Chevron
Energy & IndustrialGlobal energy corporation providing crude oil, natural gas, refined products, and low-carbon energy technology.
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Quick Facts
- Headquarters
- San Ramon, California, USA
- Founded
- 1879
- Employees
- 45,000+
- Valuation
- NYSE Listed (CVX) — ~$280B Cap
About Chevron
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, active in more than 180 countries. Tracing its lineage back to the 1879 founding of Pacific Coast Oil Co., Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas, manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals, and supplies energy to global markets.
Chevron manages premier asset positions in the Permian Basin, deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Australia (Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG), and Kazakhstan. The company is advancing lower-carbon initiatives in renewable fuels, carbon capture, hydrogen, and geothermal technology through Chevron New Energies.
What Chevron Does
Upstream Operations
Oil and natural gas exploration, deepwater platforms, subsea engineering, and natural gas liquefaction.
Downstream & Chemicals
Refineries producing aviation fuels, motor gasoline, diesel, and high-performance Chevron and Texaco lubricants.
Chevron New Energies
Renewable natural gas (RNG), industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS), and hydrogen fuel hubs.
Shipping & Pipeline Transportation
Global crude carrier fleet management, maritime logistics, and extensive pipeline infrastructure.
Career Areas
Types of professional roles found inside Chevron.
- Subsurface & Petroleum Engineering
- Chemical Process & Refining Engineering
- IT & Digital Infrastructure
- Finance, Commercial & Trading
Chevron's History
- 1879Pacific Coast Oil Co. Founded
Pacific Coast Oil Co. founded in Pico Canyon, California, later acquired by Standard Oil.
- 1984Merger with Gulf Oil
Standard Oil of California merges with Gulf Oil in the largest merger up to that time, adopting the Chevron brand name.
- 2001Texaco Merger
Merges with Texaco to form ChevronTexaco, consolidating global retail, refining, and upstream operations.
- 2021Chevron New Energies Launched
Launched Chevron New Energies to focus on hydrogen, carbon capture, offsets, and emerging low-carbon technologies.
Purpose & Values
“The human energy company”
