International Business News - chevron http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A federal jury has cleared Chevron Corp. of responsibility for any human rights abuses during a violent protest on a company oil platform in Nigeria a decade ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/federal-jury-clears-chevron-of-nigeria-abuses.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:44:06 EST A federal jury on Monday cleared Chevron Corp. of responsibility for any human rights abuses during a violent protest on a company oil platform in Nigeria a decade ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/federal-jury-clears-chevron-of-nigeria-abuses.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:00:15 EST U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday after first-time jobless claims climbed to the highest level in 16 years and falling commodity prices caused raw-materials companies stocks to decline. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/stocks-down-jobless-data-exxon-chevron-fall.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:46:08 EST Chevron Corp. said late Wednesday it struck first oil at its deepwater Blind Faith Field in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the next three months, the oil producer expects daily production to ramp up to about 65,000 barrels of crude oil and 55 million cubic feet of natural gas at Blind Faith, its deepest offshore production facility, located about 160 miles southeast of New Orleans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/chevron-sees-first-oil-from-blind-faith-field.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:54:35 EST Chevron Corp. said Monday it will sell its Kenya and Uganda businesses to Total Outre Mer SA for an undisclosed amount. Chevron Africa Holdings Ltd. will sell its entire stake in the businesses, which include 165 Caltex-branded service stations, one terminal, seven fuel depots, six aviation facilities, one lubricants blending plant, and a commercial and industrial fuels business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/chevron-to-sell-kenya-uganda-assets-to-total.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:52:35 EST Among the earnings stories for Friday, Oct. 31, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/earnings-roundup-chevron-burger-king.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:42:07 EDT Chevron on Friday reported the largest quarterly profit in its 129-year corporate history, joining other oil companies reporting stunning third-quarter earnings gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/chevrons-3q-profit-soars-on-oil-prices.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:16:27 EDT Shares of Chevron slipped in premarket trading Friday as the price of oil hit a one-year low. The nation's second largest oil company said Thursday that it expected its exploration and production business will be hurt by disruptions from two powerful hurricanes last month, though it said refining operations should perform better. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/ahead-of-the-bell-chevron-shares-slip.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:43:55 EDT Chevron Corp. said Thursday it expects third-quarter results to surpass those of the second quarter thanks to improvements at its downstream, or refining and marketing, operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/chevron-sees-3rd-qtr-results-surpassing-2nd-qtr.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:53:45 EDT Chevron Corp. said Thursday it expects third-quarter results to surpass those of the second quarter thanks to improvements at its downstream, or refining and marketing, operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/chevron-sees-3rd-qtr-results-surpassing-2nd-qtr.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:42:20 EDT A federal appeals court in New York has rejected Chevron Corp.'s latest attempt to force Ecuador to help pay for any court-ordered cleanup of the Ecuadorean rainforest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/chevron-loses-ny-ruling-on-rainforest-issue.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:32:13 EDT The city of Pascagoula has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that requires it share property tax proceeds from the local Chevron refinery expansion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/mississippi-city-challenges-tax-distribution-law.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:48:31 EDT Shares of Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, fell to their lowest level in nearly 2 years Monday as the U.S. financial crisis appeared to spread overseas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/chevron-shares-slump-with-market.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:05:06 EDT Chevron Corp. said Thursday an affiliate in Kazakhstan in which it owns a major stake has finished an expansion that will nearly double production. The expansion brings Tengizchevroil LLP's daily crude production capacity at the Tengiz Field to 540,000 barrels, the company said in a release. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/chevron-affiliate-in-kazakhstan-finishes-expansion.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:13 EDT Chevron Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell fuels marketing business units in Western Africa to Corlay Global S.A. as part of an overall plan to reduce its marketing footprint and become more efficient. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/chevron-sells-western-africa-marketing-businesses.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:24:46 EDT Chevron Corp. said Friday its African subsidy will sell its Nigerian downstream business to Corlay Global SA as part on an ongoing effort to shrink its marketing operations to better align with its refining business http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/chevrons-african-unit-to-sell-nigerian-business.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:49:57 EDT Chevron Corp.'s mining unit said Wednesday it agreed to sell some operations to equity investors for an undisclosed amount. Chevron Mining Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the oil giant, said it sold its rare earth mining operations in Nevada to a group that includes Resource Capital Funds, Pegasus Partners IV LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Traxys North America LLC and Carint Group LLC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/chevron-mining-unit-sells-assets.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:41:15 EDT Saudi Arabia extended an agreement with Chevron Corp. Wednesday that allows the U.S. oil company to operate in a neutral zone the kingdom shares with Kuwait. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/ahead-of-the-bell-chevron-gets-saudi-extension.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:57:22 EDT Environmentalists are challenging the Richmond City Council's decision to approve Chevron Corp.'s plans to upgrade its Bay Area oil refinery. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, three environmental groups claim the city's environmental review concealed that the project would lead to more air pollution and higher risks for major accidents and oil spills. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/calif-city-sued-over-chevron-refinery-plans.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:14:30 EDT Chevron Phillips Chemical is unloading a plant it has operated in Puerto Rico since 1967. The company is selling the Guayama plant's assets to Louisiana Chemical Equipment Company LP and Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/chevron-phillips-chemical-sells-puerto-rico-plant.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:25:32 EDT