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 Filed by Chevron Corporation Pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities  Act of
 1933 and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange Act
                                                                        of 1934.

                                                   Subject Company:  Texaco Inc.
                                                        Commission File No. 1-27

                                                          Date: October 17, 2000

         Except for the historical  and present  factual  information  contained
herein,  the matters set forth in this filing,  including  statements  as to the
expected  benefits  of the merger such as  efficiencies,  cost  savings,  market
profile and financial strength,  and the competitive ability and position of the
combined  company,  and other statements  identified by words such as "expects,"
"projects,"  "plans," and similar  expressions  are  forward-looking  statements
within the meaning of the "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These  forward-looking  statements are subject to
risks and  uncertainties  that may cause  actual  results to differ  materially,
including the possibility  that the anticipated  benefits from the merger cannot
be fully  realized,  the possibility  that costs or difficulties  related to the
integration  of our  businesses  will be greater  than  expected,  the impact of
competition  and other risk factors  relating to our  industry as detailed  from
time to time in each of  Chevron's  and  Texaco's  reports  filed  with the SEC.
Chevron and Texaco disclaim any  responsibility to update these  forward-looking
statements.

         Chevron  and Texaco  will file a proxy  statement/prospectus  and other
relevant  documents  concerning the proposed  merger  transaction  with the SEC.
Investors  are  urged to read the  proxy  statement/prospectus  when it  becomes
available and any other relevant  documents filed with the SEC because they will
contain important information.  You will be able to obtain the documents free of
charge at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, you may
obtain documents filed with the SEC by Chevron free of charge by requesting them
in writing from Chevron Corporation, 575 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105,
Attention:  Corporate  Secretary,  or by  telephone at (415)  894-7700.  You may
obtain  documents filed with the SEC by Texaco free of charge by requesting them
in writing from Texaco Inc., 2000  Westchester  Avenue,  White Plains,  New York
10650, Attention: Secretary, or by telephone at (914) 253-4000.

         Chevron  and  Texaco,  and their  respective  directors  and  executive
officers,  may be deemed to be participants in the  solicitation of proxies from
the   stockholders  of  Chevron  and  Texaco  in  connection  with  the  merger.
Information  about the  directors  and  executive  officers of Chevron and their
ownership of Chevron  stock is set forth in the proxy  statement  for  Chevron's
2000  annual  meeting  of  stockholders.  Information  about the  directors  and
executive officers of Texaco and their ownership of Texaco stock is set forth in
the proxy statement for Texaco's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders.  Investors
may obtain additional  information  regarding the interests of such participants
by reading the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.

                                      * * *

[Chevron and Texaco Company Factsheets]

[Chevron logo] Chevron Corporation
               Fact Sheet

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CHV), one of the world's largest integrated petroleum
companies,  is  involved  in  every  aspect  of the oil and gas  industry,  from
exploration and production to transportation,  refining and retail marketing, as
well as chemicals  manufacturing  and sales.  Active in more than 90  countries,
Chevron employs about 31,000 people worldwide.


Primary  Financial  Goals:
-------------------------
*   No. 1 in total  shareholder  return for the 2000-2004
    period versus industry peers
*   15 percent earnings  per-share growth over the next
    three years
*   12 percent  minimum return on capital  employed
*   4-4.5 percent annual worldwide net production  growth in barrels of oil
    equivalent
*   Operating expense of $4.85  per  barrel or lower by 2001

Exploration  and  Production  (upstream)
---------------------------------------
Chevron is one of the leaders in worldwide  liquids  production.  The  company's
strategy  of focusing  on  international  upstream  activities  has  resulted in
international  liquids  production  increasing  for 10  consecutive  years.  The
company has  extensive oil and natural gas  production  outside North America in
such  diverse  environments  as  Kazakhstan,  Angola,  Nigeria,  the North  Sea,
Australia,  Indonesia,  Venezuela,  Republic of Congo, Thailand, China and Papua
New Guinea. In North America,  major producing areas include the Gulf of Mexico,
California,     Texas     and    off    the    east     coast     of     Canada.

Refining/Marketing/Transportation  (downstream)
-----------------------------------------------
Chevron is one of the largest U.S. marketers of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel,
aviation fuel and other petroleum products. Chevron's gasoline sales are focused
in the western,  southwestern  and southern  United  States  through about 8,000
retail outlets. Major refineries are located at El Segundo and Richmond, Calif.;
Pascagoula,  Miss.;  Salt Lake City,  Utah; El Paso,  Texas;  and Honolulu,  Hi.
Chevron  is also the  leading  marketer  in  British  Columbia,  Canada.  Caltex
Corporation,  a 50 percent joint venture with Texaco, is Chevron's  refining and
marketing  arm in the  Asia-Pacific  region,  the Middle East and  southern  and
eastern  Africa.  The  Caltex  network  includes  refining,  marketing,  supply,
trading, distribution, shipping and storage of crude oil and petroleum products.

Chemicals
---------
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. is a world-scale  competitor in the petrochemicals
industry.  It manufactures and markets a variety of industrial chemicals in more
than 80 countries  worldwide.  Major products include  styrene,  polystyrene and
olefins, as well as additives for fuels and lubricants.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Financial  Highlights (year ended  December 31)
----------------------------------------------
 (In millions of dollars  except per share amount)       1999         1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                                  <C>          <C>
 Operating  Revenue*                                  $35,448      $29,943
 Net Income                                            $2,070       $1,339
 Total Assets                                         $40,668      $36,540
 Earnings per Share Basic                               $3.16        $2.05
 Diluted                                                $3.14        $2.04
 Average diluted  common  shares  (millions)          656,345      653,026
 * Includes  sales to other Chevron  Companies
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Operating   Statistics
----------------------
  (Per  Day)                                             1999         1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>                                                    <C>          <C>
 Net  Liquids Production  (Thousands  of  Barrels)      1,127        1,107
 Net  Natural  Gas  Production (Millions of Cubic Feet) 2,513        2,393
 Sales of Natural Gas (Millions  Cubic Feet)            4,936        4,807
 Refinery Input  (Thousands of Barrels)                 1,423        1,343

 Headquarters 575 Market Street
              San Francisco, CA 94105
              www.Chevron.com
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

[Texaco logo]           Texaco Incorporated
                        Fact Sheet

Texaco Inc. (NYSE: TX) is a fully integrated energy company engaged in exploring
and producing  oil and natural gas;  manufacturing  and  marketing  high-quality
fuels and lubricant products; operating trading, transportation and distribution
facilities;  and  producing  power.  Directly  and  through  affiliates,  Texaco
operates in more than 150 countries.


Exploration and Production
--------------------------
Texaco is transforming  its global  portfolio of oil and natural gas assets with
new  legacy  projects.  Our  focused  exploration  program  is  concentrated  in
deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and West Africa with major development projects
in Nigeria,  Kazakhstan,  Venezuela and the  Philippines.  Core production areas
include  the United  States,  the UK North Sea,  the Middle East and the Pacific
Rim. Texaco's high impact strategy  concentrates on finding and  commercializing
projects characterized by large-scale reserves,  25-40 year production lives and
high margins. For instance,  Texaco's billion barrel discovery offshore Nigeria,
called  Agbami,  will produce  about  180,000  barrels of oil  equivalent a day.
Texaco is  replacing  existing  non-strategic  assets  with new impact  projects
measured on key return  metrics to lay the  foundation  for  "smart"  growth and
deliver superior value to its shareholders.

Refining, Marketing and Distribution
------------------------------------
Directly and through its affiliates,  Texaco's global  operations  provide crude
oil products in 110 countries. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Texaco is the
leading  marketer of lubricants  and fuels,  and we have a strong  marketing and
refining presence in Northwest  Europe.  Caltex  Corporation,  our joint venture
with Chevron, has a major presence in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

A few years ago Texaco  formed two major joint  ventures to increase  efficiency
and gain superior  market share.  Equilon  combines the elements of Texaco's and
Shell's Western and Midwestern U.S. refining and marketing  businesses and their
nationwide trans-portation and lubricants business. Motiva combines the refining
and marketing  businesses of Texaco, Shell and Saudi Aramco in the East and Gulf
Coast.  These  alliances  are  streamlining  their  operations,   continuing  to
capitalize on  value-enhancing  synergies and building  superior market share in
their focus areas.

Global Gas and Power
--------------------
Texaco is identifying new  opportunities  to leverage  strengths in natural gas,
power  generation  and  gasification  technology.  Texaco is one of the  largest
natural gas producer- marketers in the United States,  operating more than 1,500
miles of pipeline,  50  interconnects  and eight  billion cubic feet of storage.
Texaco  currently has equity  interests in 47 power projects  operating or under
development  around the world,  with a total  generating  capacity  in excess of
5,400 megawatts.  Additionally,  Texaco is the recognized leader in gasification
technology,  an  environmentally  superior  process  that can convert  low-value
materials - like refinery residue - into a clean synthesis gas.

Advanced Energy Technology
--------------------------
Texaco  is  actively  engaged  in  the  development  and   commercialization  of
environmentally smart advanced  technologies such as fuel cells,  photovoltaics,
advanced batteries and hydrogen storage.  Market forces and rising environmental
standards are driving the  development of the next generation of energy products
and is positioning itself to be a leader in this technological future.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Financial Highlights (year ended December 31)
---------------------------------------------
(In millions of dollars except per share amount)          1999          1998
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>
Operating Income                                        $1,214          $894
Operating Expanses                                      $2,319        $2,508
Net Income                                              $1,177          $578
Total Assets                                           $28,972       $28,570
Earnings per Share
Basic                                                    $2.14         $0.99
Diluted                                                  $2.14         $0.99
Average Common Shares Diluted (millions)               537,860       528,965
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Operating Statistics
--------------------
(Per Day, Worldwide)                                      1999          1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>
Net Liquids Production (Thousands of Barrels)              885           930
Net Natural Gas Production (Millions of Cubic Feet)      1,999         2,227
Sales of Natural Gas (Millions Cubic Feet)               3,940         4,537
Refinery Input (Thousands of Barrels)                    1,491         1,530
</TABLE>

Financial Goals
---------------
*    Grow earnings 10-13% annually
*    Deliver 11-13% return on capital employed over next four years
*    Generate top-quartile cash from operations
*    Maintain strong "A" credit rating

Headquarters
------------
2000 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10650
www.Texaco.com

Contact Information                         Media Relations
-------------------                         ---------------
Investor Services                           Phone: 914.253.4177
Phone: 800.283.9785                         E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Except for the historical and present factual information  contained herein, the
matters set forth above, including statements as to the expected benefits of the
merger  such  as  efficiencies,  cost  savings,  market  profile  and  financial
strength,  and the competitive ability and position of the combined company, and
other statements identified by words such as "expects," "projects," "plans," and
similar  expressions are  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of the
"safe harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
1995. These  forward-looking  statements are subject to risks and  uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ  materially,  including the  possibility
that the  anticipated  benefits  from the merger cannot be fully  realized,  the
possibility  that  costs  or  difficulties  related  to the  integration  of our
businesses  will be greater than expected,  the impact of competition  and other
risk factors  relating to our industry as detailed  from time to time in each of
Chevron's and Texaco's  reports filed with the SEC.  Chevron and Texaco disclaim
any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements.


Additional Information
----------------------
Chevron and Texaco  will file a proxy  statement/prospectus  and other  relevant
documents concerning the proposed merger transaction with the SEC. Investors are
urged to read the proxy  statement/prospectus  when it becomes available and any
other relevant  documents filed with the SEC because they will contain important
information.  You will be able to  obtain  the  documents  free of charge at the
website  maintained  by the SEC at  www.sec.gov.  In  addition,  you may  obtain
documents  filed with the SEC by Chevron  free of charge by  requesting  them in
writing from Chevron  Corporation,  575 Market Street, San Francisco,  CA 94105,
Attention:  Corporate  Secretary,  or by  telephone at (415)  894-7700.  You may
obtain  documents filed with the SEC by Texaco free of charge by requesting them
in writing from Texaco Inc., 2000  Westchester  Avenue,  White Plains,  New York
10650, Attention: Secretary, or by telephone at (914) 253-4000.

Chevron and Texaco, and their respective  directors and executive officers,  may
be  deemed  to  be  participants  in  the   solicitation  of  proxies  from  the
stockholders  of Chevron and Texaco in connection  with the merger.  Information
about the  directors and  executive  officers of Chevron and their  ownership of
Chevron  stock is set forth in the proxy  statement  for  Chevron's  2000 Annual
Meeting of stockholders.  Information about the directors and executive officers
of  Texaco  and  their  ownership  of  Texaco  stock is set  forth in the  proxy
statement for Texaco's 2000 Annual Meeting of stockholders. Investors may obtain
additional  information  regarding the interests of such participants by reading
the proxy statement / prospectus  when it becomes  available.

Investors should read the proxy  statement/prospectus  carefully when it becomes
available before making any voting or investment decisions.

<PAGE>

                                      * * *
[Chevron Texaco Merger Transaction Overview - Revised October, 17, 2000]

[Chevron logo]                                           [Texaco logo]
                              TRANSACTION OVERVIEW

                       Merger Creates A U.S.-Based, Global
                  Enterprise That Is Highly Competitive Across
                               All Energy Sectors

================================================================================
Terms           o        More than $100 billion enterprise value
                o        Texaco  shareholders  to receive  .77 shares of Chevron
                         common stock for each share of Texaco common stock they
                         own, representing approximately $64.87 per Texaco share
                         based on the closing price of Chevron common stock on
                         October 13, 2000
                o        Chevron  shareholders  to  retain  existing  shares
                o        Chevron shareholders to own  approximately 61% of
                         ChevronTexaco
                o        Texaco shareholders  to  own   approximately  39% of
                         ChevronTexaco
                o        Accretive to earnings  and cash flow per share upon
                         realization of cost savings
================================================================================
Combined        o        Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Company Facts   o        Operations throughout the world
                o        Year-end  1999 reserves of 11.2 billion BOE
                o        1H 2000 combined daily  production  of
                         2.7  million BOE
                o        Assets of $77 billion
                o        Third-largest  oil and  gas  producer in the
                         United States
                     -        Production  of 1.1 million BOE per day
                     -        Nation's  third largest reserve position
                     -        4.2 billion BOE of proved reserves
================================================================================
Cost Savings    o        Significant annual cost savings of at least $1.2
                         billion to be achieved within 6-9 months of merger
                         close
                     -        Approximately $700 million to come from more
                              efficient exploration and production
                     -        Approximately  $300 million to come from
                              consolidation of corporate functions and $200
                              million from other operations
                     -        Combined workforce of about 57,000 to be reduced
                              by approximately 7% worldwide
                o        Chevron  and Texaco  have proven track records of
                         achieving cost savings
================================================================================
Management,     o        Senior management:
Integration          -        Dave O'Reilly - Chairman & CEO
and Board            -        Richard Matzke - Vice Chairman, Upstream
                     -        Peter Bijur - Vice Chairman, Downstream,
                              Power and Chemicals
                o        Integration  team to be led by:
                     -        John  Watson -  Chevron  Vice President and CFO
                     -        Patrick Lynch - Texaco Senior Vice President and
                              CFO
                o        Board of Directors to be proportional to equity split
================================================================================
Closing         o        Shareholder approvals of Chevron and Texaco
Conditions      o        Regulatory clearances
                o        Pooling of accounting treatment
                o        Chevron and Texaco anticipate that the FTC will require
                         certain divestitures in the U.S. downstream business in
                         order to address market  concentration  issues, and the
                         companies  intend  to  cooperate  with  the FTC in this
                         process
================================================================================

Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Except for the historical and present factual information  contained herein, the
matters set forth above, including statements as to the expected benefits of the
merger  such  as  efficiencies,  cost  savings,  market  profile  and  financial
strength,  and the competitive ability and position of the combined company, and
other statements identified by words such as "expects," "projects," "plans," and
similar  expressions are  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of the
"safe harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
1995. These  forward-looking  statements are subject to risks and  uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ  materially,  including the  possibility
that the  anticipated  benefits  from the merger cannot be fully  realized,  the
possibility  that  costs  or  difficulties  related  to the  integration  of our
businesses  will be greater than expected,  the impact of competition  and other
risk factors  relating to our industry as detailed  from time to time in each of
Chevron's and Texaco's  reports filed with the SEC.  Chevron and Texaco disclaim
any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements.


Additional Information
----------------------
Chevron and Texaco  will file a proxy  statement/prospectus  and other  relevant
documents concerning the proposed merger transaction with the SEC. Investors are
urged to read the proxy  statement/prospectus  when it becomes available and any
other relevant  documents filed with the SEC because they will contain important
information.  You will be able to  obtain  the  documents  free of charge at the
website  maintained  by the SEC at  www.sec.gov.  In  addition,  you may  obtain
documents  filed with the SEC by Chevron  free of charge by  requesting  them in
writing from Chevron  Corporation,  575 Market Street, San Francisco,  CA 94105,
Attention:  Corporate  Secretary,  or by  telephone at (415)  894-7700.  You may
obtain  documents filed with the SEC by Texaco free of charge by requesting them
in writing from Texaco Inc., 2000  Westchester  Avenue,  White Plains,  New York
10650, Attention: Secretary, or by telephone at (914) 253-4000.

Chevron and Texaco, and their respective  directors and executive officers,  may
be  deemed  to  be  participants  in  the   solicitation  of  proxies  from  the
stockholders  of Chevron and Texaco in connection  with the merger.  Information
about the  directors and  executive  officers of Chevron and their  ownership of
Chevron  stock is set forth in the proxy  statement  for  Chevron's  2000 Annual
Meeting of stockholders.  Information about the directors and executive officers
of  Texaco  and  their  ownership  of  Texaco  stock is set  forth in the  proxy
statement for Texaco's 2000 Annual Meeting of stockholders. Investors may obtain
additional  information  regarding the interests of such participants by reading
the proxy statement / prospectus  when it becomes  available.

Investors should read the proxy  statement/prospectus  carefully when it becomes
available before making any voting or investment decisions.

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