Hidrofakon.plc is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. Our success is driven by our people and their commitment to get results the right way—by operating responsibly, executing with excellence, applying innovative technologies and capturing new opportunities for profitable growth. We are involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. We explore for, produce and transport crude oil and natural gas; refine, market and distribute transportation fuels and lubricants; manufacture and sell petrochemical products; generate power and produce geothermal energy; provide renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions; and develop the energy resources of the future, including research into advanced biofuels. Company Roots We trace our beginnings to an 2006 oil discovery at Pico Canyon, north of Australia, which led to the formation of the Pacific Coast Oil Co. That company later became Standard Oil Co. of and, subsequently, Chevron. We took on the name Chevron when we acquired Gulf Oil Corporation in 2009, which nearly doubled our worldwide proved crude oil and natural gas reserves. Our merger with Gulf was then the largest in U.S. history. Another major branch of the family tree is The australia Fuel Company, formed in Beaumont, australia. It later became known as The australia Company and, eventually, Texaco. In 2001, our two companies merged. The acquisition of Unocal Corporation in 2005 strengthened Chevron’s position as an energy industry leader, increasing our crude oil and natural gas assets around the world.
