- Deep Project Queue and Industry-Leading Exploration Creates Strong Growth
Platform
- Development Projects to Produce More Than 1 Million Oil-Equivalent
Barrels Per Day by 2011
- Exploration Added Over 5 Billion Oil-Equivalent Barrels to Resource Base
Over Past 5 Years
NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:
CVX) told financial analysts at a meeting today in New York City that its
current oil and gas development projects are among the best in the industry
and are projected to produce more than 1 million oil-equivalent barrels per
day by 2011. These additional volumes are expected to result in an average
annual production growth of at least 3 percent through 2010.
"We are making progress on more than 30 oil and gas development
projects that represent a Chevron investment of at least $1 billion each,"
Chairman and CEO Dave O'Reilly said. "This excellent queue of projects and
our successful exploratory program are expected to contribute to an average
proved-reserves replacement rate of more than 100 percent for the next five
years."
O'Reilly also remarked that the company is investing to increase the
capacity of its refinery network and to enhance the flexibility of its
refineries to process lower-quality crude oils. "Chevron is building
competitive integrated positions in the world's major growth markets,"
O'Reilly said. "We have the financial strength and a track record of
investment discipline and operational excellence to continue adding value
for our stockholders," added O'Reilly.
Upstream - Exploration and Production
Bobby Ryan, vice president of Global Exploration, and George Kirkland,
executive vice president of Upstream and Gas, provided an overview of
Chevron's exploration program and oil and gas development projects.
Ryan said the company drilled 42 successful exploration and appraisal
wells in 2006 and had an average drilling success rate of 45 percent over
the past five years. During that period, the company added over 5 billion
oil- equivalent barrels to its resource base.
"This is a result that cannot be easily or quickly duplicated," Ryan
said. "It takes years to build the technical competency, do the basin
geology and develop the integrated technologies that give Chevron a
competitive advantage, and it will not be easily eroded."
Commenting on the company's oil and gas development projects, Kirkland
said, "These projects deliver significant organic growth, and given where
they are in the development cycle, we are confident of achieving an average
annual production growth of at least 3 percent through 2010. Not only is
the outlook positive for near-term production growth, but our exploration
success continues to fill our development pipeline," Kirkland said.
In remarks on rising industry costs and base-business performance,
Kirkland said, "We've experienced cost increases the past few years, but we
are extremely disciplined in our spending on our capital projects and daily
operations. In addition, given our focus on reservoir management and
subsurface delineation, we have been able to mitigate production declines
from existing assets and, in some cases, actually boost production."
Downstream - Refining, Marketing and Transportation
Mike Wirth, executive vice president of Downstream, outlined Chevron's
recent success and future commitment to enhance the reliability and
utilization rates of the company's refinery network.
"Improving and sustaining reliability is a lot less expensive than
building new capacity or acquiring new facilities," Wirth said. "Safe and
reliable operations are my top priorities."
Wirth added that the company is selectively investing to add
flexibility to process heavier and higher sulfur crude oils. These
projects, and other investments that add scale, are targeted at improving
margins. The company also is selectively divesting assets to improve
returns on capital employed. This will result in a more focused footprint,
where the company position is stronger but in fewer locations.
"Industry forecasts show road-transportation fuel demand growing by
about 6 million barrels per day by 2015. Two-thirds of this growth will be
located in North America and Asia," Wirth said. "The good news for Chevron
is that 75 percent of our refining capacity is located in these regions,
and we are well- positioned to capitalize on this significant growth
opportunity. Not only do we have a stronger position geographically, but we
also have stronger assets relative to industry in these areas."
Chevron's presentation materials for this meeting are available at
http://www.chevron.com in the Investors section.
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading energy companies.
With more than 55,000 employees, Chevron subsidiaries conduct business in
approximately 180 countries that involve producing and transporting crude
oil and natural gas, and refining, marketing and distributing fuels and
other energy products. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More
information on Chevron is available at http://www.chevron.com.
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existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects;
potential delays in the development, construction or start-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 or severe weather;
the potential liability for remedial actions 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 pending or future
litigation; the company's acquisition or disposition of assets;
government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, changes in
fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; 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 page 31 of the company's 2006 Annual Report on
Form 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 press release could also have
material adverse effects on forward-looking statements. U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) rules permit oil and gas companies to disclose
only proved reserves in their filings with the SEC. Certain terms, such as
"resources," "undeveloped gas resources," "oil in place," "recoverable
reserves," and "recoverable resources," among others, may be used in this
press release to describe certain oil and gas properties that are not
permitted to be used in filings with the SEC. In addition, SEC regulations
define oil-sands reserves as mining-related and not a part of conventional
oil and gas reserves.
SOURCE Chevron Corporation
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