In 1933, Chevron entered the Singapore market through The Texas Company (China) Ltd., a former Texaco company. In 1936, a partnership between Chevron and Texaco created the Caltex® brand. In 1937, Caltex introduced its first fuel oil and diesel fuel bunkering terminals. Operations started at the Tanjong Pagar Terminal in 1938. Caltex significantly expanded operations in 1958 with the addition of another bunkering terminal. In 1964, a lubricants blending plant was built at Tanjong Penjuru.
Texaco merged with Chevron in 2001.
Introducing Lubricant Additives
In 1972, Chevron Oronite opened a sales office in Singapore for Oronite® additives. In 1995, Singapore became the Asia-Pacific regional hub for Oronite.
In 1999, we built our Singapore manufacturing plant, the largest lubricant additives manufacturing plant in Asia.
A Leader in Refining
In 1979, Chevron, through Caltex, became a one-third partner in Singapore Refining Company.
The partners upgraded the refinery in the 1980s by adding visbreaker, reformer and hydrocracking units, which greatly increased the refinery's capacity and allowed it to meet changing demands in the market.
In 1995, the refinery was upgraded at a cost of $1 billion. A residual-fluid cracking unit and other associated facilities were installed, which increased production of gasoline and diesel.
Singapore became the regional headquarters for Chevron's Asia-Pacific downstream operations in 2001.
The refinery's crude oil processing capacity continued to grow steadily. In 2004, Chevron's interest in Singapore Refining Company increased to 50 percent.
Retail Products and Service
In 2006, the company launched its exclusive Techron fuel-cleaning additive, when it introduced Caltex with Techron® in Singapore and other Asia-Pacific countries.
In 2009, Chevron launched Caltex Diesel with Techron®, which contains the exclusive Techron D® additive.
Recognized for Health, Environment and Safety
Chevron operates its facilities in a way that protects the health and safety of its employees, contractors and communities. Our workers demonstrate these principles every day through:
- Safety, health and environmental awareness
- Pollution prevention
- Emergency preparedness and response
Chevron also is a founding member of East Asia Response Ltd., a regional emergency response center based in Singapore. The organization is always ready to respond to environmental incidents by mobilizing resources for the containment and removal of hazardous materials.
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower has recognized our facilities for safety performance for each of the last 10 years.
Honored in the Business Community
We and our affiliates have made significant contributions to Singapore as investors and employers for the last 80 years.
Our commitment to Singapore was recognized by the Economic Development Board in 2005, when Chevron received the Distinguished Partner in Progress Award for our commitment to developing Singapore's manufacturing industry and for our contributions to the people and economy of Singapore.
In 2009 and 2010, Chevron Singapore was recognized for our human resources (HR) initiatives. The Singapore Human Resources Institute honored Chevron with the following awards:
- Leading HR Practices Award in Strategic HR (2009)
- Talent Management (2009)
- Retention and Succession Planning (2009)
- Employment Relations and People Management (2009)
- Health and Employee Wellness (2009)
- Workplace Safety and Health (2010)
- Learning and Human Capital Development (2010)
Also in 2010, Chevron won the Grass Roots Asia Pacific Award for Best Reward and Recognition Strategies at the HRM Awards Singapore.
In 2010, Chevron Oronite was presented with Singapore's Work-Life Achiever Award. This award recognized the company's efforts to achieve a happy and healthy work environment.
Updated: April 2013
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