Torkild Rieber
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Torkild Rieber was a Norwegian immigrant to the United States who became chairman of the Texas Company.
Time magazine cover, 4 May 1936
Bayonne oil storage facilities in 1970
First oil well in Bahrain in 1931
Abadan Petrochemical Complex in 1970
Texaco
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Texaco, Inc. is an American oil brand owned and operated by Chevron Corporation. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owned the Havoline motor oil brand. Texaco was an indep
Torkild Rieber
…Torkild Rieber (March 13, 1882 – August 10, 1968) was a Norwegian immigrant to the United States who became chairman of the Texas Company (Texaco). Born in a small town in Norway, Rieber became a seaman at the age of 15. By 1904, he was the master of an oil tanker, which was bought the next year…
Texas Company Building at 1111 Rusk St. in Houston. The company moved to larger facilities in 1989
The Texas Company Galveston station, c. 1910–1920
TEXACO MOTOR OIL Poster (1928)
Antique Texaco advertising, Gippsland Motor Garage, Old Gippstown