But it is the people of Texaco through their creativity, their enthusiasm and their absolute focus on building value who are charting our company s future success. From all corners of the globe, the forward-looking people of this great company are turning ideas into results that matter. And they do it every day. I salute my colleagues, and thank them for their relentless drive to make Texaco a better company. A year from now we will be on the threshold of the company s 100 th year as a great enterprise.
Few companies can boast of such a milestone.
Having been a personal eyewitness to more than a third of that history, I can say with certainty that we are poised for an era of unmatched success. Indeed, our portfolio of strategies, assets and opportunities is stronger today than at any time during my 34 years with this company. Finally, I want say thank you to you the stockholders of this great company for your confidence in Texaco. The 18,000 Texaco employees around the world understand that is it our mission to create value for you.