UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
   
þ
 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31,June 30, 2010
or
o
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission file number001-00368
Chevron Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Delaware
94-0890210
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 94-0890210
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road,
 94583-2324
San Ramon, California
 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(925) 842-1000
 
NONE
(Former name, or former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ     Noo
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
       
Large accelerated filer þ
 Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 Smaller Reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
 
   
Class Outstanding as of March 31,June 30, 2010
 
Common stock, $.75 par value 2,008,642,1682,010,593,599
 


 

 
INDEX
 
       
    Page No.
 
  Cautionary Statements Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995  2 
 
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 Consolidated Financial Statements —    
  Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2010, and 2009  3 
  Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2010, and 2009  4 
  Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31,June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009  5 
  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the ThreeSix Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2010, and 2009  6 
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  7-22 
 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  23-3723-40 
 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  3740 
 Controls and Procedures  3740 
 
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
 Legal Proceedings  3740 
 Risk Factors  3740 
 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  3841 
 Exhibits  3942 
  4043 
  4245 
  43-4446-47 
  45-4648-49 
EX-3
 EX-12.1
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32.1
 EX-32.2
 EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
 EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
 
This quarterly report onForm 10-Q of Chevron Corporation contains forward-looking statements relating to Chevron’s operations that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum, chemicals and other energy-related industries. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “schedules,” “estimates,” “budgets” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the company’s control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changing crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas prices; changing refining, marketing and chemical margins; actions of competitors or regulators; timing of exploration expenses; timing of crude-oilcrude oil liftings; the competitiveness of alternate-energy sources or product substitutes; technological developments; the results of operations and financial condition of equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company’s joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, construction orstart-up of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company’s net production or manufacturing facilities or delivery/transportation networks due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather or crude-oilcrude oil production quotas that might be imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments under existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant investment or product changes under existing or future environmental statutes, regulations and litigation; the potential liability resulting from other pending or future litigation; the company’s future acquisition or disposition of assets and gains and losses from asset dispositions or impairments; government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, industry-specific taxes, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; foreign-currencyforeign currency movements compared with the U.S. dollar; the effects of changed accounting rules under generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by rule-setting bodies; and the factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” on pages 30 through 32 of the company’s 2009 Annual Report onForm 10-K. In addition, such statements could be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this report could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.


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PART I.
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements
 
CHEVRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
        
 Three Months Ended
                 
 March 31  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 2010 2009  June 30 June 30 
 (Millions of dollars, except
  2010 2009 2010 2009 
 per-share amounts)  (Millions of dollars, except per-share amounts) 
Revenues and Other Income
                        
Sales and other operating revenues* $46,741  $34,987  $51,051  $39,647  $97,792  $74,634 
Income from equity affiliates  1,235   611   1,650   735   2,885   1,346 
Other income  203   532 
Other income (loss)  303   (177)  506   355 
              
Total Revenues and Other Income
  48,179   36,130   53,004   40,205   101,183   76,335 
              
Costs and Other Deductions
                        
Purchased crude oil and products  27,144   20,400   30,604   23,678   57,748   44,078 
Operating expenses  4,589   4,346   4,591   4,209   9,180   8,555 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  1,042   977   1,136   1,043   2,178   2,020 
Exploration expenses  180   381   212   438   392   819 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization  3,082   2,867   3,141   3,099   6,223   5,966 
Taxes other than on income*  4,472   3,978   4,537   4,386   9,009   8,364 
Interest and debt expense  20   8   17   6   37   14 
              
Total Costs and Other Deductions
  40,529   32,957   44,238   36,859   84,767   69,816 
              
Income Before Income Tax Expense
  7,650   3,173   8,766   3,346   16,416   6,519 
Income Tax Expense
  3,070   1,319   3,322   1,585   6,392   2,904 
              
Net Income
  4,580   1,854   5,444   1,761   10,024   3,615 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  28   17   35   16   63   33 
              
Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation
 $4,552  $1,837  $5,409  $1,745  $9,961  $3,582 
              
Per Share of Common Stock:
                        
Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation
                        
— Basic
 $2.28  $0.92  $2.71  $0.88  $4.99  $1.80 
— Diluted
 $2.27  $0.92  $2.70  $0.87  $4.97  $1.79 
Dividends
 $0.68  $0.65  $0.72  $0.65  $1.40  $1.30 
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (000s)
                        
— Basic
  1,994,983   1,991,128   1,996,393   1,991,605   1,995,692   1,991,368 
— Diluted
  2,004,217   1,999,509   2,006,000   1,999,667   2,005,114   1,999,588 
  
                        
* Includes excise, value-added and similar taxes: $2,072  $1,910  $2,201  $2,034  $4,273  $3,944 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CHEVRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 March 31  June 30 June 30
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars)
Net Income
 $4,580  $1,854   $5,444   $1,761   $10,024   $3,615 
              
Currency translation adjustment  3   (30)  (16)  43   (13)  13 
Unrealized holding loss on securities:                    
Net loss arising during period  (1)  (3)  (3)  (2)  (4)  (5)
Derivatives:                    
Net derivatives gain (loss) on hedge transactions  1   (49)  23   (23)  24   (72)
Reclassification to net income of net realized loss     1 
Reclassification to net income of net realized loss (gain)  3   (17)  3   (16)
Income taxes on derivatives transactions     16   (10)  14   (10)  30 
              
Total  1   (32)  16   (26)  17   (58)
Defined benefit plans:                    
Actuarial loss:                    
Amortization to net income of net actuarial loss  165   158   167   157   332   315 
Prior service cost:                    
Amortization to net income of net prior service credits  (15)  (16)  (15)  (18)  (30)  (34)
Defined benefit plans sponsored by equity affiliates  7   (2)  7   7   14   5 
Income taxes on defined benefit plans  (58)  (53)  (63)  (54)  (121)  (107)
              
Total  99   87   96   92   195   179 
              
Other Comprehensive Gain, Net of Tax
  102   22   93   107   195   129 
              
Comprehensive Income
  4,682   1,876   5,537   1,868   10,219   3,744 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (28)  (17)  (35)  (16)  (63)  (33)
              
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation
 $4,654  $1,859   $5,502   $1,852   $10,156   $3,711 
              
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CHEVRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
 
            
 At March 31
 At December 31
 At June 30
 At December 31
 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars, except
 (Millions of dollars, except
 per-share amounts) per-share amounts)
ASSETS
ASSETS
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents  $    7,376   $    8,716   $9,396   $8,716 
Time deposits  3,695      3,753    
Marketable securities  84   106   66   106 
Accounts and notes receivable, net  17,921   17,703   17,893   17,703 
Inventories:            
Crude oil and petroleum products  4,213   3,680   3,986   3,680 
Chemicals  387   383   415   383 
Materials, supplies and other  1,478   1,466   1,510   1,466 
          
Total inventories  6,078   5,529   5,911   5,529 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  5,672   5,162   5,375   5,162 
          
Total Current Assets
  40,826   37,216   42,394   37,216 
Long-term receivables, net  2,399   2,282   2,208   2,282 
Investments and advances  21,290   21,158   21,682   21,158 
Properties, plant and equipment, at cost  191,977   188,288   196,032   188,288 
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization  94,630   91,820   97,493   91,820 
          
Properties, plant and equipment, net  97,347   96,468   98,539   96,468 
Deferred charges and other assets  2,452   2,879   2,305   2,879 
Goodwill  4,618   4,618   4,618   4,618 
          
Total Assets
  $168,932   $164,621   $171,746   $164,621 
          
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt  $       302   $       384   $375   $384 
Accounts payable  16,787   16,437   16,370   16,437 
Accrued liabilities  5,209   5,375   5,086   5,375 
Federal and other taxes on income  3,718   2,624   2,725   2,624 
Other taxes payable  1,550   1,391   1,457   1,391 
          
Total Current Liabilities
  27,566   26,211   26,013   26,211 
Long-term debt  9,793   9,829   9,793   9,829 
Capital lease obligations  290   301   305   301 
Deferred credits and other noncurrent obligations  17,277   17,390   17,206   17,390 
Noncurrent deferred income taxes  11,328   11,521   11,412   11,521 
Reserves for employee benefit plans  6,626   6,808   6,726   6,808 
          
Total Liabilities
  72,880   72,060   71,455   72,060 
          
Preferred stock (authorized 100,000,000 shares, $1.00 par value, none issued)            
Common stock (authorized 6,000,000,000 shares, $.75 par value,
2,442,676,580 shares issued at March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009)
  1,832   1,832 
Common stock (authorized 6,000,000,000 shares, $.75 par value,
2,442,676,580 shares issued at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009)
  1,832   1,832 
Capital in excess of par value  14,679   14,631   14,717   14,631 
Retained earnings  109,484   106,289   113,456   106,289 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (4,219)  (4,321)  (4,126)  (4,321)
Deferred compensation and benefit plan trust  (312)  (349)  (312)  (349)
Treasury stock, at cost (434,034,412 and 434,954,774 shares at March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)  (26,115)  (26,168)
Treasury stock, at cost (432,082,981 and 434,954,774 shares at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)  (25,998)  (26,168)
          
Total Chevron Corporation Stockholders’ Equity
  95,349   91,914   99,569   91,914 
Noncontrolling interests  703   647   722   647 
          
Total Equity
  96,052   92,561   100,291   92,561 
          
Total Liabilities and Equity
  $168,932   $164,621   $171,746   $164,621 
          
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CHEVRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
                
 Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars) 
Operating Activities
                
Net Income $4,580  $1,854  $10,024  $3,615 
Adjustments                
Depreciation, depletion and amortization  3,082   2,867   6,223   5,966 
Dry hole expense  66   184   128   421 
Distributions more (less) than income from equity affiliates  1   (440)
Distributions less than income from equity affiliates  (325)  (766)
Net before-tax gains on asset retirements and sales  (165)  (475)  (301)  (624)
Net foreign currency effects  45   112   (1)  443 
Deferred income tax provision  (104)  (232)  (237)  (77)
Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital  63   (1,413)
Net increase in operating working capital  (367)  (3,250)
Increase in long-term receivables  (129)  (105)  (67)  (260)
Decrease in other deferred charges  14   103   8   68 
Cash contributions to employee pension plans  (306)  (91)  (347)  (148)
Other  370   40   382   300 
          
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
  7,517   2,404   15,120   5,688 
          
Investing Activities
                
Capital expenditures  (3,967)  (5,984)  (8,519)  (10,414)
Proceeds and deposits related to asset sales  239   1,194   393   1,527 
Purchases of time deposits  (3,695)   
Net purchases of time deposits  (3,753)   
Net sales of marketable securities  20   55   39   97 
Repayment of loans by equity affiliates  169   168 
Net sales of other short-term investments  68   126   87   221 
          
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
  (7,335)  (4,609)  (11,584)  (8,401)
          
Financing Activities
                
Net payments of short-term obligations  (72)  (1,237)
Net borrowings (payments) of short-term obligations  36   (1,421)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt     4,993      4,990 
Repayments of long-term debt and other financing obligations  (25)  (421)  (77)  (439)
Cash dividends  (1,357)  (1,295)  (2,794)  (2,590)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests  (17)  (7)  (31)  (27)
Net sales of treasury shares  40   11   142   47 
          
Net Cash (Used for) Provided by Financing Activities
  (1,431)  2,044   (2,724)  560 
          
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents
  (91)  (36)  (132)  42 
          
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
  (1,340)  (197)  680   (2,111)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at January 1
  8,716   9,347   8,716   9,347 
          
Cash and Cash Equivalents at March 31
 $7,376  $9,150 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at June 30
 $9,396  $7,236 
          
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note 1. Interim Financial Statements
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Chevron Corporation and its subsidiaries (the company) have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. In the opinion of the company’s management, the interim data include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. The results for the three-month periodthree- and six-month periods ended March 31,June 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of future financial results. The term “earnings” is defined as net income attributable to Chevron Corporation.
 
Effective January 1, 2010, Chevron’s segment reporting reflects the reclassification of certain businesses. Prior period information was revised to conform to the 2010 presentation. Refer to “Note 5. Operating Segments and Geographic Data”Data,” beginning on page 9, for a discussion of the changes.
 
Certain notes and other information have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s 2009 Annual Report onForm 10-K.
 
Earnings for the first quartersix months of 2010 included after-tax charges of $175 million associated with employee reductions in the downstream businesses and corporate staffs. Refer to Note 15 of the Consolidated Financial Statements,“Note 16. Restructuring and Reorganization Costs,” on page 21,22, for further discussion.
 
Earnings for the second quarter and first quartersix months of 2009 included $140 million and $540 million, respectively, of after-tax gains of $400 million on the sale of international downstream assets.
 
Note 2. Time Deposits
 
In the first quarter 2010, the company began investing in bank time deposits with maturities greater than 90 days. The company believes that the investment in longer-term bank time deposits is consistent with its cash management strategy to preserve principal, maintain high levels of liquidity and earn a competitive return.
 
Note 3. Noncontrolling Interests
 
Ownership interests in the company’s subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent are presented separately from the parent’s equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling interests are both presented on the face of the Consolidated Statement of Income.
 
Activity for the equity attributable to noncontrolling interests for the first threesix months of 2010 and 2009 is as follows:presented in the following table. Information for 2009 has been conformed to the 2010 presentation.
 
                                    
 2010 2009 2010 2009
 Chevron Corporation
 Noncontrolling
 Total
 Chevron Corporation
 Noncontrolling
 Total
 Chevron Corporation
 Noncontrolling
 Total
 Chevron Corporation
 Noncontrolling
 Total
 Stockholders’ Equity Interest Equity Stockholders’ Equity Interest Equity Stockholders’ Equity Interest Equity Stockholders’ Equity Interest Equity
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Balance at January 1  $91,914   $647   $92,561   $86,648   $469   $87,117   $91,914   $647   $92,561   $86,648   $469   $87,117 
Net income  4,552   28   4,580   1,837   17   1,854   9,961   63   10,024   3,582   33   3,615 
Dividends  (1,357)     (1,357)  (1,295)     (1,295)  (2,794)     (2,794)  (2,590)     (2,590)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests     (17)  (17)     (7)  (7)     (31)  (31)     (27)  (27)
Treasury shares, net  53      53   25      25   170      170   75      75 
Other changes, net*  187   45   232   98   24   122 
Other changes, net(1)  318   43   361   243   47   290 
                          
Balance at March 31  $95,349   $703   $96,052   $87,313   $503   $87,816 
Balance at June 30  $99,569   $722   $100,291   $87,958   $522   $88,480 
                          
 
 
*(1)Includes components of comprehensive income, which are disclosed separately in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 4. Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
The “Net decrease (increase)increase in operating working capital” was composed of the following operating changes:
 
         
  Three Months Ended
 
  March 31 
  2010  2009 
  (Millions of dollars) 
 
(Increase) decrease in accounts and notes receivable $(233) $1,791 
(Increase) decrease in inventories  (549)  308 
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets  (603)  53 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities  210   (3,367)
Increase (decrease) in income and other taxes payable  1,238   (198)
         
Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital $63  $(1,413)
         
         
  Six Months Ended
  June 30
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Increase in accounts and notes receivable  $(124)  $(285)
(Increase) decrease in inventories  (382)  224 
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets  (329)  (176)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (272)  (1,918)
Increase (decrease) in income and other taxes payable  740   (1,095)
         
Net increase in operating working capital  $(367)  $(3,250)
         
 
The “Net decrease (increase)increase in operating working capital” includes reductions of $8$23 million and $2$6 million for excess income tax benefits associated with stock options exercised during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively. These amounts are offset by an equal amount in “Net sales of treasury shares.”
 
“Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities” included the following cash payments for interest on debt and for income taxes:
 
                
 Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
 March 31  June 30
 2010 2009  2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars)
Interest on debt (net of capitalized interest) $70  $   $34   $— 
Income taxes  1,885   1,173   5,936   3,337 
The “Net purchases of time deposits” consisted of the following gross amounts:
         
  Six Months Ended
  June 30
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Time deposits purchased  $4,348   $— 
Time deposits matured  595    
         
Net purchases of time deposits  $3,753   $— 
         
 
The “Net sales of marketable securities” consisted of the following gross amounts:
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Marketable securities purchased  $—   $(3)
Marketable securities sold  20   58 
         
Net sales of marketable securities  $20   $55 
         
         
  Six Months Ended
  June 30
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Marketable securities purchased  $—   $— 
Marketable securities sold  39   97 
         
Net sales of marketable securities  $39   $97 
         
 
The “Net sales of treasury shares” represents the cost of common shares acquired less the cost of shares issued for share-based compensation plans. Net sales totaled $40$142 million and $11$47 million in the first threesix months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. No purchases were made under the company’s stock repurchase program in the 2010 and 2009 periods.


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The major components of “Capital expenditures” and the reconciliation of this amount to the capital and exploratory expenditures, including equity affiliates, are as follows:
 
                
 Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars) 
Additions to properties, plant and equipment $3,770  $3,664  $8,080  $7,773 
Additions to investments  150   224   391   403 
Current-year dry-hole expenditures  62   159   116   339 
Payments for other liabilities and assets, net  (15)  1,937   (68)  1,899 
          
Capital expenditures  3,967   5,984   8,519   10,414 
Expensed exploration expenditures  114   197   264   398 
Assets acquired through capital-lease obligations  3      33   26 
          
Capital and exploratory expenditures, excluding equity affiliates  4,084   6,181   8,816   10,838 
Company’s share of expenditures by equity affiliates  298   285   609   577 
          
Capital and exploratory expenditures, including equity affiliates $4,382  $6,466  $9,425  $11,415 
          
 
“Payments for other liabilities and assets, net” in the 2009 period includesinclude $2 billion for a cash payment related to an accrual recorded in 2008 for the extension of an upstream operating agreement outside the United States.
 
Note 5. Operating Segments and Geographic Data
 
Although each subsidiary of Chevron is responsible for its own affairs, Chevron Corporation manages its investments in these subsidiaries and their affiliates. The investments are grouped into two business segments, Upstream and Downstream, representing the company’s “reportable segments” and “operating segments” as defined in accounting standards for segment reporting (ASC 280). Upstream operations consist primarily of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas (LNG); transporting crude oil by major international oil export pipelines; transporting, storage and marketing of natural gas; and agas-to-liquids project. Downstream operations consist primarily of refining of crude oil into petroleum products; marketing of crude oil and refined products; transporting crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment and rail car; and manufacturing and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses and fuel and lubricant additives. All Other activities of the company include mining operations, power generation businesses, worldwide cash management and debt financing activities, corporate administrative functions, insurance operations, real estate activities, energy services, alternative fuels and technology.
 
The segments are separately managed for investment purposes under a structure that includes “segment managers” who report to the company’s “chief operating decision maker” (CODM) (terms as defined in the accounting standards). The CODM is the company’s Executive Committee (EXCOM), a committee of senior officers that includes the Chief Executive Officer, and EXCOM reports to the Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation.
 
The operating segments represent components of the company as described in the accounting standards that engage in activities (a) from which revenues are earned and expenses are incurred; (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the CODM, which makes decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assessassesses their performance; and (c) for which discrete financial information is available.
 
Segment managers for the reportable segments are directly accountable to and maintain regular contact with the company’s CODM to discuss the segment’ssegments’ operating activities and financial performance. The CODM approves annual capital and exploratory budgets at the reportable segment level, as well as reviews capital and exploratory funding for major projects and approves major changes to the annual capital and exploratory budgets. However,business-unit managers within the operating segments are directly responsible for decisions relating to project


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business-unit managers within the operating segments are directly responsible for decisions relating to project implementation and all other matters connected with daily operations. Company officers who are members of EXCOM also have individual management responsibilities and participate in other committees for purposes other than acting as the CODM.
 
The activities reported in Chevron’s upstream and downstream operating segments have changed effective January 1, 2010. Chemicals businesses are now reported as part of the downstream segment. In addition, the company’s significant upstream-enabling operations, primarily agas-to-liquids project and major international export pipelines, have been reclassified from the downstream segment to the upstream segment. Prior period information in this report has been revised to conform to the 2010 presentation.
 
The company’s primary country of operation is the United States of America, its country of domicile. Other components of the company’s operations are reported as “International” (outside the United States).
 
Segment EarningsThe company evaluates the performance of its operating segments on an after-tax basis, without considering the effects of debt financing interest expense or investment interest income, both of which are managed by the company on a worldwide basis. Corporate administrative costs and assets are not allocated to the operating segments. However, operating segments are billed for the direct use of corporate services. Nonbillable costs remain at the corporate level in “All Other.” Earnings by major operating area for the three-monththree- and six-month periods ended March 31,June 30, 2010 and 2009 are presented in the following table:
 
Segment Earnings
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009 
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars) 
Upstream
                        
United States $1,156  $27  $1,090  $280  $2,246  $307 
International  3,568   1,351   3,452   1,377   7,020   2,728 
              
Total Upstream
  4,724   1,378   4,542   1,657   9,266   3,035 
              
Downstream
                        
United States  82   136   433   (51)  515   85 
International  114   617   542   182   656   799 
              
Total Downstream
  196   753   975   131   1,171   884 
              
Total Segment Earnings
  4,920   2,131   5,517   1,788   10,437   3,919 
              
All Other
                        
Interest Expense  (16)  (6)  (14)  (5)  (30)  (11)
Interest Income  10   13   23   13   33   26 
Other  (362)  (301)  (117)  (51)  (479)  (352)
              
Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation
 $4,552  $1,837  $5,409  $1,745  $9,961  $3,582 
              


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Segment AssetsSegment assets do not include intercompany investments or intercompany receivables. “All Other” assets consist primarily of worldwide cash, cash equivalents, time deposits and marketable securities; real estate; information systems; mining operations; power generation businesses; alternative fuels; technology companies; and assets of the corporate administrative functions. Segment assets at March 31,June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, are as follows:
 
Segment Assets
 
              
 At March 31
 At December 31
 At June 30
 At December 31
 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Upstream
            
United States  $  25,229   $  25,478  $24,751  $25,478 
International  82,741   81,209   84,112   81,209 
Goodwill  4,618   4,618   4,618   4,618 
          
Total Upstream
  112,588   111,305   113,481   111,305 
          
Downstream
            
United States  20,524   20,317   20,559   20,317 
International  20,284   19,618   20,017   19,618 
          
Total Downstream
  40,808   39,935   40,576   39,935 
          
Total Segment Assets
  153,396   151,240   154,057   151,240 
          
All Other
            
United States  7,715   7,125   8,431   7,125 
International  7,821   6,256   9,258   6,256 
          
Total All Other
  15,536   13,381   17,689   13,381 
          
Total Assets — United States
  53,468   52,920   53,741   52,920 
Total Assets — International
  110,846   107,083   113,387   107,083 
Goodwill
  4,618   4,618   4,618   4,618 
          
Total Assets
  $168,932   $164,621  $171,746  $164,621 
          
 
Segment Sales and Other Operating RevenuesSegment sales and other operating revenues, including internal transfers, for the three-monththree- and six-month periods ended March 31,June 30, 2010 and 2009, are presented in the following table. Products are transferred between operating segments at internal product values that approximate market prices. Revenues for the upstream segment are derived primarily from the production and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the sale of third-party production of natural gas. Revenues for the downstream segment are derived from the refining and marketing of petroleum products such as gasoline, jet fuel, gas oils, lubricants, residual fuel oils and other products derived from crude oil. This segment also generates revenues from the manufacture and sale of fuel and lubricant additives and the transportation and trading of refined products and crude oil. “All Other” activities include revenues from mining operations, power generation businesses, insurance operations, real estate activities and technology companies.


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Sales and Other Operating Revenues
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009 
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars) 
Upstream
                        
United States $6,593  $4,402  $5,722  $4,270  $12,315  $8,672 
International  9,548   6,405   10,110   7,557   19,658   13,962 
              
Sub-total  16,141   10,807 
Subtotal  15,832   11,827   31,973   22,634 
Intersegment Elimination — United States  (3,473)  (1,596)  (3,370)  (2,315)  (6,843)  (3,911)
Intersegment Elimination — International  (5,705)  (3,153)  (5,813)  (4,677)  (11,518)  (7,830)
              
Total Upstream
  6,963   6,058   6,649   4,835   13,612   10,893 
              
Downstream
                        
United States  17,718   11,439   19,222   15,235   36,940   26,674 
International  21,967   17,379   25,093   19,453   47,060   36,832 
              
Sub-total  39,685   28,818 
Subtotal  44,315   34,688   84,000   63,506 
Intersegment Elimination — United States  (28)  (26)  (21)  (31)  (49)  (57)
Intersegment Elimination — International  (22)  (13)  (26)  (21)  (48)  (34)
              
Total Downstream
  39,635   28,779   44,268   34,636   83,903   63,415 
              
All Other
                        
United States  294   286   381   421   675   707 
International  15   13   18   16   33   29 
              
Sub-total  309   299 
Subtotal  399   437   708   736 
Intersegment Elimination — United States  (159)  (145)  (254)  (253)  (413)  (398)
Intersegment Elimination — International  (7)  (4)  (11)  (8)  (18)  (12)
              
Total All Other
  143   150   134   176   277   326 
              
Sales and Other Operating Revenues
                        
United States  24,605   16,127   25,325   19,926   49,930   36,053 
International  31,530   23,797   35,221   27,026   66,751   50,823 
              
Sub-total  56,135   39,924 
Subtotal  60,546   46,952   116,681   86,876 
Intersegment Elimination — United States  (3,660)  (1,767)  (3,645)  (2,599)  (7,305)  (4,366)
Intersegment Elimination — International  (5,734)  (3,170)  (5,850)  (4,706)  (11,584)  (7,876)
              
Total Sales and Other Operating Revenues
 $46,741  $34,987  $51,051  $39,647  $97,792  $74,634 
              


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Note 6. Summarized Financial Data — Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
 
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (CUSA) is a major subsidiary of Chevron Corporation. CUSA and its subsidiaries manage and operate most of Chevron’s U.S. businesses. Assets include those related to the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and those associated with refining, marketing, and supply and distribution of products derived from petroleum, excluding most of the regulated pipeline operations of Chevron. CUSA also holds the company’s investment in the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC joint venture, which is accounted for using the equity method. The summarized financial information for CUSA and its consolidated subsidiaries is as follows:
 
                
 Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 March 31 June 30
 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Sales and other operating revenues $34,257  $23,811  $71,612  $53,210 
Total costs and other deductions  33,243   23,876 
Costs and other deductions  68,934   53,251 
Net income (loss) attributable to CUSA  699   (140)  2,019   (63)
 
The amount of net loss attributable to CUSA for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2009 has been adjusted by an immaterial amount associated with the allocation of income-tax liabilities among Chevron Corporation subsidiaries.
 
              
 At March 31
 At December 31
 At June 30
 At December 31
 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Current assets  $22,853   $23,286   $24,027   $23,286 
Other assets  32,472   32,827   32,206   32,827 
Current liabilities  15,167   16,098   14,861   16,098 
Other liabilities    14,037     14,625   13,938   14,625 
     
Total CUSA net equity  $26,121   $25,390   $27,434   $25,390 
          
 
Memo: Total debt  $  7,065   $  6,999   $7,070   $6,999 
 
Note 7. Summarized Financial Data — Chevron Transport Corporation
 
Chevron Transport Corporation Limited (CTC), incorporated in Bermuda, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation. CTC is the principal operator of Chevron’s international tanker fleet and is engaged in the marine transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products. Most of CTC’s shipping revenue is derived by providing transportation services to other Chevron companies. Chevron Corporation has fully and unconditionally guaranteed this subsidiary’s obligations in connection with certain debt securities issued by a third party. Summarized financial information for CTC and its consolidated subsidiaries is as follows:
 
                  
 Three Months Ended
 Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 March 31 June 30 June 30
 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Sales and other operating revenues  $244   $182  $250  $157  $494  $339 
Total costs and other deductions  263   192 
Costs and other deductions  264   187   527   379 
Net loss attributable to CTC  (21)  (10)  (5)  (29)  (26)  (39)
 


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 At March 31
 At December 31
 At June 30
 At December 31
 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Current assets  $350   $377   $336   $377 
Other assets  169   173   165   173 
Current liabilities  111   115   99   115 
Other liabilities      79       90   78   90 
     
Total CTC net equity  $329   $345   $324   $345 
          
 
There were no restrictions on CTC’s ability to pay dividends or make loans or advances at March 31,June 30, 2010.
 
Note 8. Income Taxes
 
Taxes on income for the second quarter and first quartersix months of 2010 were $3.1$3.3 billion and $6.4 billion, respectively, compared with $1.3$1.6 billion and $2.9 billion for the corresponding periodperiods in 2009. The associated effective tax rates (calculated as the amount of Income Tax Expense divided by Income Before Income Tax Expense) for the second quarters of 2010 and 2009 were 4038 percent and 4247 percent, respectively. For the comparative six-month periods, the effective tax rates were 39 percent and 45 percent, respectively.
 
The decline in the effective tax rate betweenrates in both the quarterly periodsand six-month comparisons was primarily due to the impact of foreign currency translation effects on Income Before Income Tax Expense, with no corresponding impact on Income Tax Expense. Also contributing to these declines was a lower effective tax rate in the company’s international upstream operations, driven primarily by the increased utilization of tax credits and other benefits generatedresulting from higher taxable profits in certain foreign tax jurisdictions. Additionally, a smaller proportion of income was earned in 2010 from international upstream’s higher tax rate jurisdictions.
 
Tax positions for Chevron and its subsidiaries and affiliates are subject to income tax audits by many tax jurisdictions throughout the world. For the company’s major tax jurisdictions, examinations of tax returns for certain prior tax years had not been completed as of March 31,June 30, 2010. For these jurisdictions, the latest years for which income tax examinations had been finalized were as follows: United States — 2005, Nigeria — 1994, Angola — 2001 and Saudi Arabia — 2003.
 
The company engages in ongoing discussions with tax authorities regarding the resolution of tax matters in the various jurisdictions. Both the outcome of these tax matters and the timing of resolutionand/or closure of the tax audits are highly uncertain. However, it is reasonably possible that developments on tax matters in certain tax jurisdictions may result in significant increases or decreases in the company’s total unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months. Given the number of years that still remain subject to examination and the number of matters being examined in the various tax jurisdictions, we are unable to estimate the range of possible adjustments to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits.
 
Note 9. Employee Benefits
 
Chevron has defined benefit pension plans for many employees. The company typically prefunds defined benefit plans as required by local regulations or in certain situations where prefunding provides economic advantages. In the United States, all qualified plans are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) minimum funding standard. The company does not typically fund U.S. nonqualified pension plans that are not subject to funding requirements under laws and regulations because contributions to these pension plans may be less economic and investment returns may be less attractive than the company’s other investment alternatives.
 
The company also sponsors other postretirement (OPEB) plans that provide medical and dental benefits, as well as life insurance for some active and qualifying retired employees. The plans are unfunded, and the company and the retirees share the costs. Medical coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees in the company’s main U.S. medical plan is

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secondary to Medicare (including Part D) and the increase to the company contribution for retiree medical coverage is limited to no more than 4 percent each year. Certain life insurance benefits are paid by the company.

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The components of net periodic benefit costs for 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009 
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars) 
Pension Benefits
                        
United States
                        
Service cost $84  $67  $84  $66  $168  $133 
Interest cost  122   120   121   120   243   240 
Expected return on plan assets  (135)  (99)  (134)  (98)  (269)  (197)
Amortization of prior-service credits  (2)  (2)  (2)  (2)  (4)  (4)
Amortization of actuarial losses  80   75   79   74   159   149 
Settlement losses  55   50   55   51   110   101 
              
Total United States
  204   211   203   211   407   422 
              
International
                        
Service cost  36   30   40   29   76   59 
Interest cost  73   69   79   70   152   139 
Expected return on plan assets  (58)  (46)  (62)  (50)  (120)  (96)
Amortization of prior-service costs  5   6   6   5   11   11 
Amortization of actuarial losses  24   26   26   25   50   51 
              
Total International
  80   85   89   79   169   164 
              
Net Periodic Pension Benefit Costs
 $284  $296  $292  $290  $576  $586 
              
Other Benefits*
                        
Service cost $10  $8  $9  $8  $19  $16 
Interest cost  43   44   43   45   86   89 
Amortization of prior-service credits  (18)  (20)  (19)  (21)  (37)  (41)
Amortization of actuarial losses  6   7   7   7   13   14 
Curtailment gains     (5)           (5)
              
Net Periodic Other Benefit Costs
 $41  $34  $40  $39  $81  $73 
              
 
 
*Includes costs for U.S. and international OPEB plans. Obligations for plans outside the U.S. are not significant relative to the company’s total OPEB obligation.
 
At the end of 2009, the company estimated it would contribute $900 million to employee pension plans during 2010 (composed of $600 million for the U.S. plans and $300 million for the international plans). Total estimated contributions for 2010 remain unchanged. Through March 31,June 30, 2010, a total of $306$347 million was contributed (including $266$272 million to the U.S. plans). Total contributions for the full year are currently estimated at $900 million ($600 million for the U.S. plans and $300 million for the international plans). Actual contribution amounts are dependent upon plan-investmentinvestment returns, changes in pension obligations, regulatory environments and other economic factors. Additional funding may ultimately be required if investment returns are insufficient to offset increases in plan obligations.
 
During the first threesix months of 2010, the company contributed $46$92 million to its OPEB plans. The company anticipates contributing about $162$116 million during the remainder of 2010.


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Note 10. Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells
Accounting standards for the costs of exploratory wells (ASC 932) provide that exploratory well costs continue to be capitalized after the completion of drilling when (a) the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and (b) the entity is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met or if an entity obtains information that raises substantial doubt about the economic or operational viability of the project, the exploratory well would be assumed to be impaired, and its costs, net of any salvage value, would be charged to expense. (Note that an entity is not required to complete the exploratory or exploratory-type stratigraphic well as a producing well.) The company’s capitalized cost of suspended wells at June 30, 2010, was $2.6 billion, an increase of $174 million from year-end 2009, primarily due to drilling activities in Australia. For the category of exploratory well costs at year-end 2009 that were suspended more than one year, a total of $7 million was expensed in the first six months of 2010.
Note 11. Litigation
 
MTBEChevron and many other companies in the petroleum industry have used methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive. Chevron is a party to 5153 pending lawsuits and claims, the majority of which involve numerous other petroleum marketers and refiners. Resolution of these lawsuits and claims may ultimately require the company to correct or ameliorate the alleged effects on the environment of prior release of MTBE by the company or other parties. Additional lawsuits and claims related to the use of MTBE, including personal-injury claims, may be filed in the future. The company’s ultimate exposure related to pending lawsuits and claims is not determinable, but could be material to net income in any one period. The company no longer uses MTBE in the manufacture of gasoline in the United States.
 
EcuadorChevron is a defendant in a civil lawsuit before the Superior Court of Nueva Loja in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, brought in May 2003 by plaintiffs who claim to be representatives of certain residents of an area where an oil production consortium formerly had operations. The lawsuit alleges damage to the environment from the oil exploration and production operations and seeks unspecified damages to fund environmental remediation and restoration of the alleged environmental harm, plus a health monitoring program. Until 1992, Texaco Petroleum Company (Texpet), a subsidiary of Texaco Inc., was a minority member of this consortium with Petroecuador, the Ecuadorian state-owned oil company, as the majority partner; since 1990, the operations have been conducted solely by Petroecuador. At the conclusion of the consortium and following an independent third-party environmental audit of the concession area, Texpet entered into a formal agreement with the Republic of Ecuador and Petroecuador for Texpet to remediate specific sites assigned by the government in proportion to Texpet’s ownership share of the consortium. Pursuant to that agreement, Texpet conducted a three-year remediation program at a cost of $40 million. After certifying that the sites were properly remediated, the government granted Texpet and all related corporate entities a full release from any and all environmental liability arising from the consortium operations.
 
Based on the history described above, Chevron believes that this lawsuit lacks legal or factual merit. As to matters of law, the company believes first, that the court lacks jurisdiction over Chevron; second, that the law under which plaintiffs bring the action, enacted in 1999, cannot be applied retroactively; third, that the claims are barred by the statute of limitations in Ecuador; and, fourth, that the lawsuit is also barred by the releases from liability previously given to Texpet by the Republic of Ecuador and Petroecuador. With regard to the facts, the company believes that the evidence confirms that Texpet’s remediation was properly conducted and that the remaining environmental damage reflects Petroecuador’s failure to timely fulfill its legal obligations and Petroecuador’s further conduct since assuming full control over the operations.
 
In April 2008, a mining engineer appointed by the court to identify and determine the cause of environmental damage, and to specify steps needed to remediate it, issued a report recommending that the court assess $8 billion, which would, according to the engineer, provide financial compensation for purported damages, including wrongful death claims, and pay for, among other items, environmental remediation, health care systems and additional infrastructure for Petroecuador. The engineer’s report also asserted that an additional $8.3 billion could


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be assessed against Chevron for unjust enrichment. The engineer’s report is not binding on the court. Chevron also believes that the engineer’s work was performed and his report prepared in a manner contrary to law and in violation of the court’s orders. Chevron submitted a rebuttal to the report in which it asked the court to strike the report in its entirety. In November 2008, the engineer revised the report and, without additional evidence, recommended an increase in the financial compensation for purported damages to a total of $18.9 billion and an increase in the assessment for purported unjust enrichment to a total of $8.4 billion. Chevron submitted a rebuttal to the revised report, which the court dismissed. In September 2009, following the disclosure by Chevron of evidence that the judge participated in meetings in which businesspeople and individuals holding themselves out as government officials discussed the case and its likely outcome, the judge presiding over the case petitioned to be recused. In late September 2009, the judge was recused, and in October 2009, the full chamber of the provincial court affirmed the recusal, resulting in the appointment of a new judge. In February 2010, in accordance with local court process, another judge was elected as president of the provincial court and will presidenow presides over the trial.


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The court has completed most of the procedural aspects of the case and could render a judgment at any time. Chevron will continue a vigorous defense of any attempted imposition of liability. In the event of an adverse trial court judgment, Chevron would expect to pursue its appeals in Ecuador. Because Chevron has no substantial assets in Ecuador, Chevron would expect enforcement actions following any adverse judgment to be brought in other jurisdictions. Chevron would expect to contest any such actions. The ultimate outcome, including any financial effect on Chevron, remains uncertain.
 
Management does not believe an estimate of a reasonably possible loss (or a range of loss) can be made in this case. Due to the defects associated with the engineer’s report, management does not believe the report has any utility in calculating a reasonably possible loss (or a range of loss). Moreover, the highly uncertain legal environment surrounding the case provides no basis for management to estimate a reasonably possible loss (or a range of loss).
 
Note 11.12. Other Contingencies and Commitments
 
GuaranteesThe company and its subsidiaries have certain other contingent liabilities with respect to guarantees, direct or indirect, of debt of affiliated companies or third parties. Under the terms of the guarantee arrangements, generally the company would be required to perform should the affiliated company or third party fail to fulfill its obligations under the arrangements. In some cases, the guarantee arrangements may have recourse provisions that would enable the company to recover any payments made under the terms of the guarantees from assets provided as collateral.
 
Off-Balance-Sheet ObligationsThe company and its subsidiaries have certain other contingent liabilities relating to long-term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughput andtake-or-pay agreements, some of which relate to suppliers’ financing arrangements. The agreements typically provide goods and services, such as pipeline and storage capacity, drilling rigs, utilities, and petroleum products, to be used or sold in the ordinary course of the company’s business.
 
IndemnificationsThe company provided certain indemnities of contingent liabilities of Equilon and Motiva to Shell and Saudi Refining, Inc., in connection with the February 2002 sale of the company’s interests in those investments. The company would be required to perform if the indemnified liabilities become actual losses. Were that to occur, the company could be required to make future payments up to $300 million. Through MarchJune 2010, the company paid $48 million under these indemnities and continues to be obligated for possible additional indemnification payments in the future.
 
The company has also provided indemnities relating to contingent environmental liabilities related to assets originally contributed by Texaco to the Equilon and Motiva joint ventures and environmental conditions that existed prior to the formation of Equilon and Motiva or that occurred during the period of Texaco’s ownership interest in the joint ventures. In general, the environmental conditions or events that are subject to these indemnities must have arisen prior to December 2001. Claims had to be asserted by February 2009 for Equilon indemnities and must be asserted no later than February 2012 for Motiva indemnities. Under the terms of these indemnities, there is no maximum limit on the amount of potential future payments. In February 2009, Shell delivered a letter to the


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company purporting to preserve unmatured claims for certain Equilon indemnities. The letter itself provides no estimate of the ultimate claim amount. Management does not believe this letter or any other information provides a basis to estimate the amount, if any, of a range of loss or potential range of loss with respect to either the Equilon or the Motiva indemnities. The company posts no assets as collateral and has made no payments under the indemnities.
 
The amounts payable for the indemnities described in the preceding paragraph are to be net of amounts recovered from insurance carriers and others and net of liabilities recorded by Equilon or Motiva prior to September 30, 2001, for any applicable incident.
 
In the acquisition of Unocal, the company assumed certain indemnities relating to contingent environmental liabilities associated with assets that were sold in 1997. The acquirer of those assets shared in certain environmental remediation costs up to a maximum obligation of $200 million, which had been reached at December 31, 2009. Under the indemnification agreement, after reaching the $200 million obligation, Chevron is solely responsible


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until April 2022, when the indemnification expires. The environmental conditions or events that are subject to these indemnities must have arisen prior to the sale of the assets in 1997.
 
Although the company has provided for known obligations under this indemnity that are probable and reasonably estimable, the amount of additional future costs may be material to results of operations in the period in which they are recognized. The company does not expect these costs will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or liquidity.
 
EnvironmentalThe company is subject to loss contingencies pursuant to laws, regulations, private claims and legal proceedings related to environmental matters that are subject to legal settlements or that in the future may require the company to take action to correct or ameliorate the effects on the environment of prior release of chemicals or petroleum substances, including MTBE, by the company or other parties. Such contingencies may exist for various sites, including, but not limited to, federal Superfund sites and analogous sites under state laws, refineries, crude-oilcrude oil fields, service stations, terminals, land development areas, and mining operations, whether operating, closed or divested. These future costs are not fully determinable due to such factors as the unknown magnitude of possible contamination, the unknown timing and extent of the corrective actions that may be required, the determination of the company’s liability in proportion to other responsible parties, and the extent to which such costs are recoverable from third parties.
 
Although the company has provided for known environmental obligations that are probable and reasonably estimable, the amount of additional future costs may be material to results of operations in the period in which they are recognized. The company does not expect these costs will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or liquidity. Also, the company does not believe its obligations to make such expenditures have had, or will have, any significant impact on the company’s competitive position relative to other U.S. or international petroleum or chemical companies.
 
Financial InstrumentsThe company believes it has no material market or credit risks to its operations, financial position or liquidity as a result of its commodities and other derivative activities.
 
Equity RedeterminationFor crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas producing operations, ownership agreements may provide for periodic reassessments of equity interests in estimated crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas reserves. These activities, individually or together, may result in gains or losses that could be material to earnings in any given period. One such equity redetermination process has been under way since 1996 for Chevron’s interests in four producing zones at the Naval Petroleum Reserve at Elk Hills, California, for the time when the remaining interests in these zones were owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. A wide range remains for a possible net settlement amount for the four zones. For this range of settlement, Chevron estimates its maximum possible net before-tax liability at approximately $200 million, and the possible maximum net amount that could be owed to Chevron is estimated at about $150 million. The timing of the settlement and the exact amount within this range of estimates are uncertain.
 
Other ContingenciesOn April 26, 2010, a California appeals court issued a ruling related to the adequacy of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) supporting the issuance of certain permits by the city of Richmond, California, to replace and upgrade certain facilities at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond. The case has been remanded to the trial


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court for entry of a final judgment consistent with the appeals court’s decision. The company is evaluating the ruling and its options going forward, which may include seeking a review of the decision by the California Supreme Court, requesting the city to revise the EIR to address the issues identified by the Court of Appeal or other actions. Management believes the outcomes associated with the potential options for the project are uncertain. Due to the uncertainty of the company’s future course of action, or potential outcomes of any action or combination of actions, management does not believe an estimate of the financial effects, if any, of the ruling can be made at this time. However, the company’s ultimate exposure may be significant to net income in any one future period.
 
Chevron receives claims from and submits claims to customers; trading partners; U.S. federal, state and local regulatory bodies; governments; contractors; insurers; and suppliers. The amounts of these claims, individually and in the aggregate, may be significant and take lengthy periods to resolve.


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The company and its affiliates also continue to review and analyze their operations and may close, abandon, sell, exchange, acquire or restructure assets to achieve operational or strategic benefits and to improve competitiveness and profitability. These activities, individually or together, may result in gains or losses in future periods.
 
Note 12.13. Fair Value Measurements
 
Accounting standards for fair-value measurement (ASC 820) establish a framework for measuring fair value and stipulate disclosures about fair-value measurements. The standards apply to recurring and nonrecurring financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that require or permit fair-value measurements. Among the required disclosures is the fair-value hierarchy of inputs the company uses to value an asset or a liability. The three levels of the fair-value hierarchy are described as follows:
 
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. For the company, Level 1 inputs include exchange-traded futures contracts for which the parties are willing to transact at the exchange-quoted price and marketable securities that are actively traded.
 
Level 2: Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly. For the company, Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, prices obtained through third-party broker quotes and prices that can be corroborated with other observable inputs for substantially the complete term of a contract.
 
Level 3: Unobservable inputs. The company does not use Level 3 inputs for any of its recurring fair-value measurements. Level 3 inputs may be required for the determination of fair value associated with certain nonrecurring measurements of nonfinancial assets and liabilities.


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The fair value hierarchy for recurring assets and liabilities measured at fair value at March 31,June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, is as follows:
 
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
 
                                                
   Prices in
       Prices in
       Prices in
       Prices in
    
   Active
       Active
       Active
       Active
    
   Markets for
       Markets for
       Markets for
       Markets for
    
   Identical
 Other
     Identical
 Other
     Identical
 Other
     Identical
 Other
  
   Assets/
 Observable
 Unobservable
 At
 Assets/
 Observable
 Unobservable
   Assets/
 Observable
 Unobservable
 At
 Assets/
 Observable
 Unobservable
 At March 31
 Liabilities
 Inputs
 Inputs
 December 31
 Liabilities
 Inputs
 Inputs
 At June 30
 Liabilities
 Inputs
 Inputs
 December 31
 Liabilities
 Inputs
 Inputs
 2010 (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) 2009 (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) 2010 (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) 2009 (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Assets
                        
Marketable Securities  $  84   $  84   $  —   $—   $106   $106   $  —   $—   $66   $66   $—   $—   $106   $106   $—   $— 
Derivatives  190   31   159      127   14   113      236   98   138      127   14   113    
                                  
Total Recurring Assets at Fair Value
  $274   $115   $159   $—   $233   $120   $113   $—   $302   $164   $138   $—   $233   $120   $113   $— 
                                  
Liabilities
                        
Derivatives  $217   $142   $  75   $—   $101   $  20   $  81   $—   $118   $55   $63   $—   $101   $20   $81   $— 
                                  
Total Recurring Liabilities at Fair Value
  $217   $142   $  75   $—   $101   $  20   $  81   $—   $118   $55   $63   $—   $101   $20   $81   $— 
                                  
 
Marketable SecuritiesThe company calculates fair value for its marketable securities based on quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities. The fair values reflect the cash that would have been received if the instruments were sold at March 31,June 30, 2010.
 
DerivativesThe company records its derivative instruments — other than any commodity derivative contracts that are designated as normal purchase and normal sale — on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value, with virtually all the offsetting amount to the Consolidated Statement of Income. For derivatives with identical or similar provisions as contracts that are publicly traded on a regular basis, the company uses the market values of the publicly traded instruments as an input for fair-value calculations.


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The company’s derivative instruments principally include crude-oil, natural-gascrude oil, natural gas and refined-productrefined product futures, swaps, options and forward contracts. Derivatives classified as Level 1 include futures, swaps and options contracts traded in active markets such as the New York Mercantile Exchange.
 
Derivatives classified as Level 2 include swaps, options, and forward contracts principally with financial institutions and other oil and gas companies, the fair values for which are obtained from third-party broker quotes, industry pricing services and exchanges. The company obtains multiple sources of pricing information for the Level 2 instruments. Since this pricing information is generated from observable market data, it has historically been very consistent. The company does not materially adjust this information. The company incorporates internal review, evaluation and assessment procedures, including a comparison of Level 2 fair values derived from the company’s internally developed forward curves (on a sample basis) with the pricing information to document reasonable, logical and supportable fair-value determinations and proper level of classification.
 
Impairments of “Properties, plant and equipment”The company did not have any assetsAssets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis were not material to reportthe company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity in the first quarterthree- and six-month periods of 2010. Before-tax losses associated with the impairment of property, plant and equipment held and used and held for sale in the firstsecond quarter 2009 were $110$155 million and $44$48 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2009, were $265 million and $92 million, respectively. The losses in the comparative period2009 were the result of fair values determined both from internal cash-flow models, using discount rates consistent with those used by the company to evaluate cash flows of other assets of a similar nature, and from bids received from prospective buyers of assets held for sale.


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Assets and Liabilities not Required to be Measured at Fair ValueThe company holds cash equivalents and bank time deposits in U.S. andnon-U.S. portfolios. The instruments classified as cash equivalents are primarily bank time deposits with maturities of 90 days or less and money market funds. “Cash and cash equivalents” had carrying/fair values of $7.4$9.4 billion and $8.7 billion at March 31,June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The instruments held in “Time deposits” are bank time deposits with maturities greater than 90 days, and had carrying/fair values of $3.7$3.8 billion at March 31,June 30, 2010. The fair values of cash, cash equivalents and bank time deposits reflect the cash that would have been received or paid if the instruments were settled at March 31,June 30, 2010.
 
“Cash and cash equivalents” does not include investments with a carrying/fair value of $55$36 million and $123 million at March 31,June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. These investments are restricted funds related to an international upstream development project and Pascagoula Refinery projects, which are reported in “Deferred charges and other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Long-term debt of $5.6 billion and $5.7 billion had an estimated fair valuevalues of $6.3 billion and $6.2 billion at both March 31,June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.2009, respectively.
 
Fair values of other financial instruments at March 31,June 30, 2010 were not material.
 
Note 13.14. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
 
The company’s derivative instruments principally include crude-oil, natural-gascrude oil, natural gas and refined-productrefined product futures, swaps, options and forward contracts. None of the company’s derivative instruments are designated as a hedging instrument, although certain of the company’s affiliates make such designation. The company’s derivatives are not material to the company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity. The company believes it has no material market or credit risks to its operations, financial position or liquidity as a result of its commodities and other derivatives activities.


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Derivative instruments measured at fair value at March 31,June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and their classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Income are as follows:
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Fair Value of Derivatives notNot Designated as Hedging Instruments
 
                
   Asset Derivatives —
   Liability Derivatives —
                
   Fair Value   Fair Value   Asset Derivatives —
   Liability Derivatives —
       (Millions of Dollars)
       Fair Value   Fair Value
Type of
 Balance Sheet
 At March 31
 At December 31
 Balance Sheet
 At March 31
 At December 31
   At
 At
 (Millions of Dollars)
 At
 At
Derivative Contract Classification 2010 2009 Classification 2010 2009
Derivative
 Balance Sheet
 June 30
 December 31
 Balance Sheet
 June 30
 December 31
Contract Classification 2010 2009 Classification 2010 2009
Commodity Accounts and
notes receivable,
net
  $141   $  99  Accounts payable  $172   $  73  Accounts and notes receivable, net  $176   $99  Accounts payable  $77   $73 
         Deferred credits and other      
Commodity Long-term receivables, net  49   28  Deferred credits and other noncurrent obligations  45   28  Long-term receivables, net  60   28  noncurrent obligations  41   28 
                  
    $190   $127     $217   $101     $236   $127     $118   $101 
                  
 
Consolidated Statement of Income: The Effect of Derivatives notNot
Designated as Hedging Instruments
 
                            
   Gain/(Loss)
    Gain/(Loss)
 Gain/(Loss)
 
   Three Months Ended
    Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
   March 31    June 30 June 30 
   2010 2009    2010 2009 2010 2009 
Type of
          
Derivative Contract Statement of Income Classification (Millions of dollars)  Statement of Income Classification (Millions of dollars) 
Foreign Exchange Other income $  $(44) Other income $  $62  $  $18 
Commodity Sales and other operating revenues  6   73  Sales and other operating revenues  146   (168)  152   (95)
Commodity Purchased crude oil and products  (31)  64  Purchased crude oil and products  5   (341)  (26)  (277)
Commodity Other income  (9)  (7)  (9)  (7)
              
   $(25) $93    $142  $(454) $117  $(361)
              


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Note 14.15. New Accounting Standards
 
Transfers and Servicing (ASC 860), Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets (ASU2009-16)The FASB issued ASU2009-16 in December 2009. This standard became effective for the company on January 1, 2010. ASU2009-16 changes how companies account for transfers of financial assets and eliminates the concept of qualifying special-purpose entities. Adoption of the guidance did not have an effect on the company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
 
Consolidation (ASC 810), Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved With Variable Interest Entities (ASU2009-17)The FASB issued ASU2009-17 in December 2009. This standard became effective for the company on January 1, 2010. ASU2009-17 requires the enterprise to qualitatively assess if it is the primary beneficiary of a variable-interest entity (VIE), and, if so, the VIE must be consolidated. Adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
 
Note 15.16. Restructuring and Reorganization Costs
 
In the first quarter 2010, the company announced employee reduction programs related to the restructuring and reorganization of its downstream businesses and corporate staffs. Approximately 3,200 employees in the refining, marketing, and supply and trading operations, and 600 employees from corporate staffs, are expected to be terminated under the programs. About 1,900 of the affected positions are located in the United States. It is


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anticipated that 2,400 employees of the total covered under the programs will be terminated during 2010, and the programs are expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
 
A before-tax charge of $244 million ($175 million after-tax) was recorded in the first quarter 2010, with $191 million reported as “Operating Expenses”expenses” and $53 million as “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the Consolidated Statement of Income. The accrued liability is classified as current on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Approximately $80 million ($50 million after-tax) is associated with terminations in the U.S. Downstream, $127 million ($100 million after-tax) in International Downstream and $37 million ($25 million after-tax) in All Other.
During second quarter 2010, the company made payments of $6 million associated with these liabilities. The majority of the payments were in Downstream.
 
     
  Amounts Before Tax
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Balance at January 1, 2010  $— 
Accruals/adjustmentsAccruals  244 
Adjustments(1)
Payments  (6)
     
Balance at March 31,June 30, 2010  $244237 
     


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
FirstSecond Quarter 2010 Compared With Firstwith Second Quarter 2009
And Six Months 2010 Compared with Six Months 2009
 
Key Financial Results
 
Earnings by Business Segment
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009 
 (Millions of dollars)  (Millions of dollars) 
Upstream(1)
                        
United States $1,156  $27  $1,090  $280  $2,246  $307 
International  3,568   1,351   3,452   1,377   7,020   2,728 
              
Total Upstream
  4,724   1,378   4,542   1,657   9,266   3,035 
              
Downstream(1)
                        
United States  82   136   433   (51)  515   85 
International  114   617   542   182   656   799 
              
Total Downstream
  196   753   975   131   1,171   884 
              
Total Segment Earnings
  4,920   2,131   5,517   1,788   10,437   3,919 
All Other
  (368)  (294)  (108)  (43)  (476)  (337)
              
Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation(2)(3)
 $4,552  $1,837  $5,409  $1,745  $9,961  $3,582 
              
                        
(1) 2009 information has been revised to conform with the 2010 segment presentation        
(1) 2009 information has been revised to conform with the 2010 segment presentation.                
(2) Includes foreign currency effects $(198) $(54) $241  $(453) $43  $(507)
(3) Also referred to as “earnings” in the discussions that follow.
 
Net income attributable to Chevron Corporationfor the firstsecond quarter 2010 was $4.6$5.41 billion ($2.272.70 per share — diluted), compared with $1.8$1.75 billion ($0.920.87 per share — diluted) in the corresponding 2009 period. Net income attributable to Chevron Corporation for the first six months of 2010 was $9.96 billion ($4.97 per share — diluted), versus $3.58 billion ($1.79 per share — diluted) in the first six months of 2009.
 
The activities reported in Chevron’s upstream and downstream operating segments have changed effective January 1, 2010. Results for the Chemicalschemicals businesses are now reported as part of the downstream segment. In addition, the company’s significant upstream-enabling operations, primarily agas-to-liquids project and major international export pipelines, have been reclassified from the downstream segment to the upstream segment. Prior period information in this report has been revised to conform to the 2010 presentation.
 
Upstreamearnings in the firstsecond quarter 2010 were $4.7$4.54 billion, compared with $1.4$1.66 billion in the 2009 quarter. Earnings for the first six months of 2010 were $9.27 billion, versus $3.04 billion a year earlier. The increase between theboth comparative periods was driven bydue mainly to higher prices for crude oil and natural gas, and increased production of crude oil.
 
Downstreamearnings were $196$975 million in the firstsecond quarter 2010, compared with $753$131 million in the year-earlier period. Earnings for the first six months of 2010 were $1.17 billion, versus $884 million in the corresponding 2009 period. The decreaseincrease between both comparative periods was primarily associated with absencefavorable changes in effects on derivative instruments, improved margins on refined products, and higher earnings from chemicals operations — primarily from the 50 percent-owned Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC. Earnings for the second quarter


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and first half of 2009 included $140 million and $540 million, respectively, of gains on sales of assets and charges in 2010 related to planned employee reductions.marketing businesses outside the United States.
 
Refer to pages 2728 through 2931 for additional discussion of results by business segment and “All Other” activities for the second quarter and first quartersix months of 2010 versus the same periodperiods in 2009.
 
Business Environment and Outlook
 
Chevron is a global energy company with significant business activities in the following countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, the


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Partitioned Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
 
Earnings of the company depend largely on the profitability of its upstream and downstream business segments. The single biggest factor that affects the results of operations for both segments is movement in the price of crude oil. In the downstream business, crude oil is the largest cost component of refined products. The overall trend in earnings is typically less affected by results from the company’s other activities and investments. Earnings for the company in any period may also be influenced by events or transactions that are infrequent or unusual in nature.
 
The company’s operations, especially Upstream,upstream, can also be affected by changing economic, regulatory and political environments in the various countries in which it operates, including the United States. Civil unrest, acts of violence or strained relations between a government and the company or other governments may impact the company’s operations or investments. Those developments have at times significantly affected the company’s operations and results and are carefully considered by management when evaluating the level of current and future activity in such countries.
 
To sustain its long-term competitive position in the upstream business, the company must develop and replenish an inventory of projects that offer attractive financial returns for the investment required. Identifying promising areas for exploration, acquiring the necessary rights to explore for and to produce crude oil and natural gas, drilling successfully, and handling the many technical and operational details in a safe and cost-effective manner are all important factors in this effort. Projects often require long lead times and large capital commitments. From time to time, certain governments have sought to renegotiate contracts or impose additional costs on the company. Governments may attempt to do so in the future. The company will continue to monitor these developments, take them into account in evaluating future investment opportunities, and otherwise seek to mitigate any risks to the company’s current operations or future prospects.
 
The company also continually evaluates opportunities to dispose of assets that are not expected to provide sufficient long-term value or to acquire assets or operations complementary to its asset base to help augment the company’s financial performance and growth. Asset dispositions and restructurings may also occur in future periods and could result in significant gains or losses.
 
In recent years, Chevron and the oil and gas industry at largegenerally experienced an increase in certain costs that exceeded the general trend of inflation in many areas of the world. This increase in costs affected the company’s operating expenses and capital programs for all business segments, but particularly for Upstream.upstream. Softening of these cost pressures started in late 2008 and continued through most of 2009. Industry costs began to level out in the fourth quarter 2009 and were essentially unchanged during firstrose slightly in the second quarter of 2010. The company continues to actively manage its schedule of work, contracting, procurement and supply-chain activities to effectively manage costs. (Refer to the “Upstream” section below for a discussion of the trend in crude-oilcrude oil prices.)
 
The company closely monitors developments in the financial and credit markets, the level of worldwide economic activity and the implications to the company of movements in prices for crude oil and natural gas. Management takes these developments into account in the conduct of daily operations and for business planning. The company remains confident of its underlying financial strength to address potential challenges presented in the current environment. (Refer also to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section beginning on page 32.35.)


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Comments related to earnings trends for the company’s major business areas are as follows:
 
UpstreamEarnings for the upstream segment are closely aligned with industry price levels for crude oil and natural gas. Crude-oilCrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas prices are subject to external factors over which the company has no control, including product demand connected with global economic conditions, industry inventory levels, production quotas imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), weather-related damage and disruptions, competing fuel prices, and regional supply interruptions or fears thereof that may be caused by military conflicts, civil unrest or political uncertainty. Moreover, any of these factors could also inhibit the company’s production capacity in an affected region. The company monitors developments closely in the countries in which it operates and holds investments, and attempts to manage risks in operating its facilities and businesses. Besides the impact of the fluctuation in prices for crude oil and natural gas, the longer-term trend in earnings for the upstream segment is


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also a function of other factors, including the company’s ability to find or acquire and efficiently produce crude oil and natural gas, changes in fiscal terms of contracts and changes in tax laws and regulations.
 
Price levels for capital and exploratory costs and operating expenses associated with the production of crude oil and natural gas can also be subject to external factors beyond the company’s control. External factors include not only the general level of inflation but also commodity prices and prices charged by the industry’s material and service providers, which can be affected by the volatility of the industry’s ownsupply-and-demand conditions for such materials and services. Capital and exploratory expenditures and operating expenses also can be affected by damage to production facilities caused by severe weather or civil unrest.
 
The chart below shows the trend in benchmark prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil and U.S. Henry Hub natural gas. During 2009, industry price levels for WTI ranged from $34 to $81 per barrel and finished the year at $79 per barrel. DuringThe WTI price in the first quarterhalf of 2010 WTI averaged $79$78 and ended AprilJuly at $86.$79.
 
   
(LINE GRAPH)(LINE GRAPH) A differential in crude-oilcrude oil prices exists between high quality (high-gravity, low-sulfur) crudes and those of lower-qualitylower quality (low-gravity, high-sulfur). The amount of the differential in any period is associated with the supply of heavy crude available versus the demand that is a function of the number of refineries that are able to process this lower quality feedstock into light products (motor gasoline, jet fuel, aviation gasoline and diesel fuel). The differential widened in the first quarterhalf of 2010
primarily due to greater availability of lower quality crudes. Chevron produces or shares in the production of heavy crude oil in California, Chad, Indonesia, the Partitioned Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Venezuela and in certain fields in Angola, China and the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. (See page 3134 for the company’s average U.S. and international crude-oilcrude oil realizations.)
 
In contrast to price movements in the global market for crude oil, price changes for natural gas in many regional markets are more closely aligned withsupply-and-demand conditions in those markets. In the United States, prices at Henry Hub averaged about $5.29$4.70 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) in the first quarterhalf of 2010, compared with about $4.40$4.00 during the first quarterhalf of 2009. At the end of AprilJuly 2010, the Henry Hub spot price was about $3.94$4.80 per MCF. Fluctuations in the price for natural gas in the United States are closely associated with customer demand relative to the volumes produced in North America and the level of inventory in underground storage.
 
Certain international natural-gasnatural gas markets in which the company operates have different supply, demand and regulatory circumstances, which historically have resulted in lower average sales prices for the company’s production of natural gas in these locations. Chevron continues to invest in long-term projects in these locations to install infrastructure to produce and liquefy natural gas for transport by tanker to other markets where greater demand results in higher prices. International natural-gasnatural gas realizations averaged about $4.60$4.50 per MCF during first quarterhalf of 2010, compared with about $4.20$4.00 in the same quarterperiod last year. (See page 3134 for the company’s average natural gas realizations for the U.S. and international regions.)


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The company’s worldwide net oil-equivalent production in the first quarterhalf of 2010 averaged 2.782.76 million barrels per day. AboutDuring the period, about one-fifth of the company’s net oil-equivalent production in the first quarter occurred in the OPEC-member countries of Angola, Nigeria and Venezuela and in the Partitioned Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. OPEC quotas had no effect on the company’s net crude-oilcrude oil production for the first quarterhalf of 2010, while production in the first quartercorresponding 2009 period was reduced by approximately 50,00040,000 barrels per day.day due to quota limitations. At the most recent meeting in March 2010, meeting, members of OPEC supported maintaining production quotas in effect since December 2008.
 
The company currently estimates that oil-equivalent production in 2010 will average approximately 2.732.78 million barrels per day based on the 2009 average WTI price of $62 per barrel, representing an increase of nearly 3 percent over 2009 average daily oil-equivalent production. The full-year outlook for oil-equivalent production based on the first half 2010 average price of $78 per barrel is estimated at 2.75 million barrels per day. This estimate is subject to many factors and uncertainties, including additional quotas that may be imposed by OPEC, price effects on production volumes calculated under production-sharing and variable-royalty provisions of certain agreements, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on the scope of company operations, delays in project startups, fluctuations in demand for natural gas in various markets, weather conditions that may shut in


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production, civil unrest, changing geopolitics, delays in completion of maintenance turnarounds,greater-than-expected declines in production from mature fields, or other disruptions to operations. The outlook for future production levels is also affected by the size and number of economic investment opportunities and, for new large-scale projects, the time lag between initial exploration and the beginning of production. Investments in upstream projects generally begin well in advance of the start of the associated crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas production. A significant majority of Chevron’s upstream investment is made outside the United States.
 
Gulf of Mexico UpdateOn April 20, 2010, an incidentaccident occurred on the Transocean Deepwater Horizon, a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in loss of life, the sinking of the rig and a significant oil spill. The rig was drilling an exploratory well at the BP-operated Macondo prospect. Chevron is not a participant in the well. To date,Subsequent to the event, the U.S. Department of the Interior initially issued a moratorium to halt drilling in specified water depths, which was lifted by a federal district court after being challenged by certain offshore service and supply companies. The Department of the Interior then issued a more narrow decision memorandum suspending drilling of wells using subsea blowout preventers (BOPs) or surface BOPs on a floating facility in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific regions. This suspension extends through November 30, 2010 or until the Secretary of the Interior determines that deepwater drilling operations can proceed safely, whichever is earlier. The company currently participates on two joint industry task groups which made initial recommendations to the Department of the Interior to revise industry operating and equipment standards. Chevron already uses many of these new proposed standards. Chevron will continue to work closely with these industry task groups and the government to learn from this accident and improve overall safety and environmental performance of the industry. Chevron remains committed to deepwater exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico and other deepwater basins around the world.
The accident and resulting administrative actions have not affected the company’s current upstream production in the Gulf of Mexico. However, the actions have impacted development drilling at the recently commissioned nonoperated Perdido project and some exploration wells. The company does not expect there to be a material impact on production for the full year 2010. The company was able to temporarily subcontract two of three deepwater drill ships that were idled. Two shallow water drilling rigs are on stand-by, pending issuance of permits from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement to drill wells on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf. The financial impacts of the deepwater drilling suspension and delays in shallow water permitting on the company’s results of operations have not been impacted by the incident.are currently immaterial. The future effects of this incident, including any new or additional regulationregulations that may be adopted in response, are not known at this time.
 
On July 21, 2010, Chevron and three other companies announced plans to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain crude oil in the event of a future well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The new system will be engineered to be used in water depths up to 10,000 feet and designed to have initial capacity to contain 100,000 barrels per day, with potential for expansion. The companies committed to equally fund the initial $1 billion investment in the system. There will be additional ongoing costs for operations and maintenance of the system components. Existing equipment is expected to be secured and available within six months with the new system targeted for completion within 18 months. The four companies intend to form a non-


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profit organization, the Marine Well Containment Company, to operate and maintain this system. Other companies will be invited and encouraged to participate in this organization.
Refer to the “Results of Operations” section on pages 27 and 2828-30 for additional discussion of the company’s upstream business.
 
DownstreamEarnings for the downstream segment are closely tied to margins on the refining, manufacturing and marketing of products that include gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, lubricants, fuel oil, fuel and lubricant additives, and petrochemicals. Industry margins are sometimes volatile and can be affected by the global and regionalsupply-and-demand balance for refined products and petrochemicals and by changes in the price of refinery crude-oilcrude oil feedstocks, petrochemical feedstocks and fuel costs. Industry margins can also be influenced by inventory levels, geopolitical events, cost of materials and services, refinery or chemical plant capacity utilization, maintenance programs and disruptions at refineries or chemical plants resulting from unplanned outages due to severe weather, fires or other operational events.
 
Other factors affecting profitability for downstream operations include the reliability and efficiency of the company’s refining and marketing network, the effectiveness of the crude-oilcrude oil and product-supply functions and the volatility of tanker-charter rates for the company’s shipping operations, which are driven by the industry’s demand for crude-oilcrude oil and product tankers. Other factors beyond the company’s control include the general level of inflation and energy costs to operate the company’s refinery and distribution network.
 
The company’s most significant marketing areas are the West Coast of North America, the U.S. Gulf Coast, Latin America, Asia, southern Africa and the United Kingdom. Chevron operates or has significant ownership interests in refineries in each of these areas except Latin America. The company plans to discontinue, by the end of the third quarter 2010, sales of Chevron- and Texaco-branded motor fuels in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and parts of Tennessee, where the company sold to retail customers through approximately 1,100 stations and to commercial and industrial customers through supply arrangements. During 2009, sales in these markets represented approximately 8 percent of the company’s total U.S. retail fuel sales volumes. Additionally, in January 2010, the company sold the rights to the Gulf trademark in the United States and its territories that it had previously licensed for use in the U.S. Northeast and Puerto Rico.
 
The company’s refining and marketing margins in the firstsecond quarter 2010 continued to beimproved over the same period in 2009, but remain relatively weak due to challenging industry conditions, including weak demand in certain regions reflecting the economic slowdown, excess refined-productrefined product supplies and surplus refining capacity. Expecting these conditions to continue for the next several years, in the first quarter 2010, the company announced that its downstream businesses willwould be restructured to improve operating efficiency and achieve sustained improvement in financial performance. As part of this restructuring, employee-reduction programs were announced for the United States and Internationalinternational downstream operations. Approximately 3,200 employees in the refining, marketing, and supply and trading operations are expected to be terminated under the programs. About 1,300 of the affected positions are located in the United States. It is anticipated that 2,000 employees will be terminated during 2010, and the programs are expected to be completed by the end of 2011. Refer to Note 1516 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, on page 21,22, for further discussion. The company is also soliciting bids for 13 U.S. terminals and certain operations in Europe (including the company’s Pembroke Refinery), the Caribbean and select Central America markets. These potential market exits, dispositions of assets and other actions may result in gains or losses in future periods.


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Refer to the “Results of Operations” section on pages 28 and 2930-31 for additional discussion of the company’s downstream operations.
 
All Otherconsists of mining operations, power generation businesses, worldwide cash management and debt financing activities, corporate administrative functions, insurance operations, real estate activities, alternative fuels, and technology companies. In the first quarter 2010, employee-reduction programs were announced for the corporate staffs. Approximately 600 employees from the corporate staffs are expected to be terminated under the programs by the end of 2011, including 400 that will be terminated during 2010. Refer to Note 1516 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, on page 21,22, for further discussion.


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Operating Developments
 
Noteworthy operating developmentsRecent achievements for the upstream business in recent months included the following:
United Statesprojects include:
 
• Achieved “first oil”Australia— Two deepwater natural gas discoveries in the Carnarvon Basin off the northwest coast, Clio-3 in 67 percent-owned Block WA-205-P and Sappho-1 in 50 percent-owned Block WA-392-P. These discoveries will contribute to future growth at the nonoperated Perdido deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. Located in nearly 8,000 feet of water, Perdido is also the world’s deepest offshore oilcompany-operated Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas drilling and production spar. Chevron has a 37.5 percent working interest in the Perdido regional host facility.(LNG) projects.
• Commenced exploratory drilling operationsAustralia— Signed nonbinding Heads of Agreement (HOA) with a second ultra-deep water drillship atKorea Gas Corporation to take delivery of 1.95 million metric tons per year of LNG from the Moccasin prospectChevron-operated Wheatstone Project and to acquire an equity share in the Gulffield licenses and LNG facilities. HOAs are now in place representing about 80 percent of Mexico.the total LNG available from the foundation project. The project, currently undergoing front-end engineering and design, has a planned capacity of 8.6 million metric tons per year.
• Bid successfullyIndonesia— Reached final investment decision for newDevelopment Area 13 of the Duri Field where Chevron holds a 100 percent working interest. The expansion project is expected to increase crude oil production by approximately 20,000 barrels per day.
• Romania— Successful bidder for three shale-gas exploration acreageblocks, comprising approximately 675,000 acres in the recent central Gulfsoutheast region of Mexico lease sale.the country.
• Canada— Acquired approximately 200,000 acres of shale-gas leasehold in Western Canada. The appraisal of this acreage is expected to begin by the end of 2011.
• Venezuela— Formed consortium to work toward commercializing the Carabobo heavy oil resource.
• Russia— Signed nonbinding Heads of Agreement with Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil company, for a deepwater development partnership on the Shatsky Ridge in the eastern Black Sea.
 
In the downstream business, the company continued to progress restructuring plans to streamline its operations.
 
Results of Operations
 
Business SegmentsThe following section presents the results of operations for the company’s business segments — Upstream and Downstream — as well as for “All Other” — the departments and companies managed at the corporate level. (Refer to Note 5 beginning on page 9 for a discussion of the company’s “reportable segments,” as defined under the accounting standards for segment reporting.)
 
Upstream
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
U.S. Upstream Earnings
  $1,156   $27 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
U.S. Upstream Earnings
  $1,090   $280   $2,246   $307 
                 
 
U.S. upstream earnings of $1.16$1.09 billion in the firstsecond quarter of 2010 were up $1.13 billionincreased $810 million from a year earlier.the same period last year. Higher prices for crude oil and natural gas increased earnings by about $1.1 billion,$630 million between periods, and higher liquids production in the first2010 quarter 2010 benefittedbenefited earnings by $60 million.
Earnings for the first six months of 2010 were approximately $150$2.25 billion, up about $1.94 billion from the corresponding period in 2009. Higher prices for crude oil and natural gas increased earnings by about $1.68 billion between periods, while an increase in net oil-equivalent production in the 2010 period benefited income by about $200 million. PartiallyOther items of lesser significance were largely offsetting these effects was higher depreciation expense.between periods.
 
The company’s average realization per barrel offor crude oil and natural gas liquids in the second quarter of 2010 was approximately $71, in the 2010 quarter, compared with $36$50 a year ago.earlier. For the six-month periods, average realizations were about $71 and $43 for 2010 and 2009, respectively. The average natural-gasnatural gas realization in the firstsecond quarter 2010 was $5.29


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$4.01 per thousand cubic feet, up from $4.14compared with $3.27 in last year’s first quarter.the year-ago period. The average six-month realizations were $4.66 in 2010 and $3.70 in 2009.
 
Net oil-equivalent production of 734,000708,000 barrels per day in the firstsecond quarter 2010 was up 63,0008,000 barrels per day, or about 91 percent, from a year earlier.the corresponding period in 2009. The increase in production was primarily associated withstart-up of the Tahiti Field in second quarter 2009, along with the restoration of volumes that were offline in the second quarter of 2009 due to 2008 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, partly offset by natural field declines.
First-half 2010 production was 721,000 barrels per day, up 35,000 from the corresponding 2009 period. The increase was primarily associated with new production, mostly from thestart-up of the Tahiti Field in second quarter 2009 andramp-up of the Blind Faith Field, which began production in late 2008, along with the restoration of volumes that were offline in the first quarterhalf of 2009 due to 2008 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. The net liquids component of oil-equivalent production was up 15 percent to 505,000488,000 barrels per day inand 496,000 barrels per day for the second quarter and six months of 2010, first quarter while net natural-gasrespectively. Those volumes were 4 percent and 9 percent higher than the corresponding 2009 periods. Net natural gas production of 1.381.32 billion cubic feet per day was unchanged betweenin the second quarter 2010 and 1.35 billion cubic feet per day in first half of 2010 decreased 6 percent and 3 percent from the comparative 2009 periods.
 


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 Three Months Ended
 Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 March 31 June 30 June 30
 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars)   (Millions of dollars)  
International Upstream Earnings*
  $3,568   $1,351   $3,452   $1,377   $7,020   $2,728 
              
                  
* Includes foreign currency effects  $ (102)  $    34   $107   $(467)  $5   $(434)
 
International upstream earnings of $3.57$3.45 billion in the second quarter 2010 increased $2.22about $2.08 billion from the first quartercorresponding period in 2009. Higher prices for crude oil and natural gas in the first quarter 2010 benefitted earnings by about $1.7 billion. Higher sales volumes increased earnings by about $140 million, while various tax benefits$1.16 billion, and higher liquids production in the second quarter 2010 benefited earnings by about $260 million. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by approximately$107 million in the 2010 quarter, compared with a decrease of $467 million a year earlier.
Earnings for the first six months of 2010 were $7.02 billion, up $4.29 billion from the same period in 2009. Higher prices for crude oil and natural gas increased earnings by $2.87 billion, while an increase in net oil-equivalent production in the 2010 period benefited income by about $430 million. A favorable change in tax items also benefited earnings by about $400 million.million in the 2010 period. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by $5 million in the 2010 period, compared with a reduction of $434 million a year earlier.
 
The average realization per barrel of crude oil and natural gas liquids in the second quarter 2010 quarterand six-month period was $70,about $71, compared with $39 a year earlier.$53 and $46 in the corresponding 2009 periods. The average natural-gasnatural gas realization in the 2010 firstsecond quarter was $4.61$4.40 per thousand cubic feet, up from $4.21$3.73 in the second quarter last year. Between the six-month periods, the average natural gas realization increased to $4.50 from $3.97.
Net oil-equivalent production was about 2.04 million barrels per day in the second quarter 2010, up approximately 68,000 barrels per day from the year-ago period. The increase included approximately 72,000 barrels per day associated withramp-up of two projects — the expansion at Tengiz in Kazakhstan and Frade in Brazil. The impact of higher prices on cost-recovery volumes and other contractual provisions decreased net production from last year’s firstsecond quarter.
 
Net oil-equivalent production for the six-months of 2.052010 was 2.04 million barrels per day, in the first quarter 2010 increased 3 percent, or 57,000up 62,000 barrels per day from a year ago.the 2009 period. The increase included approximately 115,000117,000 barrels per day associated with thestart-up andramp-up of several major capital projects — the expansion at Tengiz in Kazakhstan, Agbami in Nigeria, andTombua-Landana and Mafumeira Norte in Angola. The absence ofAngola, and Frade in Brazil. Normal field declines and the first quarter 2009 OPEC production curtailments was more than offset by the impact in first quarter 2010 of higher prices on certain production-sharingcost-recovery volumes and variable-royalty agreements. other contractual provisions decreased net production from last year’s comparative period.
The net liquids component of oil-equivalent production was 1.42 million barrels per day in the second quarter 2010 and 1.43 million barrels per day in the six-month period, an increase of 4 and 3 percent for the respective periods.


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Net natural gas production of 3.70 billion cubic feet per day in the second quarter 2010 and 3.71 billion cubic feet per day in the first six months both increased about 3 percent from a year ago to 1.43 million barrels per day and net natural gas production was up about 2 percent to 3.72 billion cubic feet per day.the comparative 2009 periods.
 
Downstream
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
U.S. Downstream Earnings
  $82   $136 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
U.S. Downstream Earnings
  $433   $(51)  $515   $85 
                 
 
U.S. downstream earned $82$433 million in the firstsecond quarter 2010, compared with earningsa loss of $136$51 million a year earlier. Lower refined-productImproved margins of approximately $150on refined products increased earnings by $260 million, and charges related to employee reductions of approximately $50 million were partially offset by an increase ofwhile a favorable change in effects on derivative instruments contributed about $100 million inmillion. Higher earnings from chemicalchemicals operations primarily from improved margins at the 50 percent-owned Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC.LLC (CPChem) — also increased earnings by about $90 million.
Earnings for the first six months of 2010 were $515 million, compared with $85 million in the same period of 2009. Earnings from chemicals operations increased about $180 million, primarily from higher margins at CPChem. Improved margins on refined products benefited earnings by about $100 million and a favorable change in effects on derivative instruments contributed about $80 million.
 
Refinery crude-input of 889,000917,000 barrels per day in the firstsecond quarter 2010 decreased 49,0006,000 barrels per day from the year-ago period primarily due to weaker demandperiod. Inputs of 903,000 barrels per day for refined products and planned shutdown activity at the refinery in Richmond, California.six months of 2010 decreased about 3 percent from the corresponding 2009 period.
 
Refined-productRefined product sales of 1.351.41 million barrels per day were down 54,000for the quarterly period and 1.38 million barrels per day fromfor the first quarter 2009,six-month period of 2010 declined 2 percent and 3 percent, respectively. The declines were mainly due to lower jet fuel and fuel oils sales.oil sales for both periods. Branded gasoline sales decreased 5 percent to 581,000605,000 and 593,000 barrels per day due mainly to lower demand.for the second quarter and six months in 2010, each representing an approximate 5 percent decrease from the corresponding 2009 periods.
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
 Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 March 31 June 30 June 30
 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars)   (Millions of dollars)  
International Downstream Earnings*
  $114   $617   $542   $182   $656   $799 
              
                  
* Includes foreign currency effects  $(98)  $(59)  $131   $(28)  $35   $(86)
 
International downstream earned $114$542 million in the firstsecond quarter 2010, compared with earnings of $617$182 million a year earlier. The increase was due to a favorable change in effects on derivative instruments of about $530 million, partially offset by the absence of $140 million in gains from asset sales in 2009. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by $131 million in the 2010 quarter, compared with a reduction of $28 million a year earlier.
Earnings for the first six months of 2010 were $656 million, down $143 million from the corresponding 2009 period. The decline was due mainly to the absence of 2009 gains on asset sales of about $400$540 million from asset sales and higher charges of $250 million, primarily related to employee reductions and transportation costs. A favorable change in effects on derivative instruments benefited earnings by about $440 million and higher margins on the first quartersale of gasoline and other refined products increased earnings by about $150 million. Foreign currency effects benefited earnings by $35 million in 2010, compared with a reduction of about $100$86 million for employee reductions.a year earlier.
 
Refinery crude-inputThe company’s share of 992,000crude oil inputs to refineries was 954,000 barrels per day was essentially unchangedin the 2010 second quarter, down 16,000 from the first quarter 2009.year-ago period. For the six months of 2010, crude oil inputs were 973,000 barrels per day, down 4,000 from the year-ago period. The decrease for both comparative periods was attributable mainly to greater planned and unplanned refinery downtime.

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Total refined-productRefined product sales volumes of 1.71.78 million barrels per day in the 2010 firstsecond quarter were 123 percent lower than a year earlier, due mainly to lower sales of gas oil and fuel oil. Total refined product sales of about 1.75 million barrels per day for the first six months of 2010 were about 7 percent lower than in the corresponding periods of 2009, mainly due to asset sales in certain countries in Africa and Latin America since the first quarter of last year.America. Excluding the impact of 2009 asset sales, refined product sales volumes were down 52 percent between quarters and 3 percent between the six-month periods mainly due toon reduced trading activities in Europe.volumes of jet fuel and fuel oil.
 
All Other
                        
 Three Months Ended
 Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 March 31 June 30 June 30
 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009
 (Millions of dollars) (Millions of dollars)
Net Charges*
  $(368)  $(294)  $(108)  $(43)  $(476)  $(337)
              
                  
* Includes foreign currency effects  $2   $(29)  $3   $42   $3   $13 
 
All Other consists of mining operations, power generation businesses, worldwide cash management and debt financing activities, corporate administrative functions, insurance operations, real estate activities, alternative fuels and technology companies.
 
Net charges in the firstsecond quarter 2010 were $368$108 million, compared with $294$43 million in the year-ago period. The increasechange between periods is primarilywas mainly due to higher corporate tax expensecharges for employee compensation and the effects of charges related to reductions in corporate staffs. Foreign-currencybenefits partly offset by lower other net charges. Foreign currency effects reduced net charges by $2$3 million in the 2010 quarter, compared with a $29$42 million increasereduction in net charges last year. For the six months of 2010, net charges were $476 million, compared with $337 million a year earlier. Net charges for corporate tax items and employee compensation and benefits were higher in the 2010 six-month period.
 
Consolidated Statement of Income
 
Explanations of variations between periods for certain income statement categories are provided below:
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Sales and other operating revenues
  $46,741   $34,987 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Sales and other operating revenues
  $51,051   $39,647   $97,792   $74,634 
                 
 
Sales and other operating revenues for the first quarter 2010quarterly and six-month periods increased $12$11 billion and $23 billion, respectively, due mainly due to higher prices for crude oil, natural gas and refined products.
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Income from equity affiliates
  $1,235   $611 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Income from equity affiliates
  $1,650   $735   $2,885   $1,346 
                 
 
Income from equity affiliates increased inbetween the first quarter 2010quarterly and six-month periods due mainly due to higher upstream-related earnings from Tengizchevroil in Kazakhstan and Petropiar and Petroboscan in Venezuela, as a result ofprincipally related to higher prices for crude oil.oil and increased crude oil production. Downstream-related earnings were also higher between the comparative periods due primarily to improved margins on refined products and a favorable swing in foreign currency effects at GS Caltex in South Korea, and higher earnings from Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, as a result of higher margins on the sales of commodity chemicals.


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  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Other income
  $203   $532 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Other income
  $303   $(177)  $506   $355 
                 
 
Other income for the quarterly period in 2010 decreasedincreased mainly due to lowerforeign currency gains and higher gains on asset sales, partially offset by favorable foreign-exchange effects.


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  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Purchased crude oil and products
  $27,144   $20,400 
         
sales. The increase in crude-oil and product purchases infor the 2010six-month period was primarily the result of a favorable swing in foreign currency effects, partially offset by lower gains on asset sales.
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Purchased crude oil and products
  $30,604   $23,678   $57,748   $44,078 
                 
Purchases increased $7 billion and $14 billion in the quarterly and six-month periods due mainly to higher prices for crude oil, natural gas and refined products.
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
  $5,631   $5,323 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
  $5,727   $5,252   $11,358   $10,575 
                 
 
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $300$475 million between quarters and $783 million between the six-month periods. Higher expenses were primarily duerelated to equipment rentals, fuel, employee compensation and benefits, environmental remediation, and transportation. These accounted for approximately $330 million and $565 million of the increase between the quarterly and six-month periods, respectively. In addition, charges of $244 million related to employee reductions.reductions recorded in the first quarter are included in the 2010 six-month period.
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Exploration expenses
  $180   $381 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Exploration expenses
  $212   $438   $392   $819 
                 
 
The decline in exploration expenses between quartersquarterly and six-month periods was primarily due to lower amounts for well write-offs.write-offs and geological and geophysical costs.
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  $3,082   $2,867 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  $3,142   $3,099   $6,223   $5,966 
                 
 
The increase in firstexpenses for the second quarter 2010 wasand six-month periods mainly reflected $200 million and $500 million in higher costs associated with about $300 million from higher crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas production, partially offset by the absence ofrespectively. Partially offsetting these effects were lower upstream asset impairments.impairments in both comparative periods.
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Taxes other than on income
  $4,472   $3,978 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Taxes other than on income
  $4,537   $4,386   $9,009   $8,364 
                 
 
Taxes other than on income increased primarily due to higher import duties in the company’s U.K. downstream operations.


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  Three Months Ended
  March 31
  2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Income tax expense
  $3,070   $1,319 
         
                 
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
  (Millions of dollars)
 
Income tax expense
  $3,322   $1,585   $6,392   $2,904 
                 
 
Effective income tax rates for the 2010 and 2009 firstsecond quarters were 4038 percent and 4247 percent, respectively. For theyear-to-date periods, the effective tax rates were 39 and 45 percent, respectively.
 
The decline in the effective tax rate betweenrates in both the quarterly periodsand six-month comparisons was primarily due to the impact of foreign currency translation effects on Income Before Income Tax Expense, with no corresponding impact on Income Tax Expense. Also contributing to these declines was a lower effective tax rate in the company’s international upstream operations, driven primarily by the increased utilization of tax credits and other benefits generatedresulting from higher taxable profits in certain foreign tax jurisdictions. Additionally, a smaller proportion of income was earned in 2010 from international upstream’s higher tax rate jurisdictions.

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Selected Operating Data
 
The following table presents a comparison of selected operating data:
 
Selected Operating Data(1)(2)
 
                        
 Three Months Ended
  Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 March 31  June 30 June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009 
U.S. Upstream
                        
Net crude oil and natural gas liquids production (MBPD)  505   441   488   467   496   454 
Net natural gas production (MMCFPD)(3)  1,378   1,379   1,317   1,395   1,347   1,387 
Net oil-equivalent production (MBOEPD)  734   671   708   700   721   686 
Sales of natural gas (MMCFPD)  6,006   6,374   5,770   5,721   5,888   6,046 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)  22   13 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)(4)  27   17   24   15 
Revenue from net production                        
Liquids ($/Bbl) $70.53  $36.00  $70.69  $50.42  $70.61  $43.46 
Natural gas ($/MCF) $5.29  $4.14  $4.01  $3.27  $4.66  $3.70 
International Upstream
                        
Net crude oil and natural gas liquids production (MBPD)(4)(5)  1,428   1,385   1,422   1,372   1,425   1,378 
Net natural gas production (MMCFPD)(3)  3,723   3,642   3,699   3,593   3,711   3,618 
Net oil-equivalent production (MBOEPD)(4)(5)  2,049   1,992   2,038   1,970   2,043   1,981 
Sales of natural gas (MMCFPD)  4,117   4,257   4,740   3,962   4,430   4,108 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)  26   22 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)(4)  29   21   28   21 
Revenue from liftings                        
Liquids ($/Bbl) $70.05  $39.43  $71.44  $53.17  $70.75  $46.36 
Natural gas ($/MCF) $4.61  $4.21  $4.40  $3.73  $4.50  $3.97 
U.S. and International Upstream
                        
Total net oil-equivalent production (MBOEPD)(4)(5)  2,783   2,663   2,746   2,670   2,764   2,667 
U.S. Downstream
                        
Gasoline sales (MBPD)(5)  715   704 
Other refined-product sales (MBPD)  634   699 
Gasoline sales (MBPD)(6)  737   733   726   719 
Other refined product sales (MBPD)  670   708   652   703 
              
Total refined-product sales (MBPD)  1,349   1,403 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)  138   138 
Total refined product sales  1,407   1,441   1,378   1,422 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)(4)  144   146   141   142 
Refinery input (MBPD)  889   938   917   923   903   931 
International Downstream
                        
Gasoline sales (MBPD)(5)  385   493 
Other refined-product sales (MBPD)  797   978 
Gasoline sales (MBPD)(6)  440   447   413   469 
Other refined product sales (MBPD)  794   870   796   924 
Share of affiliate sales (MBPD)  543   489   541   504   542   497 
              
Total refined-product sales (MBPD)  1,725   1,960 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)  76   94 
Total refined product sales  1,775   1,821   1,751   1,890 
Sales of natural gas liquids (MBPD)(4)  74   89   75   92 
Refinery input (MBPD)  992   985   954   970   973   977 
         
        
(1) Includes company share of equity affiliates        
(2) MBPD — thousands of barrels per day; MMCFPD — millions of cubic feet per day; Bbl — Barrel; MCF — thousands of cubic feet; oil-equivalent gas conversion ratio is 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas = 1 barrel of crude oil; MBOEPD — thousands of barrels of oil-equivalent per day.        
(3) Includes natural gas consumed in operations (MMCFPD):        
United States  67   59 
International(6)  490   493 
(4) Includes: Canada — synthetic oil  23   25 
Venezuela affiliate — synthetic oil  30   28 
(5) Includes branded and unbranded gasoline.        
(6) 2009 conformed to 2010 presentation.        
                 
                
(1) Includes company share of equity affiliates.                
(2) MBPD — thousands of barrels per day; MMCFPD — millions of cubic feet per day; Bbl. — Barrel; MCF — thousands of cubic feet; oil-equivalent gas conversion ratio is 6,000 cubic feet of natural
gas = 1 barrel of crude oil; MBOEPD — thousands of barrels of
oil-equivalent per day.
                
(3) Includes natural gas consumed in operations (MMCFPD):                
United States  63   56   65   57 
International(4)  431   453   460   473 
(4) 2009 conformed to 2010 presentation                
(5) Includes: Canada — synthetic oil  16   26   20   25 
Venezuela affiliate — synthetic oil  29   26   29   27 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Cash, cash equivalents, time deposits and marketable securitiestotaled approximately $11.2$13.2 billion at March 31,June 30, 2010, up $2.4$4.4 billion from year-end 2009. Cash provided by operating activities in the first threesix months of 2010 was $7.5$15.1 billion, up from $2.4compared with $5.7 billion in the year-ago period due mainly to increased earnings driven by higher prices for crude oil and natural gas. These strong operatingperiod. Operating cash flows fundedgenerated funds in excess of the requirements for the company’s $4.1$8.8 billion capital and exploratory program and $1.4$2.8 billion of dividend payments to common shareholders during the first threesix months of 2010. In the first quarter of 2010, the company also invested $3.7 billion in bank time deposits with maturities greater than 90 days.
 
DividendsThe company paid dividends of $1.4$2.8 billion to common stockholders during the first threesix months of 2010. In AprilJuly 2010, the company increased itsdeclared a quarterly dividend by 5.9 percent toof 72 cents per common share payable on June 10, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 19,in September 2010.
 
Debt and Capital Lease ObligationsChevron’s total debt and capital lease obligations were $10.4$10.5 billion at March 31,June 30, 2010 down from $10.5 billion atand December 31, 2009.
 
The company’s debt and capital lease obligations due within one year, consisting primarily of commercial paper and the current portion of long-term debt, totaled $4.5$4.6 billion at March 31,both June 30, 2010 and $4.6 billion at December 31, 2009. Of these amounts,this amount, $4.2 billion was reclassified to long-term at the end of both periods. At March 31,June 30, 2010, settlement of these obligations was not expected to require the use of working capital within one year, as the company had the intent and the ability, as evidenced by committed credit facilities, to refinance them on a long-term basis.
 
At March 31,June 30, 2010, the company had $5.1$6.0 billion in committed credit facilities with various major banks, which enable the refinancing of short-term obligations on a long-term basis. These facilities support commercial paper borrowing and can also be used for general corporate purposes. The company’s practice has been to continually replace expiring commitments with new commitments on substantially the same terms, maintaining levels management believes appropriate. Any borrowings under the facilities would be unsecured indebtedness at interest rates based on London Interbank Offered Rate or an average of base lending rates published by specified banks and on terms reflecting the company’s strong credit rating. No borrowings were outstanding under these facilities at March 31,June 30, 2010. In addition, in March 2010, the prior shelf registration expired, and the company filed a newhas an automatic shelf registration statement that expires in March 2013 for an unspecified amount of nonconvertible debt securities issued or guaranteed by the company.
 
The major debt rating agencies routinely evaluate the company’s debt, and the company’s cost of borrowing can increase or decrease depending on these debt ratings. The company has outstanding public bonds issued by Chevron Corporation, Chevron Corporation Profit Sharing/Savings Plan Trust Fund, Texaco Capital Inc. and Union Oil Company of California. All of these securities are the obligations of, or guaranteed by, Chevron Corporation and are rated AA by Standard and Poor’s Corporation and Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service. The company’s U.S. commercial paper is ratedA-1+ by Standard and Poor’s andP-1 by Moody’s. All of these ratings denote high-quality, investment-grade securities.
 
The company’s future debt level is dependent primarily on results of operations, the capital-spending program and cash that may be generated from asset dispositions. TheBased on its high-quality debt ratings, the company believes that it has substantial borrowing capacity to meet unanticipated cash requirements and thatrequirements. The company also can modify capital-spending plans during periods of low prices for crude oil and natural gas and narrow margins for refined products and commodity chemicals it has theto provide flexibility to increase borrowingsand/or modify capital-spending plans to continue paying the common stock dividend and maintain the company’s high-quality debt ratings.
 
Common Stock Repurchase ProgramIn September 2007,July 2010, the company authorizedterminated the acquisition of up to $15 billion share repurchase program initiated in September 2007. No share repurchases occurred in 2010 prior to the termination of this program. From the inception of the program, the company acquired 119 million shares at a cost of $10.1 billion. In its place, the Board of Directors approved a new, ongoing share repurchase program with no set term or monetary limits. Under the new program, the company will acquire its common shares at prevailing prices, as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and subject to market conditions and other factors. The program is for a period of upcompany does not plan to three years and may be discontinued atpurchase any time prior to expiration of the programshares in the third quarter 2010. The company did not acquire any shares during the first three months of 2010 and does not plan to acquire any shares in the second quarter 2010. From the inception of the program, the company has acquired 119 million shares at a cost of $10.1 billion.


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Noncontrolling InterestsThe company reported noncontrolling interests of $703$722 million and $647 million at March 31,June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Distributions to noncontrolling interests totaled $17$31 million during the first threesix months of 2010.


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Current Ratio — current assets divided by current liabilities. The current ratio was 1.51.6 at March 31,June 30, 2010, and 1.4 at December 31, 2009. The current ratio is adversely affected by the fact that Chevron’s inventories are valued on aLast-In, First-Out Basis.basis. At March 31,June 30, 2010, the book value of inventory was lower than replacement costs.
 
Debt Ratio — total debt as a percentage of total debt plus Chevron Corporation Stockholders’ Equity. This ratio was 9.89.5 percent at March 31,June 30, 2010, and 10.3 percent at year-end 2009.
 
Pension ObligationsAt the end of 2009, the company estimated it would contribute $900 million to employee pension plans during 2010 (composed of $600 million for the U.S. plans and $300 million for the international plans). Total estimated contributions for 2010 remain unchanged. Through March 31,June 30, 2010, a total of $306$347 million was contributed (including $266$272 million to the U.S. plans). Total estimated contributions for the full year continue to be $900 million, but the company may contribute an amount that differs from this estimate. Actual contribution amounts are dependent upon investment returns, changes in pension obligations, regulatory environments and other economic factors. Additional funding may ultimately be required if investment returns are insufficient to offset increases in plan obligations.
 
Capital and Exploratory ExpendituresTotal expenditures, including the company’s share of spending by affiliates, were $4.4$9.4 billion in the first threesix months of 2010, compared with $6.5$11.4 billion in the corresponding 2009 period. The amounts included the company’s share of affiliates’ expenditures of about $298$600 million and $285 million in both the 2010 and 2009 periods, respectively.periods. Outlays in the 2009 period included $2 billion for the extension of an upstream concession. Expenditures for upstream projects in the first threesix months of 2010 were about $3.9$8.3 billion, representing 8988 percent of the companywide total.
 
Capital and Exploratory Expenditures by Major Operating Area
 
                
         Three Months Ended
 Six Months Ended
 
 Three Months Ended March 31  June 30 June 30 
 2010 2009  2010 2009 2010 2009 
United States
                        
Upstream $853  $1,025  $679  $802  $1,532  $1,827 
Downstream  272   398   331   584   603   982 
All Other  34   69   68   87   102   156 
              
Total United States
  1,159   1,492   1,078   1,473   2,237   2,965 
              
International
                        
Upstream  3,029   4,742   3,743   3,203   6,772   7,945 
Downstream  194   231   218   273   412   504 
All Other     1   4      4   1 
              
Total International
  3,223   4,974   3,965   3,476   7,188   8,450 
              
Worldwide
 $4,382  $6,466  $5,043  $4,949  $9,425  $11,415 
              
 
Contingencies and Significant Litigation
 
MTBEChevron and many other companies in the petroleum industry have used methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive. Chevron is a party to 5153 pending lawsuits and claims, the majority of which involve numerous other petroleum marketers and refiners. Resolution of these lawsuits and claims may ultimately require the company to correct or ameliorate the alleged effects on the environment of prior release of MTBE by the company or other parties. Additional lawsuits and claims related to the use of MTBE, including personal-injury claims, may be filed in the future. The company’s ultimate exposure related to pending lawsuits and claims is not determinable, but could be material to net income in any one period. The company no longer uses MTBE in the manufacture of gasoline in the United States.


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EcuadorChevron is a defendant in a civil lawsuit before the Superior Court of Nueva Loja in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, brought in May 2003 by plaintiffs who claim to be representatives of certain residents of an area where an oil production consortium formerly had operations. The lawsuit alleges damage to the environment from the oil exploration and production operations and seeks unspecified damages to fund environmental remediation and


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restoration of the alleged environmental harm, plus a health monitoring program. Until 1992, Texaco Petroleum Company (Texpet), a subsidiary of Texaco Inc., was a minority member of this consortium with Petroecuador, the Ecuadorian state-owned oil company, as the majority partner; since 1990, the operations have been conducted solely by Petroecuador. At the conclusion of the consortium and following an independent third-party environmental audit of the concession area, Texpet entered into a formal agreement with the Republic of Ecuador and Petroecuador for Texpet to remediate specific sites assigned by the government in proportion to Texpet’s ownership share of the consortium. Pursuant to that agreement, Texpet conducted a three-year remediation program at a cost of $40 million. After certifying that the sites were properly remediated, the government granted Texpet and all related corporate entities a full release from any and all environmental liability arising from the consortium operations.
 
Based on the history described above, Chevron believes that this lawsuit lacks legal or factual merit. As to matters of law, the company believes first, that the court lacks jurisdiction over Chevron; second, that the law under which plaintiffs bring the action, enacted in 1999, cannot be applied retroactively; third, that the claims are barred by the statute of limitations in Ecuador; and, fourth, that the lawsuit is also barred by the releases from liability previously given to Texpet by the Republic of Ecuador and Petroecuador. With regard to the facts, the company believes that the evidence confirms that Texpet’s remediation was properly conducted and that the remaining environmental damage reflects Petroecuador’s failure to timely fulfill its legal obligations and Petroecuador’s further conduct since assuming full control over the operations.
 
In April 2008, a mining engineer appointed by the court to identify and determine the cause of environmental damage, and to specify steps needed to remediate it, issued a report recommending that the court assess $8 billion, which would, according to the engineer, provide financial compensation for purported damages, including wrongful death claims, and pay for, among other items, environmental remediation, health care systems and additional infrastructure for Petroecuador. The engineer’s report also asserted that an additional $8.3 billion could be assessed against Chevron for unjust enrichment. The engineer’s report is not binding on the court. Chevron also believes that the engineer’s work was performed and his report prepared in a manner contrary to law and in violation of the court’s orders. Chevron submitted a rebuttal to the report in which it asked the court to strike the report in its entirety. In November 2008, the engineer revised the report and, without additional evidence, recommended an increase in the financial compensation for purported damages to a total of $18.9 billion and an increase in the assessment for purported unjust enrichment to a total of $8.4 billion. Chevron submitted a rebuttal to the revised report, which the court dismissed. In September 2009, following the disclosure by Chevron of evidence that the judge participated in meetings in which businesspeople and individuals holding themselves out as government officials discussed the case and its likely outcome, the judge presiding over the case petitioned to be recused. In late September 2009, the judge was recused, and in October 2009, the full chamber of the provincial court affirmed the recusal, resulting in the appointment of a new judge. In February 2010, in accordance with local court process, another judge was elected as president of the provincial court and will presidenow presides over the trial.
 
The court has completed most of the procedural aspects of the case and could render a judgment at any time. Chevron will continue a vigorous defense of any attempted imposition of liability. In the event of an adverse trial court judgment, Chevron would expect to pursue its appeals in Ecuador. Because Chevron has no substantial assets in Ecuador, Chevron would expect enforcement actions following any adverse judgment to be brought in other jurisdictions. Chevron would expect to contest any such actions. The ultimate outcome, including any financial effect on Chevron, remains uncertain.
 
Management does not believe an estimate of a reasonably possible loss (or a range of loss) can be made in this case. Due to the defects associated with the engineer’s report, management does not believe the report has any utility in calculating a reasonably possible loss (or a range of loss). Moreover, the highly uncertain legal environment surrounding the case provides no basis for management to estimate a reasonably possible loss (or a range of loss).


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GuaranteesThe company and its subsidiaries have certain other contingent liabilities with respect to guarantees, direct or indirect, of debt of affiliated companies or third parties. Under the terms of the guarantee arrangements, generally the company would be required to perform should the affiliated company or third party fail to fulfill its obligations under the arrangements. In some cases, the guarantee arrangements may have recourse provisions that


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would enable the company to recover any payments made under the terms of the guarantees from assets provided as collateral.
 
Off-Balance-Sheet ObligationsThe company and its subsidiaries have certain other contingent liabilities relating to long-term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughput andtake-or-pay agreements, some of which relate to suppliers’ financing arrangements. The agreements typically provide goods and services, such as pipeline and storage capacity, drilling rigs, utilities, and petroleum products, to be used or sold in the ordinary course of the company’s business.
 
IndemnificationsThe company provided certain indemnities of contingent liabilities of Equilon and Motiva to Shell and Saudi Refining, Inc., in connection with the February 2002 sale of the company’s interests in those investments. The company would be required to perform if the indemnified liabilities become actual losses. Were that to occur, the company could be required to make future payments up to $300 million. Through MarchJune 2010, the company paid $48 million under these indemnities and continues to be obligated for possible additional indemnification payments in the future.
 
The company has also provided indemnities relating to contingent environmental liabilities related to assets originally contributed by Texaco to the Equilon and Motiva joint ventures and environmental conditions that existed prior to the formation of Equilon and Motiva or that occurred during the period of Texaco’s ownership interest in the joint ventures. In general, the environmental conditions or events that are subject to these indemnities must have arisen prior to December 2001. Claims had to be asserted by February 2009 for Equilon indemnities and must be asserted no later than February 2012 for Motiva indemnities. Under the terms of these indemnities, there is no maximum limit on the amount of potential future payments. In February 2009, Shell delivered a letter to the company purporting to preserve unmatured claims for certain Equilon indemnities. The letter itself provides no estimate of the ultimate claim amount. Management does not believe this letter or any other information provides a basis to estimate the amount, if any, of a range of loss or potential range of loss with respect to either the Equilon or the Motiva indemnities. The company posts no assets as collateral and has made no payments under the indemnities.
 
The amounts payable for the indemnities described in the preceding paragraph are to be net of amounts recovered from insurance carriers and others and net of liabilities recorded by Equilon or Motiva prior to September 30, 2001, for any applicable incident.
 
In the acquisition of Unocal, the company assumed certain indemnities relating to contingent environmental liabilities associated with assets that were sold in 1997. The acquirer of those assets shared in certain environmental remediation costs up to a maximum obligation of $200 million, which had been reached at December 31, 2009. Under the indemnification agreement, after reaching the $200 million obligation, Chevron is solely responsible until April 2022, when the indemnification expires. The environmental conditions or events that are subject to these indemnities must have arisen prior to the sale of the assets in 1997.
 
Although the company has provided for known obligations under this indemnity that are probable and reasonably estimable, the amount of additional future costs may be material to results of operations in the period in which they are recognized. The company does not expect these costs will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or liquidity.
 
EnvironmentalThe company is subject to loss contingencies pursuant to laws, regulations, private claims and legal proceedings related to environmental matters that are subject to legal settlements or that in the future may require the company to take action to correct or ameliorate the effects on the environment of prior release of chemicals or petroleum substances, including MTBE, by the company or other parties. Such contingencies may exist for various sites, including, but not limited to, federal Superfund sites and analogous sites under state laws, refineries, crude-oilcrude oil fields, service stations, terminals, land development areas, and mining operations, whether operating, closed or divested. These future costs are not fully determinable due to such factors as the unknown magnitude of possible contamination, the unknown timing and extent of the corrective actions that may be required, the determination of


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the company’s liability in proportion to other responsible parties, and the extent to which such costs are recoverable from third parties.
 
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are recognized. The company does not expect these costs will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or liquidity. Also, the company does not believe its obligations to make such expenditures have had, or will have, any significant impact on the company’s competitive position relative to other U.S. or international petroleum or chemical companies.
 
Financial InstrumentsThe company believes it has no material market or credit risks to its operations, financial position or liquidity as a result of its commodities and other derivative activities.
 
Equity RedeterminationFor crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas producing operations, ownership agreements may provide for periodic reassessments of equity interests in estimated crude-oilcrude oil and natural-gasnatural gas reserves. These activities, individually or together, may result in gains or losses that could be material to earnings in any given period. One such equity redetermination process has been under way since 1996 for Chevron’s interests in four producing zones at the Naval Petroleum Reserve at Elk Hills, California, for the time when the remaining interests in these zones were owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. A wide range remains for a possible net settlement amount for the four zones. For this range of settlement, Chevron estimates its maximum possible net before-tax liability at approximately $200 million, and the possible maximum net amount that could be owed to Chevron is estimated at about $150 million. The timing of the settlement and the exact amount within this range of estimates are uncertain.
 
Income TaxesTax positions for Chevron and its subsidiaries and affiliates are subject to income tax audits by many tax jurisdictions throughout the world. For the company’s major tax jurisdictions, examinations of tax returns for certain prior tax years had not been completed as of March 31,June 30, 2010. For these jurisdictions, the latest years for which income tax examinations had been finalized were as follows: United States — 2005, Nigeria — 1994, Angola — 2001 and Saudi Arabia — 2003.
 
Settlement of open tax years, as well as tax issues in other countries where the company conducts its businesses, is not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or liquidity of the company and, in the opinion of management, adequate provision has been made for income and franchise taxes for all years under examination or subject to future examination.
 
Other ContingenciesOn April 26, 2010, a California appeals court issued a ruling related to the adequacy of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) supporting the issuance of certain permits by the city of Richmond, California, to replace and upgrade certain facilities at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond. The case has been remanded to the trial court for entry of a final judgment consistent with the appeals court’s decision. The company is evaluating the ruling and its options going forward, which may include seeking a review of the decision by the California Supreme Court, requesting the city to revise the EIR to address the issues identified by the Court of Appeal or other actions. Management believes the outcomes associated with the potential options for the project are uncertain. Due to the uncertainty of the company’s future course of action, or potential outcomes of any action or combination of actions, management does not believe an estimate of the financial effects, if any, of the ruling can be made at this time. However, the company’s ultimate exposure may be significant to net income in any one future period.
 
Chevron receives claims from and submits claims to customers; trading partners; U.S. federal, state and local regulatory bodies; governments; contractors; insurers; and suppliers. The amounts of these claims, individually and in the aggregate, may be significant and take lengthy periods to resolve.
 
The company and its affiliates also continue to review and analyze their operations and may close, abandon, sell, exchange, acquire or restructure assets to achieve operational or strategic benefits and to improve competitiveness and profitability. These activities, individually or together, may result in gains or losses in future periods.
 
New Accounting Standards
 
Transfers and Servicing (ASC 860), Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets (ASU2009-16)The FASB issued ASU2009-16 in December 2009. This standard became effective for the company on January 1, 2010. ASU2009-16 changes how companies account for transfers of financial assets and eliminates the concept of qualifying


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Consolidation (ASC 810), Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved With Variable Interest Entities (ASU2009-17)The FASB issued ASU2009-17 in December 2009. This standard became effective for the company on January 1, 2010. ASU2009-17 requires the enterprise to qualitatively assess if it is the primary beneficiary of a variable-interest entity (VIE), and, if so, the VIE must be consolidated. Adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Information about market risks for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2010, does not differ materially from that discussed under Item 7A of Chevron’s 2009 Annual Report onForm 10-K.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
 
The company’s management has evaluated, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inRule 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31,June 30, 2010.
 
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting
 
During the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2010, there were no changes in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
Government ProceedingsIn March 2010,Chevron has entered into negotiations with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indicated that it intendsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) with respect to seek a civil penalty againstalleged air pollution violations at the company’s service station operationsPerth Amboy, New Jersey refinery identified in Puerto Rico for alleged violations ofa September 16, 2008 Compliance Order issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s underground storage tank regulations.EPA. The alleged violations include failurerelate to test leak detectors, perform releasecertain management and reporting requirements set forth in the EPA’s Leak Detection and Repair regulations (these regulations pertain to the control and monitoring and maintain compliance records. The DOJ’s action mayof fugitive emissions from refinery process equipment). Based on recent discussions with the EPA, it appears that the resolution of this matter will result in the payment of a civil penalty exceeding $100,000.
In the first quarter 2010, Chevron preliminarily agreed to pay the New Mexico Environmental Department a $182,000 civil penalty and undertake certain corrective measures with respect to alleged violations of the agency’s air pollution regulations identified in a June 12, 2009 notice of violation. The alleged violations involved allegations related to pump repairs, blowdown events, deviation reports and testing of the facility flare at the company’s Buckeye CO2 Plant located southeast of Lovington, New Mexico.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Chevron is a major fully integrated petroleumglobal energy company with a diversified business portfolio, a strong balance sheet, and a history of generating sufficient cash to fund capital and exploratory expenditures and to pay dividends. Nevertheless, some inherent risks could materially impact the company’s financial results of operations or financial condition.
 
Information about risk factors for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2010, does not differ materially from that set forth in Part I, Item 1A, of Chevron’s 2009 Annual Report onForm 10-K.


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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
CHEVRON CORPORATION
 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
                 
        Maximum
  Total
   Total Number of
 Number of Shares
  Number of
 Average
 Shares Purchased as
 that May Yet Be
  Shares
 Price Paid
 Part of Publicly
 Purchased Under
Period
 Purchased(1) per Share Announced Program the Program(2)
 
January 1-31, 2010  144,058   75.69        
February 1-28, 2010  285   73.51        
March 1-31, 2010             
                 
Total
  144,343   75.68        
                 
                 
        Maximum
  Total
   Total Number of
 Number of Shares
  Number of
 Average
 Shares Purchased as
 that May Yet Be
  Shares
 Price Paid
 Part of Publicly
 Purchased Under
Period
 Purchased(1) per Share Announced Program the Program(2)
 
April 1-30, 2010  14,270   81.36        
May 1-31, 2010  8,331   80.14        
June 1-30, 2010  27,106   75.64        
                 
Total
  49,707   78.03        
                 
 
 
(1)Pertains to common shares repurchased during the three-month period ended March 31,June 30, 2010, from company employees for required personal income tax withholdings on the exercise of the stock options issued to management under long-term incentive plans and former Texaco Inc. and Unocal stock option plans. Also includes shares delivered or attested to in satisfaction of the exercise price by holders of certain former Texaco Inc. employee stock options exercised during the three-month period ended March 31,June 30, 2010.
 
(2)In September 2007,July 2010, the company authorized common stock repurchases of up toterminated the $15 billion that may be madeshare repurchase program initiated in September 2007. No share repurchases occurred in 2010 prior to the termination of this program. From the inception of the program, the company acquired 118,996,749 shares at a cost of $10.1 billion. In its place, the Board of Directors approved a new, ongoing share repurchase program with no set term or monetary limits. Under the new program, the company will acquire its common shares at prevailing prices, as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and subject to market conditions and other factors. The program is authorized for a period of up to three years, expiring in September 2010, and may be discontinued at any time. As of March 31, 2010, 118,996,749 shares had been acquired under this program for $10.1 billion. No share repurchases occurred during the first three months of 2010.


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Item 6. Exhibits
 
   
Exhibit
  
Number
 
Description
 
(3)By-Laws of Chevron Corporation, as amended May 26, 2010
(4) Pursuant to the Instructions to Exhibits, certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries are not filed because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. A copy of such instrument will be furnished to the Commission upon request.
(12.1) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(31.1) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the company’s Chief Executive Officer
(31.2) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the company’s Chief Financial Officer
(32.1) Section 1350 Certification by the company’s Chief Executive Officer
(32.2) Section 1350 Certification by the company’s Chief Financial Officer
(101.INS) XBRL Instance Document
(101.SCH) XBRL Schema Document
(101.CAL) XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
(101.LAB) XBRL Label Linkbase Document
(101.PRE) XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
(101.DEF) XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
 
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T ofRegulation S-T that the interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise not subject to liability under these sections. The financial information contained in the XBRL-related documents is “unaudited” or “unreviewed.”


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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Chevron Corporation
(Registrant)
 
/s/  Matthew J. Foehr
Matthew J. Foehr, Vice President and Comptroller
(Principal Accounting Officer and
Duly Authorized Officer)
 
Date: MayAugust 5, 2010


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
   
Exhibit
  
Number
 
Description
 
(3)*By-Laws of Chevron Corporation, as amended May 26, 2010
(4) Pursuant to the Instructions to Exhibits, certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries are not filed because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. A copy of such instrument will be furnished to the Commission upon request.
(12.1)* Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(31.1)* Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the company’s Chief Executive Officer
(31.2)* Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the company’s Chief Financial Officer
(32.1)* Section 1350 Certification by the company’s Chief Executive Officer
(32.2)* Section 1350 Certification by the company’s Chief Financial Officer
(101.INS)* XBRL Instance Document
(101.SCH)* XBRL Schema Document
(101.CAL)* XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
(101.LAB)* XBRL Label Linkbase Document
(101.PRE)* XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
(101.DEF)* XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
 
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T ofRegulation S-T that the interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise not subject to liability under these sections. The financial information contained in the XBRL-related documents is “unaudited” or “unreviewed.”
 
 
*Filed herewith.
 
Copies of above exhibits not contained herein are available to any security holder upon written request to the Corporate Governance Department, Chevron Corporation, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, California94583-2324.


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