Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. It is also the brand name of non-Chevron petroleum companies in some countries (such as New Zealand, and previously Australia and South Africa) under a trademark licensing agreement with Chevron. Caltex was also the name of the joint venture between Chevron and Texaco which used the Caltex brand name in its operations, until both parent companies merged in 2001 to form ChevronTexaco (later renamed simply to Chevron in 2005). The joint venture was created on 30 June 1936 as California Texas Oil Company Limited, when the two parent companies were still known as Standard Oil of California and The Texas Company respectively. The joint venture officially adopted the name Caltex shortened from its original name in 1968, and was eventually known as Caltex Corporation prior to the Chevron-Texaco merger. After the merger, the former joint venture became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the merged company and changed its corporate name to ChevronTexaco Global Energy Inc, now Chevron Global Energy Inc. History Caltex timeline: 30 June 1936: Standard Oil of California (Socal, later Chevron) and The Texas Company (later Texaco) formed the California Texas Oil Company (Caltex) 1947: Tankers purchased from surplus U.S wartime fleet; Texaco's European subsidiaries purchased. 1948: Caltex entered partnership with Japan's Nippon Oil Company. 1949–66: Caltex built or had interest in new refineries in 20 countries. 1967: European interests transferred to Chevron and Texaco; Caltex refocused on Africa and Asia. 1968: Caltex entered Korean market as LG Caltex, a joint venture with Lucky Chemical Goldstar (later LG Corporation). 1968: California Texas Oil Company Limited changed its name to Caltex Petroleum Corporation 1981–83: Acquisitions strengthened position in Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia. 1982: Caltex corporate headquarters moved to Dallas, Texas. 1985: Representative office opened in Beijing, China. 1990s: Caltex moved into other promising markets including India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Lebanon. 1996: Caltex introduced new corporate and retail identity, including a new logo. 1998: Caltex relocated headquarters from Dallas to Singapore. 1 January 1999: Caltex changed name from Caltex Petroleum Corporation to Caltex Corporation. 1999-2000: Havoline Energy, Vortex fuels and Delo engine oils were launched in Caltex internationally 2001: Chevron bought over Texaco to become ChevronTexaco and became full owner of Caltex. Caltex Corporation became ChevronTexaco Global Energy Inc. 2005: ChevronTexaco renamed back to Chevron,