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Chevron Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $5.4 Billion, up 24 Percent From $4.4 Billion in Second Quarter 2006

  - Upstream earnings of $3.6 billion increase approximately $400 million
                             from year earlier
         - Downstream profits increase $300 million to $1.3 billion
   - Corporate items in 2007 period include $680 million gain on sale of
           Dynegy stock and $160 million loss on debt redemption

    SAN RAMON, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chevron
Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today reported net income of $5.4 billion ($2.52
per share - diluted) for the second quarter 2007, compared with $4.4
billion ($1.97 per share - diluted) in the corresponding 2006 period.
    For the first half of 2007, net income was $10.1 billion ($4.70 per share
- diluted), a 21 percent increase from $8.3 billion ($3.77 per share -
diluted) in 2006.


                               Earnings Summary


                                                Three Months      Six Months
                                                Ended June 30    Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                          2007    2006    2007    2006
      Income by Business Segment
       Upstream - Exploration and Production   $3,639  $3,272  $6,546  $6,730
       Downstream - Refining, Marketing and     1,298     998   2,921   1,578
        Transportation
       Chemicals                                  104      94     224     247
    All Other                                     339     (11)    404    (206)
                Net Income*                    $5,380  $4,353 $10,095  $8,349
    * Includes foreign currency effects         $(138)   $(56)  $(258)  $(164)
    "Earnings and cash flows were strong in the second quarter," said
Chairman and CEO Dave O'Reilly. "Upstream profits increased approximately
$400 million, mainly reflecting the absence of charges recorded in the 2006
period for uninsured costs associated with hurricane damages. Downstream
earnings improved $300 million on higher margins for refined products.
    "We continued to make progress during the quarter in executing our key
strategies," O'Reilly added. "Capital and exploratory expenditures totaled
$4.5 billion and included downstream investments to upgrade our refinery
network.
    "Construction continued during the quarter at our El Segundo,
California, refinery to enable processing of heavier crudes into light
products such as gasoline and diesel," O'Reilly said. "A similar project is
under way at our 50 percent-owned refinery in South Korea, and both of
these upgrades are expected to be completed by the end of this year."
    While these types of selective downstream investments are being made in
areas of market strength, O'Reilly said the company is exiting certain
other markets. Following the first-quarter sale of Chevron's interest in a
Netherlands refinery, the company announced an agreement to sell its fuels
marketing businesses in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and
completed the sale of its fuels marketing business in Uruguay.
    Also during the second quarter, the company announced a common stock
dividend increase of 11.5 percent and bought back $1.75 billion of its
common shares.
    UPSTREAM - EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
    Worldwide oil-equivalent production was 2.63 million barrels per day in
the second quarter 2007, a decline of about 1 percent from the
corresponding period in 2006, due mainly to the effect of the conversion of
operating service agreements in Venezuela to joint-stock companies and
lower production in the United States. Production increased between periods
in Bangladesh, Angola, Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom.
    U.S. Upstream
                                                Three Months    Six Months
                                               Ended June 30   Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                         2007    2006    2007   2006
            Income                             $1,223   $901   $2,019 $2,115
    U.S. upstream income of $1.2 billion in the second quarter increased by
$322 million from the year-ago period. The 2006 quarter included
approximately $300 million of charges related to uninsured costs of damages
from 2005 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Earnings in the 2007 quarter
benefited from gains on asset sales, but these were offset by an increase
in operating and depreciation expenses.
    The average sales price per barrel of crude oil and natural gas liquids
was $57 in the second quarter 2007, a decrease of about $3 from the
corresponding 2006 period. The average sales price of natural gas increased
approximately 11 percent to $6.56 per thousand cubic feet.
    Net oil-equivalent production of 752,000 barrels per day decreased by 2
percent from the 2006 quarter.  The net liquids component of production was up
1 percent to 468,000 barrels per day.  Net natural gas production decreased 7
percent to approximately 1.7 billion cubic feet per day due mainly to normal
field declines.


    International Upstream
                                               Three Months      Six Months
                                               Ended June 30    Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                         2007    2006    2007    2006
            Income*                            $2,416  $2,371  $4,527  $4,615
    * Includes foreign currency effects        $ (111) $  (96) $ (230) $ (219)
    International upstream earnings of approximately $2.4 billion were up 2
percent from the 2006 quarter. Although oil-equivalent production decreased
from the year-ago period, sales volumes were higher due to the timing of
cargo liftings in certain producing regions. The benefit to earnings from
this increase in liftings was mostly offset by higher operating expenses
and an increase in depreciation expense, largely asset write-down related.
    The average sales price for crude oil and natural gas liquids in the
2007 quarter decreased by less than $1 from a year earlier to $61 per
barrel, while the average price of natural gas was 5 percent lower at $3.64
per thousand cubic feet.
    Net oil-equivalent production of 1,878,000 barrels per day decreased 1
percent from the year-ago period, mainly as a result of the October 2006
conversion of operating service agreements to joint-stock companies in
Venezuela. Production increased in Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Angola and the
United Kingdom. The net liquids component of production decreased by 36,000
barrels per day to 1,326,000. Natural gas production was 3.3 billion cubic
feet per day in the 2007 period, an increase of about 80 million from a
year earlier.
             DOWNSTREAM - REFINING, MARKETING AND TRANSPORTATION

    U.S. Downstream
                                               Three Months     Six Months
                                               Ended June 30   Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                         2007    2006    2007    2006
            Income                              $781    $554   $1,131   $764
    U.S. downstream earnings of $781 million increased $227 million from
the 2006 quarter, due mainly to improved margins for refined products. This
benefit was partially offset by an increase in costs for environmental
remediation.
    Sales volumes for refined products increased 3 percent from the
year-ago period to 1,506,000 barrels per day, primarily the result of
stronger branded sales. Branded gasoline sales volumes of 630,000 barrels
per day increased 3 percent between quarters. Refinery crude input was down
54,000 barrels per day, associated mainly with a planned crude-unit
shutdown that started June 1 at the company's El Segundo, California,
refinery.
     International Downstream
                                               Three Months     Six Months
                                               Ended June 30   Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                         2007    2006    2007    2006
            Income*                             $517    $444  $1,790    $814
    *Includes foreign currency effects          $(35)    $14    $(30)    $23
    International downstream earned $517 million in the 2007 quarter, an
increase of $73 million from the year-ago period. The increase resulted
mainly from improved margins for refined products, partially offset by
higher operating expenses. Foreign exchange effects reduced earnings by $35
million in the 2007 period, vs. a $14 million benefit to income a year
earlier.
    Total refined-product sales volumes of 1,956,000 barrels per day were 3
percent lower than last year's second quarter, due mainly to the sale in
March 2007 of the company's interest in refining and related assets in the
Netherlands. Refinery crude input was down 121,000 barrels per day, also
related primarily to the sale of these refining assets.
                                  CHEMICALS


                                               Three Months      Six Months
                                               Ended June 30    Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                         2007    2006    2007    2006
            Income*                             $104     $94    $224    $247
    *Includes foreign currency effects           $ -     $(5)    $(1)   $(11)
    Chemical operations earned $104 million, compared with $94 million in
the year-ago quarter. Earnings benefited from improved margins on sales of
lubricant and fuel additives by the company's Oronite subsidiary. This
benefit was partially offset by lower margins on sales by the company's 50
percent-owned Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC.
                                  ALL OTHER


                                                Three Months     Six Months
                                                Ended June 30   Ended June 30
    Millions of Dollars                         2007    2006    2007    2006
            Income (Charges) - Net*             $339    $(11)   $404   $(206)
    *Includes foreign currency effects            $8     $31      $3     $43
    All Other consists of the company's mining operations and power
generation businesses, worldwide cash management and debt financing
activities, corporate administrative functions, insurance operations, real
estate activities, alternative fuels and technology companies. Also
included are results from the company's investment in Dynegy Inc. until the
time of its sale in May 2007.
    Income in the second quarter 2007 was $339 million, compared with net
charges of $11 million in the year-ago period. This year's quarter included
a gain of $680 million related to sale of the company's investment in
Dynegy Inc. common stock, partially offset by a loss of $160 million
related to the early redemption of Texaco Capital Inc. bonds and an
increase in environmental remediation expenses for legacy-Texaco and
-Unocal sites that had been closed or sold. The 2006 period included a gain
from the redemption of Unocal debt.
    SALES AND OTHER OPERATING REVENUES
    Sales and other operating revenues in the second quarter were $54
billion, up from $52 billion a year earlier. First-half 2007 sales and
other operating revenues were $101 billion, down from $106 billion in the
year-ago period. The decline for the first six months was associated with
the impact of an accounting-rule change beginning in the second quarter
2006 that requires certain purchase and sale contracts with the same
counterparty to be netted for reporting.
    CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY EXPENDITURES
    Capital and exploratory expenditures in the first six months of 2007
were $8.6 billion, compared with $7.4 billion in the corresponding 2006
period. The amounts included approximately $1.1 billion and $800 million,
respectively, for the company's share of expenditures by affiliates, which
did not require cash outlays by the company. Expenditures for upstream
projects represented 78 percent of the companywide total in 2007.
    NOTICE
    Chevron's discussion of second quarter 2007 earnings with security
analysts will take place on Friday, July 27, 2007, at 8:00 a.m. PDT. A
webcast of the meeting will be available in a listen-only mode to
individual investors, media and other interested parties on Chevron's Web
site at http://www.chevron.com under the "Investors" heading. Additional
financial and operating information is contained in the Investor Relations
Earnings Supplement that is available under "Financial Reports" on the Web
site.
    Chevron will issue a press release containing selected third quarter
2007 interim company and industry performance data and post the same
information on its Web site on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. PDT.
Interested parties may view this interim data at http://www.chevron.com
under the "Investors" heading.
         CAUTIONARY STATEMENT RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
              FOR THE PURPOSE OF "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE
               PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
    This press release of Chevron Corporation contains forward-looking
statements relating to Chevron's operations that are based on management's
current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum,
chemicals and other energy-related industries. Words such as "anticipates,"
"expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks,"
"schedules," "estimates," "budgets" and similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and
are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press
release. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to
update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
    Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are crude oil and
natural gas prices; refining margins and marketing margins; chemicals
prices and competitive conditions affecting supply and demand for
aromatics, olefins and additives products; actions of competitors; the
competitiveness of alternate energy sources or product substitutes;
technological developments; the results of operations and financial
condition of equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company's
joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development
activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from
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, severe weather or
crude-oil production quotas that might be imposed by OPEC (Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries); 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 pages 31 and 32 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 report could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking
statements.
                    CHEVRON CORPORATION - FINANCIAL REVIEW
               (Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts)

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
             (unaudited)                 Three Months          Six Months
                                        Ended June 30        Ended June 30
    REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME          2007       2006       2007      2006
        Sales and other operating
         revenues (1) (2)            $54,344    $52,153   $100,646   $105,677
        Income from equity
         affiliates                      894      1,113      1,831      2,096
        Other income                     856        270      1,844        387
        Total Revenues and Other
         Income                       56,094     53,536    104,321    108,160
    COSTS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS
        Purchased crude oil and
         products, operating and
           other expenses (2)         39,051     38,054     72,228     78,294
        Depreciation, depletion
         and amortization              2,156      1,807      4,119      3,595
        Taxes other than on income
         (1)                           5,743      5,153     11,168      9,947
        Interest and debt expense         63        121        137        255
        Minority interests                19         22         47         48
        Total Costs and Other
         Deductions                   47,032     45,157     87,699     92,139
    Income Before Income Tax
     Expense                           9,062      8,379     16,622     16,021
        Income tax expense             3,682      4,026      6,527      7,672
    NET INCOME                        $5,380     $4,353    $10,095     $8,349

    PER-SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
        Net Income      -Basic         $2.52      $1.98      $4.72      $3.79
                        -Diluted       $2.52      $1.97      $4.70      $3.77
        Dividends                      $0.58      $0.52      $1.10      $0.97


    Weighted Average Number of
     Shares Outstanding (000's)
                        -Basic     2,127,763  2,196,134  2,136,591  2,205,008
                        -Diluted   2,141,583  2,206,009  2,149,686  2,214,877

    (1)  Includes excise, value-
         added and similar taxes      $2,609     $2,416     $5,023     $4,531

    (2)  Includes amounts in revenues
         for buy/sell contracts for
         periods prior to second
         quarter 2006; associated
         costs are included in
         "Purchased crude oil and
         products, operating and
         other expenses."             $    -     $    -     $    -     $6,725




                    CHEVRON CORPORATION - FINANCIAL REVIEW
                            (Millions of Dollars)

    INCOME BY MAJOR OPERATING AREA        Three Months        Six Months
              (unaudited)                Ended June 30       Ended June 30
                                          2007    2006      2007       2006
    Upstream - Exploration and
     Production
     United States                      $1,223    $901     $2,019     $2,115
     International                       2,416   2,371      4,527      4,615
      Total Exploration and Production   3,639   3,272      6,546      6,730
    Downstream - Refining, Marketing
     and Transportation
     United States                         781     554      1,131        764
     International                         517     444      1,790        814
      Total Refining, Marketing and
       Transportation                    1,298     998      2,921      1,578
    Chemicals                              104      94        224        247
    All Other (1)                          339     (11)       404       (206)
         Net Income                     $5,380  $4,353    $10,095     $8,349


    SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNT DATA
                                                 June 30, 2007   Dec. 31, 2006
                                                  (unaudited)
     Cash and Cash Equivalents                       $11,216        $10,493
     Marketable Securities                              $887           $953
     Total Assets                                   $139,606       $132,628
     Total Debt                                       $8,189         $9,838
     Stockholders' Equity                            $74,179        $68,935



    CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY               Three Months         Six Months
     EXPENDITURES (2)                     Ended June 30       Ended June 30
                                          2007    2006       2007       2006
    United States
     Exploration and Production           $970  $1,151     $1,890     $1,971
     Refining, Marketing and
      Transportation                       325     252        558        444
     Chemicals                              38      24         67         41
     Other                                 133     108        396        154
      Total United States                1,466   1,535      2,911      2,610

    International
     Exploration and Production          2,579   1,998      4,826      3,691
     Refining, Marketing and
      Transportation                       460     767        809      1,039
     Chemicals                              11      11         22         17
     Other                                   -       -          3          2
      Total International                3,050   2,776      5,660      4,749
      Worldwide                         $4,516  $4,311     $8,571     $7,359

    (1)  Includes the company's
         interest in Dynegy prior to
         its sale in May 2007, mining
         operations, power generation
         businesses, worldwide cash
         management and debt financing
         activities, corporate
         administrative functions,
         insurance operations, real
         estate activities, alternative
         fuels and technology
         companies.

    (2)  Includes interest in
         affiliates:
           United States                   $40     $38        $72        $70
           International                   582     435      1,024        714
              Total                       $622    $473     $1,096       $784



                    CHEVRON CORPORATION - FINANCIAL REVIEW

                                            Three Months        Six Months
    OPERATING STATISTICS (1)                Ended June 30      Ended June 30
    NET LIQUIDS PRODUCTION (MB/D):          2007     2006      2007     2006
     United States                           468      463       464      458
     International                         1,297    1,239     1,307    1,234
      Worldwide                            1,765    1,702     1,771    1,692

    NET NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION (MMCF/D):
     (2)
     United States                         1,703    1,832    1,713    1,807
     International                         3,314    3,234    3,293    3,199
      Worldwide                            5,017    5,066    5,006    5,006

    OTHER PRODUCED VOLUMES-INTERNATIONAL
     (MB/D) (3)                               29      123       31      130

    TOTAL NET OIL-EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION
     (MB/D): (4)
     United States                           752      768      750      759
     International                         1,878    1,901    1,887    1,897
      Worldwide                            2,630    2,669    2,637    2,656

    SALES OF NATURAL GAS (MMCF/D):
     United States                         8,153    6,839    8,004    6,899
     International                         3,839    3,865    3,865    3,481
      Worldwide                           11,992   10,704   11,869   10,380

    SALES OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (MB/D):
     United States                           170      128      155      118
     International                           123       89      116       99
      Worldwide                              293      217      271      217

    SALES OF REFINED PRODUCTS (MB/D): (5)
     (6)
     United States                         1,506    1,468    1,477    1,501
     International                         1,956    2,026    2,009    2,150
      Worldwide                            3,462    3,494    3,486    3,651

    REFINERY INPUT (MB/D):
     United States                           881      935      805      937
     International                           942    1,063    1,006    1,073
      Worldwide                            1,823    1,998    1,811    2,010

    (1)  Includes interest in affiliates.
    (2)  Includes natural gas consumed on
         lease (MMCF/D):
         United States                        52       58       60       44
          International                      411      411      420      383
    (3)  Other produced volumes -
         International (MB/D):
         Athabasca Oil Sands (Canada)         29       16       31       20
         Boscan Operating Service
         Agreement (Venezuela);
         converted to an equity
         affiliate effective
         October 2006.                         -      107        -      110
                                              29      123       31      130
    (4)  Oil-equivalent production is
         the sum of net liquids
         production, net gas production
         and other produced liquids. The
         oil-equivalent gas conversion
         ratio is 6,000 cubic feet of
         natural gas = 1 barrel of crude
         oil.

    (5)  2006 conformed to 2007
         presentation.
    (6)  Includes volumes for buy/sell
         contracts (MB/D):
         United States                         -        -        -       53
         International                         -        -        -       49
           Total                               -        -        -      102


SOURCE Chevron Corporation




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