bras ▁and ▁Br ask em . ▁ ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁made ▁Ult ra ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁gas ▁distribution ▁company ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁I p ir anga ▁Zero ▁Car bon ▁Card ▁was ▁launched . ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁all ▁gas ▁purch ases ▁on ▁the ▁credit ▁card ▁went ▁to ▁carbon ▁neutral ity ▁programs , ▁such ▁as ▁plant ing ▁trees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ult ra ▁bought ▁Tex aco ' s ▁fuel ▁distribution ▁chain ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁By ▁then , ▁Tex aco ▁had ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁gas ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁I p ir anga ’ s ▁presence ▁in ▁Brazil ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁North ▁and ▁N ortheast ▁regions , ▁thus ▁covering ▁all ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ac quisition , ▁the ▁gas ▁stations ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁keep ▁using ▁the ▁Tex aco ▁brand ▁for ▁five ▁years ; ▁after ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁I p ir anga ' s ▁brand . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁brought ▁Ult ra ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁fuel ▁distribution ▁business ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁percent . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁I p ir anga ▁launched ▁Jet ▁O il ▁Mot os , ▁a ▁special ized ▁franch ise ▁in ▁oil ▁change ▁services ▁for ▁motor cy cles . ▁ ▁I p ir anga ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁e co - efficient ▁station ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁in ▁Porto ▁A leg re ▁( R io ▁Grande ▁do ▁Sul ),