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Chevron Corporation Description

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in petroleum, chemicals, mining, power generation, and energy operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; and processing, transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas, as well as holds interest in a gas-to-liquids project. The Downstream segment engages in refining crude oil into petroleum products; marketing crude oil and refined products; transporting crude oil and refined products through pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car; and manufacturing and marketing commodity petrochemicals and fuel and lubricant additives, as well as plastics for industrial uses. The company is also involved in coal and molybdenum mining operations; cash management and debt financing activities; insurance operations; real estate activities; and energy services, and alternative fuels and technology businesses, as well as manages interests in 11 power assets with a total operating capacity of approximately 2,200 megawatts. The company was formerly known as ChevronTexaco Corporation and changed its name to Chevron Corporation in 2005. Chevron Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in San Ramon, California.

Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Integrated
Keywords: S&P 500 Natural Gas Mining Chemical Petroleum Industry Crude Oil Plastic Cash Management Petroleum Petroleum Production Petroleum Products Liquefied Natural Gas Dow Jones Component Energy Services Midstream Refined Products Molybdenum Alternative Fuel Rail Car Insurance Operations Debt Financing Gasification Real Estate Activities Regasification Energy Operations Commodity Petrochemicals