Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1996
Racial-discrimination settlement
Texaco paid more than $170 million to settle discrimination claims by Black employees. Secretly recorded executive discussions about destroying evidence intensified the scandal.
1993
Ecuador environmental litigation
Residents and Indigenous leaders alleged that Texaco oil operations caused extensive pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon and contamination affecting local communities.
1940
Rieber and Nazi Germany controversy
Chief executive Torkild Rieber resigned after public scrutiny of his connections with Nazi representatives, alleged intelligence disclosures, and earlier dealings with Franco's forces.
1937
Oil sales to Franco's forces
Texaco was fined for violating the U.S. Neutrality Act after supplying oil to the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War; credit sales reportedly continued during the conflict.