4. Chevron Corp.

Company Snapshot
Chevron Corporation operates as an energy company worldwide.

Its petroleum operations consist of exploring, developing, and producing crude oil and natural gas; refining crude oil into finished petroleum products; marketing crude oil, natural gas, and various products derived from petroleum; and transporting crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car.

The company's chemical operations include the manufacture and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, fuel, and lubricating oil additives.

It also engages in coal mining, power generation, insurance, and real estate activities.

As of December 31, 2005, the company's oil-equivalent reserves comprised 9.0 billion barrels.

It also had 19 fuel refineries and an asphalt plant, as of the above date.

The company was founded in 1879 under the name Pacific Coast Oil Co. and later changed its name to ChevronTexaco Corporation.

Further, it changed its name to Chevron Corporation in May 2005.

Chevron Corporation is headquartered in San Ramon, California.

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