The Beaumont Building of The Texas Company, Beaumont, Texas, Early 1900's

photo courtesy of ChevronTexaco Corp.

Two giants in the petroleum industry were born at Spindletop: Gulf Oil and The Texas Company, which would later become Texaco (now ChevronTexaco). This is their office in Beaumont, Texas.

For a history of Texaco, click here

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