Gulf Oil was a major global oil company in operation from 1901 to 1985. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Standard Oil of California, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Gulf's headquarters, the Gulf Tower, being Pittsburgh's tallest building until the completion of the U.S. Steel Tower.
Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gulf Oil's former headquarters
Gulf filling station in Jasper, Tennessee, circa 1939.
Gulf Oil's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, alkylation area, (1956).
Gulf and ARCO tank farms and tanker docks, Port of Philadelphia, 1973.
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation predominantly specializing in oil and gas. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California, it is headquartered in San Ramon, California, and active in more than 180 countries. Within oil and gas, Chevron is vertically integrated and is involved in hydrocarbon exploration, production, refining, marketing and transport, chemicals manufacturing and sales, and power generation.
Chevron's former headquarters complex in San Ramon, California
A Chevron station branded under the Standard name in Paradise, Nevada, pictured in 2009
Chevron gas station design used until 2006
US officials visiting Chevron's Barrow Island facilities
