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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO  

Policy, Government and Public Affairs

Chevron Corporation

P.O. Box 6078

San Ramon, CA 94583-0778

www.chevron.com

News Release

 

FOR RELEASE AT 5:30 AM PDT

OCTOBER 28, 2011

 

CHEVRON REPORTS THIRD QUARTER NET INCOME OF $7.8 BILLION,

UP FROM $3.8 BILLION IN THIRD QUARTER 2010

 

   

Upstream earnings of $6.2 billion increase $2.6 billion on higher prices for crude oil

   

Downstream earnings of $2.0 billion increase $1.4 billion on gains from asset sales and improved margins

SAN RAMON, Calif., October 28, 2011 — Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today reported earnings of $7.8 billion ($3.92 per share — diluted) for the third quarter 2011, compared with $3.8 billion ($1.87 per share — diluted) in the 2010 third quarter.

Sales and other operating revenues in the third quarter 2011 were $61 billion, up from $48 billion in the year-ago period, mainly due to higher prices for crude oil and refined products.

Earnings Summary

 

   

Three Months

Ended Sept. 30

     

Nine Months

Ended Sept. 30

Millions of dollars         2011                         2010                   2011                       2010     
 

Earnings by Business Segment

         

Upstream

    $6,201          $3,564          $19,049             $12,830    

Downstream

  1,986          565        3,652             1,736    

All Other

  (358)         (361)      (929)            (837)   
 

Total (1)(2)

    $7,829          $3,768          $21,772             $13,729    
 

(1) Includes foreign currency effects

    $   449          $  (367)        $     204             $(324)   

(2) Net income attributable to Chevron Corporation (See Attachment 1)

         

“We had another successful quarter,” said Chairman and CEO John Watson, “with both strong earnings and cash flow. Current quarter earnings for our upstream operations benefited from higher crude oil prices on world markets. At the same time, gains on asset sales and improved margins for refined petroleum products contributed to increased earnings for our downstream businesses.”

Watson commented, “We continue to progress our major capital projects. The recent decision to develop the Wheatstone LNG project represents a major milestone in the company’s efforts to commercialize our significant natural gas resource base in Australia. The Wheatstone and Gorgon LNG projects are expected to provide substantial new energy supplies to meet growing demand in the Asia-Pacific region.” Additional upstream achievements in recent months include:

 

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Australia — Signed binding Sales and Purchase Agreement with Kyushu Electric for Wheatstone LNG and for Kyushu Electric to acquire an equity share in the field licenses and LNG facilities.

 

   

Thailand — Announced first gas at the Platong Gas II natural gas development in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

   

United Kingdom — Reached final investment decision for the Clair Ridge project in the North Sea.

 

   

United States — Announced a new oil discovery at the Moccasin prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

 

   

United States — Reached final investment decision for the Tubular Bells project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

“In the downstream business, we reached a major milestone in our efforts to streamline our asset portfolio with completion of the sale of our refining and marketing assets in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including the Pembroke Refinery,” Watson added. The company also completed the sale of certain other fuels-marketing and aviation businesses in the Caribbean and South America in the third quarter 2011.

Earlier this week, the company announced an increase in the quarterly dividend of 3.8 percent to $0.81 per share. This follows an increase of 8.3 percent announced in the second quarter 2011. The company purchased $1.25 billion of its common stock in the third quarter 2011 under its share repurchase program.

UPSTREAM

Worldwide net oil-equivalent production was 2.60 million barrels per day in the third quarter 2011, down from 2.74 million barrels per day in the 2010 third quarter. Production increases from project ramp-ups in Canada, the United States and Brazil and new volumes stemming from the acquisition of Atlas Energy, Inc. were more than offset by maintenance-related downtime, normal field declines and an approximate 39,000 barrels per day negative effect of higher prices on volumes produced under cost-recovery and variable-royalty contract provisions.

U.S. Upstream

 

    

Three Months

Ended Sept. 30

      

Nine Months

Ended Sept. 30

 
Millions of Dollars    2011        2010        2011        2010     
   

Earnings

   $ 1,508         $ 946         $ 4,907         $ 3,192     
   

U.S. upstream earnings of $1.51 billion in the third quarter 2011 were up $562 million from a year earlier. The benefit of higher crude oil realizations was partly offset by lower production.

 

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The company’s average sales price per barrel of crude oil and natural gas liquids was $97 in the third quarter 2011, up from $69 a year ago. The average sales price of natural gas was $4.14 per thousand cubic feet, compared with $4.06 in last year’s third quarter.

Net oil-equivalent production of 662,000 barrels per day in the third quarter 2011 was down 30,000 barrels per day, or 4 percent, from a year earlier. The decrease in production was associated with normal field declines and tropical storm and maintenance-related downtime. Partially offsetting this decrease was production from the acquisition of Atlas Energy, Inc. in first quarter 2011, and increases at the Perdido project in the Gulf of Mexico. The net liquids component of oil-equivalent production decreased 6 percent in the 2011 third quarter to 453,000 barrels per day, while net natural gas production remained flat at 1.26 billion cubic feet per day.

International Upstream

 

    

Three Months

Ended Sept. 30

      

Nine Months

Ended Sept. 30

 
Millions of Dollars    2011        2010        2011        2010  
                                           

Earnings*

   $ 4,693         $ 2,618         $ 14,142         $ 9,638   
   

*Includes foreign currency effects

   $ 304         $ (245      $ 214         $ (240

International upstream earnings of $4.69 billion increased $2.08 billion from the third quarter 2010. Higher realizations for crude oil increased earnings between quarters. This benefit was partly offset by higher tax charges. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by $304 million in the 2011 third quarter, compared with a decrease of $245 million a year earlier.

The average sales price for crude oil and natural gas liquids in the 2011 third quarter was $103 per barrel, up from $70 a year earlier. The average price of natural gas was $5.50 per thousand cubic feet, compared with $4.73 in last year’s third quarter.

Net oil-equivalent production of 1.94 million barrels per day in the third quarter 2011 was down 109,000 barrels per day from a year ago. Production increases from project ramp-ups in Canada and Brazil were more than offset by maintenance-related downtime, an approximate 39,000 barrels per day negative effect of higher prices on volumes produced under cost-recovery and variable-royalty contract provisions, and normal field declines. The maintenance-related downtime included the effects of damage to a third-party pipeline in Thailand, since remediated, which resulted in the shut-in of production. The net liquids component of oil-equivalent production decreased 5 percent to 1.35 million barrels per day, while net natural gas production declined 7 percent to 3.50 billion cubic feet per day.

 

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DOWNSTREAM

U.S. Downstream

 

    

Three Months

Ended Sept. 30

      

Nine Months

Ended Sept. 30

 
Millions of Dollars    2011        2010        2011        2010     
   

Earnings

   $ 704         $ 349         $ 1,710         $ 864     
   

U.S. downstream operations earned $704 million in the third quarter 2011, compared with $349 million a year earlier. Earnings mainly benefited from improved margins on refined product sales and lower operating expenses.

Refinery crude-input of 897,000 barrels per day in the third quarter 2011 increased 17,000 barrels per day from the year-ago period. Refined product sales of 1.25 million barrels per day were down 91,000 barrels per day from the third quarter of 2010, mainly due to lower gas oil, kerosene and gasoline sales. Branded gasoline sales decreased 8 percent to 529,000 barrels per day due to weaker demand and previously completed exits from selected eastern U.S. retail markets.

International Downstream

 

    

Three Months

Ended Sept. 30

      

Nine Months

Ended Sept. 30

 
Millions of Dollars    2011        2010        2011        2010  
   

Earnings*

   $ 1,282         $ 216         $ 1,942         $ 872   
   

*Includes foreign currency effects

   $ 148         $ (118      $ 16         $ (83

International downstream operations earned $1.28 billion in the third quarter 2011, compared with $216 million a year earlier. Earnings benefited from gains on asset sales, including approximately $500 million from the sale of the Pembroke Refinery and related marketing assets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Also contributing to earnings were improved refined product margins in the 2011 third quarter. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by $148 million in the 2011 quarter, compared with a decrease of $118 million a year earlier.

Refinery crude oil input of 882,000 barrels per day decreased 145,000 barrels per day from the third quarter of 2010, primarily due to the sale of the Pembroke Refinery. Total refined product sales of 1.59 million barrels per day in the 2011 third quarter were 10 percent lower than a year earlier, primarily related to the sale of the company’s refining and marketing assets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Excluding the impact of 2011 asset sales, sales volumes were essentially flat between periods.

 

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ALL OTHER

 

    

Three Months

Ended Sept. 30

        

Nine Months   

Ended Sept. 30   

Millions of Dollars    2011              2010           2011            2010       

 

Net Charges*

   $(358)         $(361)       $(929)        $(837)    
 

*Includes foreign currency effects

   $(3)         $(4)       $(26)        $(1)    

All Other consists of 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.

Net charges in the third quarter 2011 were $358 million, compared with $361 million in the year-ago period.

CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY EXPENDITURES

Capital and exploratory expenditures in the first nine months of 2011 were $20.8 billion, compared with $15.5 billion in the corresponding 2010 period. This represents 80 percent of the company’s planned annual capital and exploratory expenditures announced in December 2010. The amounts included $1.0 billion in 2011 and $900 million in 2010 for the company’s share of expenditures by affiliates, which did not require cash outlays by the company. Expenditures for upstream represented 90 percent of the companywide total in 2011. These amounts exclude the acquisition of Atlas Energy, Inc., which was accounted for as a business combination.

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NOTICE

Chevron’s discussion of third quarter 2011 earnings with security analysts will take place on Friday, October 28, 2011, 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 www.chevron.com under the “Investors” section. Additional financial and operating information will be contained in the Earnings Supplement that will be available under “Events and Presentations” in the “Investors” section on the Web site.

Chevron will post selected fourth quarter 2011 interim performance data for the company and industry on its Web site on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. PST. Interested parties may view this interim data at www.chevron.com under the “Investors” section.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

FOR THE PURPOSE OF “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE

PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This press release 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 the company’s 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.

 

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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: changing crude oil and natural gas prices; changing refining, marketing and chemical margins; actions of competitors or regulators; timing of exploration expenses; timing of crude oil liftings; 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 the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments 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 other pending or future litigation; the company’s future acquisition or disposition of assets and gains and losses from asset dispositions or impairments; government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, industry-specific taxes, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; foreign currency movements compared with the U.S. dollar; 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 32 through 34 of the company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, such statements could be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this press release could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.


Attachment 1

CHEVRON CORPORATION - FINANCIAL REVIEW

(Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME    Three Months     Nine Months  
                    (unaudited)    Ended September 30     Ended September 30  
  

 

 

 
     2011      2010     2011      2010  

REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

          

Sales and other operating revenues *

   $ 61,261       $ 48,554      $ 186,344       $ 146,346   

Income from equity affiliates

     2,227         1,242        5,796         4,127   

Other income

     944         (78     1,581         428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

     64,432         49,718        193,721         150,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

COSTS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS

          

Purchased crude oil and products

     37,600         28,610        113,560         86,358   

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses

     6,493         5,846        19,116         17,204   

Exploration expenses

     240         420        830         812   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     3,215         3,401        9,598         9,624   

Taxes other than on income *

     3,544         4,559        12,948         13,568   

Interest and debt expense

             9                46   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Costs and Other Deductions

     51,092         42,845        156,052         127,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income Before Income Tax Expense

     13,340         6,873        37,669         23,289   

Income tax expense

     5,483         3,081        15,813         9,473   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income

     7,857         3,792        21,856         13,816   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     28         24        84         87   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHEVRON CORPORATION

   $ 7,829       $ 3,768      $ 21,772       $ 13,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

PER-SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

          

Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation

          

- Basic

   $ 3.94       $ 1.89      $ 10.93       $ 6.88   

- Diluted

   $ 3.92       $ 1.87      $ 10.86       $ 6.84   

Dividends

   $ 0.78       $ 0.72      $ 2.28       $ 2.12   

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (000’s)

          

- Basic

     1,984,643         1,997,721        1,991,091         1,996,376   

- Diluted

     1,998,673         2,006,785        2,005,381         2,005,677   

 

* Includes excise, value-added and similar taxes.

   $ 1,974       $ 2,182      $ 6,372       $ 6,455   


Attachment 2

CHEVRON CORPORATION — FINANCIAL REVIEW

(Millions of Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

EARNINGS BY MAJOR OPERATING AREA    Three Months
Ended September 30
         Nine Months
Ended September 30
 
     2011          2010          2011          2010  

Upstream

                 

United States

   $ 1,508         $ 946         $ 4,907         $ 3,192   

International

     4,693           2,618           14,142           9,638   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Upstream

     6,201           3,564           19,049           12,830   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Downstream

                 

United States

     704           349           1,710           864   

International

     1,282           216           1,942           872   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Downstream

     1,986           565           3,652           1,736   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

All Other (1)

     (358        (361        (929        (837
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total (2)

   $   7,829         $   3,768         $ 21,772         $   13,729   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNT DATA          Sept. 30, 2011                Dec. 31, 2010      

Cash and Cash Equivalents

           $ 14,229                    $ 14,060        

Time Deposits

           $ 5,858                    $ 2,855        

Marketable Securities

           $ 248                    $ 155        

Total Assets

           $ 204,099                    $ 184,769        

Total Debt

           $ 9,743                    $ 11,476        

Total Chevron Corporation Stockholders’ Equity

           $ 120,891                    $ 105,081        

 

         Three Months
Ended September 30
          Nine Months
Ended September 30
 
         2011           2010           2011           2010  

CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY EXPENDITURES (3)

                    

United States

                    

Upstream

   $   2,060          $ 736          $ 6,341          $ 2,268   

Downstream

     362            313            894            916   

Other

     109            80            455            182   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total United States

     2,531            1,129            7,690            3,366   

International

                    

Upstream

     4,583            4,716            12,444            11,488   

Downstream

     297            264            663            676   

Other

     2            3            5            7   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total International

     4,882            4,983            13,112            12,171   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

   $ 7,413          $   6,112          $ 20,802          $   15,537   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

                    

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  Includes 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)

  Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation (See Attachment 1)                     

(3)

  Includes interest in affiliates:                     
 

 

United States

   $ 55          $ 37          $ 194          $ 191   
 

International

     396            296            841            751   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
 

Total

   $ 451          $ 333          $ 1,035          $ 942   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 


Attachment 3

CHEVRON CORPORATION — FINANCIAL REVIEW

 

         Three Months
Ended September 30
          Nine Months
Ended September 30
 
         2011           2010           2011           2010  

OPERATING STATISTICS (1)

                    

NET LIQUIDS PRODUCTION (MB/D): (2)

                    

United States

     453            482            471            492   

International

     1,353            1,422            1,389            1,423   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     1,806            1,904            1,860            1,915   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

NET NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION (MMCF/D): (3)

                    

United States

     1,260            1,255            1,276            1,317   

International

     3,496            3,748            3,663            3,723   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     4,756            5,003            4,939            5,040   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET OIL-EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION (MB/D): (4)

                    

United States

     662            692            684            711   

International

     1,937            2,046            2,000            2,044   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     2,599            2,738            2,684            2,755   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

SALES OF NATURAL GAS (MMCF/D):

                    

United States

     5,812            6,091            5,767            5,956   

International

     4,303            4,597            4,375            4,486   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     10,115            10,688            10,142            10,442   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

SALES OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (MB/D):

                    

United States

     160            157            160            162   

International

     78            104            87            103   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     238            261            247            265   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

SALES OF REFINED PRODUCTS (MB/D):

                    

United States

     1,252            1,343            1,267            1,367   

International (5)

     1,590            1,759            1,733            1,753   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     2,842            3,102            3,000            3,120   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

REFINERY INPUT (MB/D):

                    

United States

     897            880            883            895   

International

     882            1,027            977            991   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Worldwide

     1,779            1,907            1,860            1,886   
    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

                    

(1)

  Includes interest in affiliates.                     

(2)

  Includes: Canada — Synthetic Oil      44            27            40            22   
  Venezuela Affiliate — Synthetic Oil      31            28            31            29   

(3)

  Includes natural gas consumed in operations (MMCF/D):                     
 

 

United States

     72            59            71            63   
  International      477            500            482            474   

 

(4)

 

 

Oil-equivalent production is the sum of net liquids production and net gas production. The oil-equivalent gas conversion ratio is 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas = 1 barrel of crude oil.

                    

(5)

  Includes share of affiliate sales (MB/D):      500            568            549            551