Was Texaco Inc. — asbestos documented in litigation?

Texaco Inc. — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Texaco Inc. — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Texaco Inc. — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

Texaco U.S. Refineries, Petrochemical Plants, Lube Operations

⚖ Litigation Record1902-2001 (Texaco era; ChevronTexaco 2001-2005; Chevron 2005-present); asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and block insulation, asbestos gaskets and packing at process flanges, spray-applied asbestos fireproofing

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Texaco Inc. (founded 1902 in Beaumont TX as The Texas Company; renamed Texaco 1959; merged with Chevron Corporation 2001 to form ChevronTexaco; rebranded Chevron 2005) was through most of the 20th century one of the principal U.S. integrated oil majors. Texaco operated through the asbestos era U.S. refining and petrochemical sites including:

Port Arthur Works (Port Arthur TX) — Texaco’s flagship Gulf Coast refinery (today operated as Motiva)
Port Neches Petrochemical Plant (Port Neches TX) — major Gulf Coast petrochemical operations
Eagle Point Refinery (Westville NJ) — Mid-Atlantic refinery
Convent Refinery (Convent LA) — Mississippi River refinery
Lawrenceville IL Refinery — Mid-Continent refinery
Lockport IL — Texaco specialty operations
Anacortes WA — Pacific Northwest refinery
El Dorado AR — Texaco lube operations
Casper WY — refinery
Numerous lubricant blending and packaging operations

The Texaco Port Arthur Works is among the most historically-significant U.S. Gulf Coast refineries and through the asbestos era operated continuously with extensive asbestos pipe covering, refractory insulation on FCCUs and process heaters, asbestos gaskets and packing throughout process units, and asbestos spray-applied fireproofing on plant structural steel. The Port Arthur site sits in the heart of the OBLF/Provost & Umphrey TX asbestos-litigation corridor.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Texaco Inc. — as premises owner of its U.S. refining and petrochemical operations — exposed its refinery operator workforce (USW/OCAW Local representation) and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Texaco Inc. / Chevron has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

OCAW / USW refinery operators at Texaco refineries
Refinery pipefitters (UA Local members) — particularly UA Local 195 Beaumont/Port Arthur at Texaco Port Arthur
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Texaco construction and turnaround crews
Refinery boilermakers (IBB Local 587 Beaumont) at Texaco Port Arthur
Construction-trade workforces on Texaco EPC projects

If You Worked at a Texaco Refinery or Petrochemical Plant

If you worked at a Texaco Inc. refinery or petrochemical plant during the asbestos era — including at Port Arthur TX, Port Neches TX, Eagle Point NJ, Convent LA, or any other Texaco site — as a Texaco employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameTexaco U.S. Refineries, Petrochemical Plants, Lube Operations

Years Produced1902-2001 (Texaco era; ChevronTexaco 2001-2005; Chevron 2005-present); asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and block insulation, asbestos gaskets and packing at process flanges, spray-applied asbestos fireproofing

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Refinery pipefittersInsulatorsRefinery boilermakersRefinery operators

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