Chevron's presence in Brazil started in 1915, when Texaco began selling petroleum products there. In less than a month, Texaco opened its first branch in the port city of Recife and grew its Star brand all over the country. Over time, Chevron built an extensive network of service stations, distribution systems and operating plants that produce industrial and automotive lubricants and greases.
We opened an upstream office in Río de Janeiro in 1997, following the government's decision to open energy development to private investment. As a result, projects such as Papa-Terra are making steady progress.
Since the arrival of the automobile industry in the 1950s, Texaco Brazil has supported the auto industry's growth with petroleum products. We were the first company to install tanks, pumps and lubrication equipment in automobile plants in Brazil.
Updated: April 2013
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