Chevron Australia

About Chevron Australia

Chevron is one of the world's largest integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California we conduct business in more than 100 countries. We are engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales geothermal and power generation. We're also investing in renewables and advanced technologies.

We trace our earliest roots to an 1879 oil discovery at Pico Canyon north of Los Angeles which led to the formation of the Pacific Coast Oil Co. That company later became Standard Oil Co. of California and subsequently Chevron. We took on the name "Chevron" when we acquired Gulf Oil Corp. in 1984 nearly doubling our worldwide proved oil and gas reserves. Our merger with Gulf was at that time the largest in U.S. history.

Another major branch of the family tree is The Texas Fuel Company which was formed in Beaumont Texas in 1901. It later became known as The Texas Company and eventually Texaco. In 2001, our two companies merged to form Chevron Texaco. The name was changed to Chevron in 2005 to convey a clearer stronger and more unified presence around the world. The acquisition of Unocal Corporation in 2005 strengthened Chevron's position as an energy industry leader enhancing our oil and natural gas assets around the world.

Our diverse and highly skilled global workforce consists of more than 59,000 employees and about 5,800 service station employees. As a company and as individuals we take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live and work. We also care deeply about the environment and are proud of the many ways in which our employees work to safeguard it.