline and oil company based in Jefferson City, has filed for chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the St. Louis Business Journal reported today. The business has 50 to 99 creditors, estimated assets of $10 million to $50 million and estimated liabilities of $10 million to $50 million, according to the Feb. 13 bankruptcy filing. Some of the largest creditors holding unsecured claims against Jump Oil include: convenience store chain Circle K of Tempe, Ariz., with a claim of $5 million; and ConocoPhillips of Chicago, with a claim of nearly $3.2 million.
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