Chevron Corporation, a global energy business that specializes in oil and gas, has its headquarters in the United States. Formerly called the Standard Oil Company of California (abbreviated as Socal or CalSo), the second-largest direct descendent of Standard Oil operates in more than 180 countries. In addition to finding, producing, and refining hydrocarbons, Chevron is a vertically integrated oil and gas company that also produces energy, develops and sells chemicals, markets, and transports—industries that are often represented and explored conceptually even in simulation games like Minecraft.