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the power of problem solvers
2 min read | may 14, 2019
Chevron’s greatest asset – our people – are focused on making energy...
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more affordable
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more reliable
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ever-cleaner
We believe life depends on energy and we’ve taken steps to improve lives through innovation since our founding.
![In 1876 California Star Oil Works, a Chevron predecessor, hits pay dirt in Pico Canyon.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-1876-ca-star-oil-works-hits-pay-dirt-in-pico-canyon.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=FC26F35A7464F4F0B91021B3C5A173DD)
1876
![In 1901 Captain Anthony Lucas strikes a close to 100,000-barrel-a-day gusher.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-1901-captain-anthony-lucas-strikes-gusher.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=F2934EED98A3161587F6FD6EEB520756)
1901
![Standard Oil develops Red Crown aviation gasoline in 1917, the first gasoline in the U.S. specifically designed for aviation use.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-standard-oil-develops-red-crown-aviation-gas-1917.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=3D9C0C10CB547F47257C0A156D32FDCD)
1917
![Geologist Max Steineke struck oil in Saudi Arabia on March 3rd, 1938. Steineke’s discovery has enormous implications for the Middle Eastern oil market.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-geologist-max-steineke-oil-saudi-arabia-march-1938.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=4436D9F3BDD1AEDF4B53D184BCBB51DE)
1938
![In 1978 Gulf Oil Corp. and Texaco Inc, researchers develop a 3D seismic data-processing method, an innovation which helps vet prospective oil fields as well as rejuvenate existing fields.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-1978-3D-seismic-data-processing-method.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=F40D72B7E2B2C1BE0E824DB45417257B)
1978
![In 1997 Chevron discovers Kuito Field, Angola’s first deepwater field. Chevron makes significant discoveries and becomes the nation’s largest petroleum producer.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-1997-chevron-kuito-field-in-angola.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=BAEB198F7C206F993F622351001BC369)
1997
![A Boeing 787 powered by Chevron low-carbon biofuel flies from San Francisco to Zurich. Chevron is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-boeing-787-chevron-low-carbon-biofuel-reduce-ghg.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=840919A7C95BCD9F26BA6D839D08CA1A)
2018
![Chevron Technology Ventures invests in ChargePoint, Carbon Engineering, and Natron Energy, innovators in electric vehicles and carbon dioxide air abatement.](/-/media/chevron/stories/images/the-power-of-problem-solvers-timeline-chevron-technology-ventures-invests-chargepoint-ev.jpg?h=480&w=640&la=en&hash=88DB29DDFAAE6E9617F92280058713DE)
2019
As we create the future of energy, our commitment to take on challenges, operate responsibly and engage in conversations about where we’re headed will not change.
Finding the answers to the world’s most complex energy challenges won’t be easy – but you can count on us to be there.
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