Texaco

TEXACO (The Texas Company), originally named the Texas Fuel Company, began during the emergence of the twentieth century and began its foundations through the founding of Joseph S. Cullinan (1860-1937), Lewis Henry Lapham (1858-1934), and Arnold Schlaet (1859-1946). As a fuel company, TEXACO expanded overseas, implementing an operation in Antwerp, Belgium known as the Continental Petroleum Company, furthering the company's global recognition. Becoming increasingly recognized, the company eventually became the first United States oil company to sell gasoline in all 48 states at the time under one company name by 1928. Moving forward into the mid-twentieth century, the nationally renowned company assisted during WWII by providing aviation fuel, diesel, and aircraft lubricants, eventually leading them into the post-WWII era during the 1970s when issues arise regarding the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) 1973 oil crisis. Despite facing challenges due to the crisis and one of the most immense legal battles in history through the 1980s-1990s, TEXACO played a significant role in the global oil market through its involvement in various partnerships. Merging with the Chevron energy company in 2001 and renamed ChevronTexaco, the company is currently an ancillary of the larger Chevron company and has built a legacy of pioneering in both commercial global oil exploration and environmentally disastrous exploitation as result of its contribution to human rights violations and global pollution.