Motiva Enterprises

Motiva Enterprises LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPetroleum
PredecessorStar Enterprises (1988–97)
Founded1997 (1997)
FatePartnership ended in 2017, Shell sold its part to Saudi Aramco which became the whole owner
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
U.S.
BrandsShell
76
ServicesOil refining, gas stations
Number of employees
2,500
Parent
Websitemotiva.com

Motiva Enterprises, LLC is an American company that operates as a wholly owned US subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva operates as a distributor of Shell and 76 branded gasolines within its operating territory.

The company began as a 50–50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company (the wholly owned US subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell) and Saudi Aramco (which had previously partnered with Texaco) in 1997.