Chevron and California: A History of Growth Cover: On his tank wagon, an early Standard Oil (California) distributor advertised Zerolene, the company’s innovative lubricating oil developed at the Richmond Refinery in 1907. Fueling California’s Growth

Chevron and the state of California share a common spirit and a dedication to innovation that was forged in 1876 when we made the first discovery of oil in Pico Canyon, north of Los Angeles. This discovery established California as an oil-producing state and helped to fuel its early growth.

In 1876, Chevron’s predecessor company consisted of a handful of people. Today, Chevron is the leading energy company in California. We support one in every 200 non-farm jobs in the state, produce transportation fuel for one of every five vehicles in California and supply aviation fuel to the state’s major airports.

Since our founding, our company has made a journey spurred by the efforts of our employees and partners, tapping the ingenuity needed to solve the state’s energy challenges.

This shared spirit continues today, as we invest in the best ideas to foster innovation and growth. It is a spirit that extends from our search for new energy resources to our support for California’s economic prosperity and educational excellence. That spirit Far left and left: Discovery of Pico No. 4 spurred a dramatic increase in California oil production. Above, top: Two 1937 covers from the Standard Oil Bulletin capture the will continue to define Chevron’s involvement in the fabric of California. state’s growing network of roads (left) and the historic opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. Above: Perseverance and grit marked workers at our Coalinga Field in San Joaquin Valley, where we successfully drilled our first well in 1912.

The Richmond Refinery became the world’s third largest refinery when it was completed in 1902. Joined by refineries in El Segundo and Bakersfield, our manufacturing network served growing markets throughout the state and provided thousands of new jobs. The refineries also inspired the economic development of communities that grew because of our presence.

A 1936 photo of the Bakersfield Refinery, which was built in 1913 to accommodate increased production from fields in the San Joaquin Valley.

During the 1911 construction of the El Segundo Refinery, a tent city was built to house workers and their families. We fueled California’s growth when we introduced our first “filling” stations in California in 1913, creating major outlets for our product sales. Within six years, we led the West with a total of 218 stations, more than our next three rivals combined.

Relying on science and technology to propel the search for oil and gas, we made ground-breaking discoveries from the San Joaquin Valley to Southern California in the 1910s. As the state’s No. 1 oil producer, we provided job opportunities and spurred development throughout California.

Left: A company-operated station in Oakland. Above: National Supply Stations Inc., which we acquired in 1914, provided a fast-growing station network for sales of our products. Right: Drillers at Coalinga Field, 1912. Far right, top: A steam tractor used to pull wagons from the railhead to the main camp at our Coalinga Field. Far right, below: We drilled our first well at the Coalinga Field in 1912.

We pioneered air travel by introducing Red Crown Aviation Gasoline – the first gasoline in the country designed specifically for aviation use – and promoted our aviation products by fueling record- setting flights by Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and other aviators.

Above: Amelia Earhart awaiting her delivery of Standard Oil aviation fuels, 1935. Right, above: Earhart preparing for a 1932 trans-continental flight. Right, below: Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis used Red Crown Aviation Gasoline on the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. To improve aviators’ visibility, we innovated by establishing “road signs of the air,” showing city and town names in letters at least 12 feet high on company warehouses. During World War II, Chevron opened a path for California women in the workplace – from retail outlets to refineries – and later expanded women’s opportunities by establishing 56 schools in California and other states to teach women how to operate service stations. This 1964 training class was one of many offered by the El Segundo Refinery, covering safe operations, specific job skills and other areas. In this 1915 photo, a horse-drawn tank wagon transported iron drums and barrels of Red Crown Gasoline and Pearl Oil to the Sausalito station for shipment to customers. Innovating in California

By developing highly innovative products such as Red Crown Gasoline and Zerolene motor oil, we helped to stimulate the growth of California. Our commitment to innovation remains just as vibrant today through such initiatives as our steamflooding technology, seismic imaging and digital oil fields in the San Joaquin Valley and beyond. Our California refineries made major contributions to the Allied Forces during World War II, producing 100-octane gasoline for our bombers, toluene for production of TNT, and more than 50 other products for military use. © Moulin Studios

Left and above: In 1938, the Richmond Refinery built the first large-scale plant in the United States to make 100-octane gasoline, adding power to the nation’s Flying Fortress. We have always invested in the best ideas and technologies to find the solution to energy problems – from developing RPM Delo for submarines during World War II to innovating in the use of steamflooding to enhance added production from fields in the San Joaquin Valley and other heavy oil properties. At our Kern River Technology Center in the San Joaquin Valley, our scientists applied advanced three-dimensional (3-D) technology in 2001 to help maximize steamflooding operations at the Duri Field in Indonesia. The company’s expertise in steamflooding was first developed at fields in California’s San Joaquin Valley in 1967. We demonstrated our compassion for the victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake by providing financial relief and erecting Camp Rockefeller for families made homeless by the destruction. Building Community

We support the building blocks of California’s economy and competitiveness through our investments in education and job training, continuing our early commitment to creating jobs and building schools in communities where we operate.

Above: San Francisco was devastated by the 1906 earthquake. However, the Rialto Building, in which we had our headquarters on the 7th floor, remained standing. Right, above: When the El Segundo Refinery Hospital opened in 1918, it became the city’s first medical facility. Right, below: The company built this school in Coalinga for children of workers in the nearby oil field, c. 1911. We encouraged appreciation of classical music by adults and children alike through our decades-long support for radio broadcasts of “The Standard Hour” and the “Standard School Broadcast.” Our educational support has ranged from programs stressing a healthy environment (such as this one at a Richmond elementary school) to our major grants for California schools that focus on science, technology, engineering and math to encourage students to pursue careers in these fields. Demonstrating the strong, vibrant volunteer spirit at Chevron, many employees consistently engage in local clean-ups and area beautification projects (below) and participate in cause-related events such as local AIDS walks (right). In our support for our community and in the way we conduct our business, we are guided by the legacy of our values. These values have been expressed in “The Standard Oil Spirit,” published in 1921, and, more recently, “The Chevron Way.” We have highlighted our commitment to environmental stewardship through ad campaigns such as the “People Do” campaign in the 1990s (left, below), by creating wildlife habitats at facilities such as our Richmond Refinery (right, above) and by our continuing focus on energy conservation. Oil contractors lined up with their cars in front of an oil derrick, Bakersfield, 1924.

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