[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO CHEVRONTEXACO AND THEIR EMPLOYEES LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA'S 
                      11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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                         HON. RICHARD W. POMBO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 2004

  Mr. POMBO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise to honor and 
congratulate ChevronTexaco and their employees located in California's 
11th Congressional district on ChevronTexaco's 125th Anniversary.
  Tomorrow marks the 125th anniversary of the merger of California Star 
Oil Works and Pacific Coast Oil Co., which formed ChevronTexaco's 
oldest predecessor. ChevronTexaco's history is a story of great 
progress and innovation spread over dozens of companies that have come 
together over the last 125 years to become the ChevronTexaco family.
  Over 100 years ago, a converted farmhouse and 80 employees in a rural 
area not far from San Francisco started handling 10,000 barrels of oil 
a day. Today, with bustling metropolitan communities surrounding the 
refinery, 1,300 employees move 240,000 barrels of oil per day.
  ChevronTexaco is one of the world's largest integrated energy 
companies. They are involved in every aspect of the energy industry, 
from oil and gas exploration and production to transportation, refining 
and retail marketing, as well as chemical manufacturing and sales and 
power production.
  Active in more than 180 countries, ChevronTexaco employs more than 
50,000 people worldwide and about 9,000 in California alone. Over 4,000 
of those employees are in San Ramon, the world headquarters for the 
company.
  ChevronTexaco's vision--to be the global energy company most admired 
for its people, partnership and performance--runs throughout the 
combined history of all the great companies that today form 
ChevronTexaco.
  The work undertaken by the many generations of ChevronTexaco has made 
a tremendous and positive impact on the lives of people around the 
world. I commend and congratulate ChevronTexaco on this very important 
milestone.

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