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[[File:Xero-GTAIV-refinery-exterior.jpg|thumb|375px|right|The "Xero Gas" [[Acter Industrial Park]] refinery in GTA IV.]]
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'''Xero''' is a company in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] presumably specialized in petroleum. Unlike its competitors, Xero does not appear to have set up any [[Filling Stations|gas stations]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], although it does operate a refinery at the southwestern corner of the [[Acter Industrial Park]] in [[Alderney]]. Xero storage tanks and faded advertising of the brand can also be found in selected parts of the city, and Xero sponsorship vinyls are visible on certain [[Bati Custom|Bati Customs]] designs. Xero is a [[BAWSAQ]]-listed company.
|name = Xero
|image = Xero-GTAIV-refinery-exterior.jpg
|size = 350x350px
|caption = The "Xero Gas" [[Acter Industrial Park]] refinery in GTA IV.
|game_1 = GTA IV
|game_2 = TLAD
|game_3 = TBOGT
|game_4 = GTA Chinatown Wars
|game_5 = GTA V
|game_6 = GTA Online
|type = Petroleum supplier
|owner =
|location = [[Acter Industrial Park]] in [[Alderney]]<br />[[Los Santos International Airport in GTA V|Los Santos International Airport]], [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]]<br />[[Capital Blvd]]/[[Strawberry Ave]] in [[Strawberry]], Los Santos
|affiliation =
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'''Xero''' is a company in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto V]] presumably specialized in petroleum. Unlike its competitors, Xero does not appear to have set up any [[Filling Stations|gas stations]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], although it does in [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]]. The company operate a refinery at the southwestern corner of the [[Acter Industrial Park]] in [[Alderney]], a building at [[Los Santos International Airport in GTA V|Los Santos International Airport]], and a gas station at the corner of [[Capital Blvd]] and [[Strawberry Ave]] in [[Strawberry]], Los Santos. Xero storage tanks and faded advertising of the brand can also be found in selected parts of the city, and Xero sponsorship vinyls are visible on certain [[Bati Custom]]s designs. Xero is a [[BAWSAQ]]-listed company.


Its name and logo design appear to be similar to that of [[Xoomer]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
Its name and logo design appear to be similar to that of [[Xoomer]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Xero was the original name of the American rock band [[wp:Linkin Park|Linkin Park]].  
*Xero was the original name of the American rock band [[wp:Linkin Park|Linkin Park]].  
**Additionally, it was the name for an [[wp:Xero_(band)|Australian punk band]] in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
**Additionally, it was the name for an [[wp:Xero (band)|Australian punk band]] in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
*It is unusual for a petroleum company to use cooling towers like that of a nuclear plant it is possible that it was as the BradyGames for [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] calls it a nuclear plant.
*It is unusual for a petroleum company to use large cooling towers - the official BradyGames guide for [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] calls the refinery a nuclear plant, implying that was its original purpose.


==See also ==
<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;text-align:left" widths="300">
Xero-GTAV-logo.jpg|A vintage Xero logo in [[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]].
Xero-GTAV-building.jpg|A Xero building at [[Los Santos International Airport in GTA V|Los Santos International Airport]] in GTA V.
</gallery>
 
==See also==
*[[RON]]
*[[RON]]
*[[Globe Oil]]
*[[Globe Oil]]
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[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]
[[Category:Businesses in The Lost and Damned]]
[[Category:Businesses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]]
[[Category:Businesses in Alderney]]
[[Category:Businesses in Los Santos in GTA V]]
[[Category:Corporations]]
[[Category:Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 12 November 2014

Business
Xero
The "Xero Gas" Acter Industrial Park refinery in GTA IV.
The "Xero Gas" Acter Industrial Park refinery in GTA IV.

The "Xero Gas" Acter Industrial Park refinery in GTA IV.
Game GTA IV
The Lost and Damned
The Ballad of Gay Tony
GTA Chinatown Wars
GTA V
GTA Online
Type of business Petroleum supplier
Location(s) Acter Industrial Park in Alderney
Los Santos International Airport, Los Santos
Capital Blvd/Strawberry Ave in Strawberry, Los Santos
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Xero is a company in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V presumably specialized in petroleum. Unlike its competitors, Xero does not appear to have set up any gas stations in Liberty City, although it does in Los Santos. The company operate a refinery at the southwestern corner of the Acter Industrial Park in Alderney, a building at Los Santos International Airport, and a gas station at the corner of Capital Blvd and Strawberry Ave in Strawberry, Los Santos. Xero storage tanks and faded advertising of the brand can also be found in selected parts of the city, and Xero sponsorship vinyls are visible on certain Bati Customs designs. Xero is a BAWSAQ-listed company.

Its name and logo design appear to be similar to that of Xoomer in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Trivia

  • Xero was the original name of the American rock band Linkin Park.
  • It is unusual for a petroleum company to use large cooling towers - the official BradyGames guide for The Ballad of Gay Tony calls the refinery a nuclear plant, implying that was its original purpose.

See also