Unlike Shell, the precursor of Chevron began life as part of Rockefeller’s empire. In 1900, Standard Oil bought Pacific Coast Oil, a San Francisco-based company founded in 1879.

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — A historic Shell gas station in Carmel, once owned by Mario Andretti, has been converted to a Chevron, causing community outrage and efforts to preserve its iconic ...