Caltex was created in 1936 as a joint venture between Standard Oil Co. of California and the Texas Co., with each having equal ownership. Locally, Caltex commenced business in then Malaya in 1937, with the marketing of lubricants via its Singapore Office. Caltex Oil (Malaya) Ltd was incorporated in the Bahama Islands in 1959 and assumed responsibility for the marketing of a wide range of petroleum products. In 1965, the company name was changed to Caltex Oil Malaysia Limited.
With the merger of Chevron and Texaco in October 2001, Caltex became part of the ChevronTexaco family. In a move to present a clear, strong and unified presence in the global marketplace, ChevronTexaco Corporation changed its name to Chevron Corporation in May 2005. Caltex Oil Malaysia Limited made a corresponding name change to Chevron Malaysia Limited in April 2006.
To date, Chevron Malaysia Limited offers high quality products and services at more than 420 service stations strategically located throughout Peninsular Malaysia and employees working in several areas of business such as Marketing, Lubricants and Terminal operations. The Chevron products available in Malaysia include Caltex with Techron® fuel (Premium 95 with Techron® and Premium 97 with Techron®), Diesel, Havoline® and Delo® oils and coolant.
Caltex™ won Bronze at the prestigious Putra Brand Awards 2011 in recognition of its brand strength in the category of Automotive Fuels. The award was a result of a 6,000 consumer poll to select Malaysia’s favorite brands in 20 categories.
Chevron strives to understand its customers’ needs and to be innovative in order to give the best quality products and services to customers. Millions are spent annually in areas of research and development to ensure that every Caltex™ product will exceed the manufacturers' and customers' expectations. Chevron Malaysia Limited continuously invests in product upgrading activities in order to increase performance, minimize expensive repairs and to extend valuable customer assets. Its sense of quality service is synonymous with its vision, ie. to be a global energy company which is most admired for its people, partnership and performance.
Ten Things You Should Know About Chevron Malaysia Limited
- Established in Malaysia since 1937, the business has undergone three name changes, the last being Chevron Malaysia Limited in April 2006.
- A Downstream operation, Chevron Malaysia Limited is essentially a marketing company importing fuels and lubricants from Singapore.
- To date, Chevron Malaysia Limited has more than 420 Caltex™ service stations strategically located throughout Peninsular Malaysia
- Chevron Malaysia Limited has employees working in several areas of business such as Marketing, Lubricants and Terminal operations.
- The Chevron products available in Malaysia include Caltex with Techron® fuel, Diesel, Havoline® and Delo® oils, as well as coolant.
- At present, Chevron has 3 terminals in Malaysia, Pulau Indah, Prai and a joint-venture in Pasir Gudang.
- Chevron Malaysia Limited was the first to promote branded gasoline based on a performance additive package.
- Caltex™ Fuel is engineered with a unique and exclusive Techron® ingredient which offers exceptional cleaning power to help restore fuel economy which had been lost due to the build-up of harmful deposits.
- All Caltex™ branded retail stations offer high performance fuel, ie, Caltex with Techron® and most of these retail stations also offer convenience stores, Touch'n'Go top up services and Refreshrooms, in addition to Maybank ATM facilities.
- Caltex™ sponsors the illustrated phenomenon Supa Strikas, which harnesses the local passion for football and universal appeal of comics to engage the local youth market in the joy of reading.