Texaco

Texaco is an American oil brand that provides a wide range of petroleum products and services, including gasoline and lubricants. Originally a major integrated oil company, Texaco has transitioned into a subsidiary of Chevron, maintaining its legacy in fuel distribution and convenience store operations.

CCI Score

-15.01

April 18

Latest Event

Texaco's Environmental Negligence in Louisiana Wetlands

A jury ruling in Louisiana found that Texaco, now a part of Chevron, repeatedly violated coastal management laws by failing to restore wetlands damaged by its operations. The decision highlights longstanding environmental neglect and prioritization of profit over community and ecological health.

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Texaco is currently rated as an Enabler.

-10 to -19 CCI Score

Companies in this segment facilitate authoritarian practices while claiming neutrality. They provide resources or support that indirectly bolster oppressive regimes, thereby undermining democratic accountability without overtly endorsing the regime.

Latest Events

APR

04

2025

Texaco's Environmental Negligence in Louisiana Wetlands
-60.00

A jury ruling in Louisiana found that Texaco, now a part of Chevron, repeatedly violated coastal management laws by failing to restore wetlands damaged by its operations. The decision highlights longstanding environmental neglect and prioritization of profit over community and ecological health.
JUL

02

1937

Texaco Supports Fascist Regimes During the Spanish Civil War
-0.01

In July 1937, Texaco, under CEO Torkild Rieber, supplied critical oil shipments and extended generous credit to Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War, in clear violation of U.S. neutrality laws. This move bolstered a fascist regime at a time when corporate political engagement actively supported authoritarian leaders.
-80

Executive Political Engagement

April 4

Texaco’s CEO, Torkild Rieber, decisively shifted his company’s operations to back Franco’s regime by not only supplying oil but also by offering strategic intelligence. This overt executive political engagement with an authoritarian leader demonstrates complicity in supporting fascism.

The Oilman Who Loved Dictators, or How Texaco Supported Fascism
-70

Economic Collaboration

April 4

By extending an unusually generous line of credit to Franco’s Nationalists—and effectively acting as a financier for a belligerent government—Texaco engaged in economic collaboration with an authoritarian regime. This facilitated the support of fascist policies by ensuring a steady supply of fuel to the Nationalist war effort.

The Oilman Who Loved Dictators, or How Texaco Supported Fascism
JUL

02

1937

Texaco’s Support for Fascist Regimes During the Spanish Civil War
-0.01

Texaco, under CEO Torkild Rieber, actively supported fascist regimes by extending generous credit and supplying oil along with strategic intelligence to Franco's Nationalists and Nazi Germany during the Spanish Civil War, thereby influencing the conflict's outcome.
-85

Public and Political Behavior

April 4

Texaco’s provision of credit and oil, coupled with its intelligence sharing, clearly demonstrates aggressive political behavior favoring authoritarian regimes, undermining democratic processes.

A Corporation Goes to War: How Texaco Supported Fascism
-75

Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

April 4

The decision to extend lenient credit and facilitate illegal oil shipments to belligerent regimes reflects severely unethical business practices that prioritized profit over legal and ethical considerations.

A Corporation Goes to War: How Texaco Supported Fascism
-70

Economic and Structural Influence

April 4

Texaco leveraged its economic power to influence the outcome of the Spanish Civil War by supplying critical resources to fascist forces, highlighting a profound abuse of economic and structural influence in favor of authoritarian regimes.

A Corporation Goes to War: How Texaco Supported Fascism
JUL

02

1937

Texaco’s Support of Fascist Regimes During the Spanish Civil War
-0.01

Texaco, under CEO Torkild Rieber, shifted its allegiance during the Spanish Civil War by extending lenient credit terms, illegally redirecting oil shipments, and providing strategic maritime intelligence to Franco's Nationalists. These actions not only violated U.S. neutrality laws but also directly aided a fascist regime, thereby influencing the course of the conflict and later supporting Nazi interests.
-80

Executive Political Engagement

April 4

Texaco's CEO, Torkild Rieber, actively engaged in executive political actions by endorsing and facilitating support for Franco's Nationalists. His personal admiration for autocratic leaders and his decision to supply oil on generous credit terms directly promoted fascist agendas.

The Oilman Who Loved Dictators: How a Major American Oil Company Supported Fascism
-65

Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

April 4

Texaco violated ethical business practices by flouting U.S. neutrality laws through its extension of overly generous credit and opening covert channels for oil redirection. This disregard for legal and ethical standards significantly contributed to the emboldening of a fascist regime.

The Oilman Who Loved Dictators: How a Major American Oil Company Supported Fascism
-70

Economic Collaboration

April 4

By effectively acting as a financier for Franco’s Nationalists and strategically offering credit and intelligence support, Texaco's economic actions directly bolstered the operational capabilities of a fascist government, thereby having long-lasting structural and geopolitical repercussions.

The Oilman Who Loved Dictators: How a Major American Oil Company Supported Fascism