Chevron
Chevron
Chevron
About company
Was founded in 1879
An American multinational energy corporation
Chevron is engaged in
every aspect of the oil, natural gas;
refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing
and sales; and power generation
Chevron is one of the world's largest companies
Ranked fifteenth in the Fortune 500 (03/2020):
yearly revenue of $146.5 billion
market valuation of $136 billion.
Board of Directors Chairman and CEO - Michael Wirth
(since February 1, 2018)
Chevron: day in the life
THE HUMAN ENERGY COMPANY
ONLY HUMAN
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This map shows 30+ cases of conflict worldwide due to Chevron activities.
Chevron conflicts
Alberta Tar Sands, Canada
Cabinda Gulf oil&gas exploitation, Angola
Guaraqueçaba Climate Action Project in traditional communities in Paraná, Brazil
Chevron Activities Degrade Izombe Community, Nigeria
Chevron and Shell Ravage Escravos, Nigeria
Chevron's Gorgon gas extraction meet with labour unions' opposition, Australia
Chevron port project in Tambon Klai, Thailand
Chevron Refinery in Richmond, CA, USA
Chevron Shale Gas, Romania
Chevron-Texaco oil extraction and legal case, Ecuador
Derrame de petroleo en el campo de Frade, Brasil
Exploracion Hidrocarburos en San Andres Islas, Colombia
Gas Wellhead Explosion in Koluama, Nigeria
Opposition to oil&gas exploitation, New Zealand
Chevron North Apoi explosion impacts at Ikebiri Community, Nigeria
Chrevron's activities in Riau province, Indonesia
Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate field, Kazakhstan
Chevron conflicts
La huella de Chevron en el Lago de Maracaibo y otras regiones, Venezuela
Loma de La Lata y Vaca Muerta en Neuquen, Argentina
Massive Oil Spill at Ilaje Communities, Nigeria
Multinational Oil Companies on the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Oil Pipeline Doba-Kribi, Chad-Cameroon
Oil Spill at Makaraba Village, Nigeria
Zurawlow shalegas field and Chevron withdrawal, Poland
Resistance to Chevron-YPF Fracking, Argentina
Greenpeace's resistance to deepwater drilling in Shetland Islands, United Kingdom
Resistance to fracking in Chihuahua, Mexico
Pungesti's resistance to Chevron Gas Fracking, Romania
Oil giants Shell and Chevron Canalization polluted Tsekelewu Community, Nigeria
Tanintharyi Nature Reserve conservation area funded by gas pipeline developers, Myanmar
Tengiz Oilfield and Processing Plant, Kazakhstan
The People versus Arctic Oil litigation, Norway
Unistoten Camp, BC, Canada
West African Gas Pipeline, from Nigeria to Ghana
Yadana Gas field and pipeline, Myanmar
Consequences of Chevron's activities
2002 - the US courts finally accepted Chevron argument and rejected the initial lawsuit claiming that it was not the proper
jurisdiction for the case
2011 - the local Sucumbios court sentenced Chevron to pay 9.5 billion USD in reparation measures (which would be
doubled if the company did not publicly apologize) for the contaminated ground and water, for the creation of a health
program to attend the affected population and for the recovery of fauna, flora and lost culture, to the Frente de Defensa de
la Amazonia.
2012 - Chevron filed suit against the ruling judge and plaintiff’s lawyers for fraud and corruption
2013 - the Ecuadorean Supreme Court confirmed the Sucumbios court decision
2014 - the UDAPT participated in a written presentation of Ecuadorian Chevron case before the UN Human Rights
Council
2015 - the UDAPT made a complaint against the Chevron CEO before the International Criminal Court in this perspective
*During the 20 years of legal battle, Chevron has tried to pull all the possible *UDAPT (Unión de Afectados por Texaco) is made up those who have
strings to avoid the affected population’s access to justice. been directly affected by Chevron Corporation
Annual Lobbying by Chevron Corp
Total Lobbying
Expenditures, 2019
$9,270,000
2019
$9,270,000
Total Lobbying Expenditures
44
Number of Lobbyists
35 (79.55%)
Number of Revolvers
Issues
Issues Lobbied By Chevron Corp, 2019 Issues Lobbied By Chevron Corp, 2018
Contributions
Recipients 2020
Transparency
Chevron’s lobbying activities in the
United States are strictly regulated by
federal, state, and local lobbying laws.
*https://disclosurespreview.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2020/Q2/301193627.xml
Agencies Lobbied By Chevron Corp, 2019
*Ecuador's precedent has brought hope those who seek environmental justice. Although, despite 22
years of litigation in different countries, the communities could not obtain justice yet. No jurisdiction
has been able to execute the historical sentence of 9.5 billions dollars issued by the Supreme Court of
Ecuador.
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