ina ▁and ▁with ▁El f ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁form ▁Total F ina El f . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁current ▁name ▁is ▁Total ▁S . A . ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁F IN A ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁- ▁" P ink ▁Air " ▁and ▁" P flash " ▁ ▁Pet ro f ina ▁expanded ▁its ▁operations ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁Texas - based ▁Pan handle ▁O il ▁Company , ▁which ▁was ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁W ich ita ▁F alls , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁the ▁firm ▁operated ▁an ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁and ▁market ed ▁gas oline ▁through ▁service ▁stations ▁in ▁Texas , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁American ▁Pet ro f ina , ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁operation ▁was ▁called , ▁further ▁expanded ▁its ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁through ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁several ▁small ▁oil ▁companies , ▁the ▁largest ▁being ▁the ▁Cos den ▁O il ▁Company ▁from ▁W . R . ▁Grace ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁which ▁gave ▁F IN A ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁chain ▁of ▁service ▁stations ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁in ▁Big ▁Spring , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁The ▁F IN A ▁brand ▁appeared ▁on ▁gas oline ▁and ▁other ▁pet role um ▁products ▁at ▁Pan handle ▁stations ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁service ▁stations ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁F IN A ▁in ▁ 1 9