Exhibit 23.1



                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 2-98466) and
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-3899, 33-34039 and 33-35283) of Chevron Corporation, and to
the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-14307) of Chevron Capital U.S.A.
Inc. and Chevron Corporation, and to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-58838) of Chevron Canada Finance
Limited and Chevron Corporation, and to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 33-56373 and 33-56377) of Chevron
Transport Corporation and Chevron Corporation, and to the incorporation by
reference in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 2-90907) of Caltex Petroleum Corporation of our report dated
February 23, 1996 appearing on page FS-12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Francisco, California
March 27, 1996


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