Since 1938, Griffin Oil Company has helped Hampton Roads meet any and all of its energy needs. The company was founded by former Suffolk Mayor W.P. Griffin 62 years ago as a Sinclair Refining Company Consignee. It was during this time that the company flourished in the Suffolk Community. Griffin Oil Company was a leader not only in Suffolk's residential community, but also in its commercial and abundant agricultural markets through its distribution of heating oils, all grades of gasoline, and diesel fuel. After the retirement of Mr. Griffin, Wayland T. Pond III, a lifetime Suffolk native, bought the company. Wayland Pond had worked his way through Central Fidelity Bank up to the position of Vice-President. When the opportunity presented itself, he decided to buy Griffin Oil Company and make it his new career. It is through Wayland Pond's leadership that Griffin Oil Company became a frontrunner in many diversified energy products.