Equilon Enterprises and Motiva Enterprises Issue Pricing Statement

    HOUSTON, Sept. 12 The employees of Equilon Enterprises LLC
and Motiva Enterprises LLC, marketers of Shell- and Texaco-branded fuel
throughout the United States, were saddened and shocked by the horrors on
Tuesday.  The victims and their families and friends are very much in our
thoughts and prayers.

    Current industry data indicates that the nation's overall inventory of
fuel is adequate to meet normal levels of demand.  We encourage consumers to
buy gasoline as they normally would to minimize sharp swings in gasoline
demand and availability.  Equilon and Motiva will help maintain calm in the
marketplace with a pledge to hold gasoline and diesel fuel prices steady for
the next couple of days.  This hold will apply to the prices we charge at
Shell and Texaco stations that we own and operate, as well as the retail and
wholesale prices we charge our independent dealers and wholesalers throughout
the U.S.  We encourage our thousands of independent dealers and wholesalers to
exercise restraint in their pricing decisions.  We will continue to assess our
position as new developments unfold.

    Headquartered in Houston, Equilon Enterprises LLC is a joint venture
between Shell Oil Company and Texaco Inc.  Motiva Enterprises LLC is a joint
venture among Shell, Texaco, and Saudi Refining, Inc.  The companies refine
and market Shell- and Texaco-branded products to nearly 22,000 stations
nationwide.