Caltex began in 1936 as the California Texas Oil Company, a joint venture between the Texas Company (later named Texaco) and Standard Oil of California (later named Chevron Corp.) to market oil from newly gained concessions in Saudi Arabia.
Caltex begann 1936 als California Texas Oil Company, ein Joint Venture von The Texas Company (später Texaco) und Standard Oil of California (später Chevron), um Öl aus den gerade erlangten Konzessionen in Saudi-Arabien zu vermarkten.