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- Stock symbol: CVX (NYSE)
- Annual revenue (2007): $210.8 billion
- Formed out of the dissolution of Standard Oil
- Year established: 1911
- Industry: Oil and gasoline
- Phone: 925-842-1000
- Fax: 415-894-6817
- HQ: San Ramon, California
- President: Greg Vesey
- CEO: David O'Reilly
- CFO: Stephen Crowe
- Staff: 65,000
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Chevron Corporation is a multinational integrated energy company based in the United States. It is the fifth largest oil company in the world, and is invested in every level of the fossil fuel industry, including exploration, extraction, refining, and research and development. Its size and scope makes it one of the six so-called "supermajor" oil companies.
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Key Dates
- 1911: Standard Oil is broken up by the U.S. government due to antitrust violations, and Standard Oil of California (Socal) is formed
- 1933: Socal is authorized to prospect for oil in Saudi Arabia and discovers the world's largest oil field
- 1984: To satisfy antitrust regulation, Socal is rebranded as Chevron Corporation
- 2001: Chevron merges with Texaco to form ChevronTexaco
- May 9, 2005: ChevronTexaco becomes just Chevron
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Chevron Corporation Questions
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