SCPMA is a trade association representing wholesale/retail fuel marketers & suppliers in South Carolina. It has been the strongest voice for the Petroleum Industry in South Carolina since 1919. In 1919, W.J. Keenan of Columbia Petroleum Company (now Keenan Energy) & a few other pioneers in the oil business formed the SC Oil Jobbers Association. Its purpose was to enable the members to buy product on better terms. The "original" SCOJA ceased in 1934, when President Franklin Roosevelt created the National Recovery Act and members disagreed with the Recovery Act code and thought the government was gaining too much control. In 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the National Recovery Act unconstitutional and SCOJA was reborn - this time as the South Carolina Independent Oil Jobbers Association. In 1986, SCOJA changed its name to S.C. Petroleum Marketers Association (SCPMA). Today, SCPMA is comprised of marketers, convenience store owners and suppliers to the industry. SCPMA serves its members through lobbying, regulatory notices, continuing education and member publications. The organization serves as a united voice for the industry. Like many industries, the petroleum marketing industry has undergone many changes in the past 70 years. But one thing about SCPMA remains constant - our commitment to provide petroleum marketers, convenience store owners, in-store suppliers, equipment & service suppliers as well as major oil companies, with the strongest voice in the industry.