Article archive for Chevron
CSB says US regulation needs strengthening in Chevron refinery blast interim report (16 April 2013)
On April 15 the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said that Chevron should check for ongoing damage to pipes and equipment at its US refineries to prevent another explosion like the August 6 pipeline blast at the company's San Francisco Bay area refinery. The pipeline walls had thinned significantly in the years prior to the August 6 explosion, the board said.
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Brazil lifts Chevron oil production ban (11 April 2013)
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP) said it had approved Chevron's plan to resume production in four wells of the Frade oil field, located some 370 kilometres northwest of Rio, for a period of 12 months and in two other wells for a period of two months.
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Chevron pipeline oil spill is third major leak in Utah in three years (26 March 2013)
Chevron’s third pipeline spill in Utah in as many years on March 25 released hundreds of barrels of oil, polluting a river and leading to the closure of a state park and the evacuation of campers. Dozens of cleanup workers are now mopping up the fuel along the north-eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake in an attempt to avert a wildlife disaster.
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Brazilian court drops Chevron oil spill criminal charges (22 February 2013)
According to the AP news agency, a Brazilian federal court has dismissed criminal charges filed last year against Chevron, Transocean and several of their executives in connection with a 2011 oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The two companies and 17 of their executives had been charged with "crimes against the environment".
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OSHA fines Chevron $963,200 for California refinery fire (19 February 2013)
Cal/OSHA, the California Division of Occupational Safety & Health, has proposed $963,200 in penalties and filed 25 citations against Chevron USA in connection with the August 6, 2012, fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery. The citations include 11 willful serious and 12 serious violations, resulting in what the agency said were the highest penalties in Cal/OSHA’s history.
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Chevron to appeal Argentine unit asset freeze (11 January 2013)
The Argentine unit of Chevron said it will appeal an Argentine judge's order freezing its assets in the country. The embargo was issued in November 2012 at the request of lawyers representing Ecuadorian plaintiffs who are sueing the US major over the dumping of toxic waste in the Amazon rainforest.
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Chevron tank explosion shuts down Californian wells producing 15,000 barrels a day (03 December 2012)
Chevron has responded to November 29’s oil tank explosion in Lost Hills by shutting down oil and gas production equivalent to almost 15,000 barrels per day, or about 9% of its total California output.
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Thousands join lawsuit against Chevron following California refinery fire (28 November 2012)
Bay Area lawyers said over 4,800 more residents, workers, and visitors have joined a lawsuit stemming from an August explosion and fire at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond. This new suit, filed on November 27 in Contra Costa County Superior Court, coincides with the filing of a suit made by the original nine plaintiffs, including three children.
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Chevron fined for 2011 Brazil offshore spill (05 October 2012)
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP) said on September 27 that Chevron Corp paid a fine of 35.1 million reals ($17.3 million) last week for 24 of 25 irregularities relating to the spill in the Frade offshore field in 2011. Some 155,000 gallons of crude are thought to have been released in the November 2011 spill.
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Video shows vapour cloud at Chevron California refinery before fire (21 August 2012)
An internal Chevron surveillance video shows a towering vapour cloud engulfing an area of its Richmond, California, refinery for two minutes before it ignited into a volatile blaze, federal investigators said on August 15. Chemical Safety Board officials said the video shows plant workers getting caught within the cloud shortly before the August 6 blaze.
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Chevron Richmond refinery fire could shut crude unit for six months (14 August 2012)
The sole crude distillation unit at Chevron’s Richmond, California, refinery may be shut for at least four to six months after the August 6 fire, industry intelligence group IIR Energy said in a report quoted by Reuters. Investigators have found "extensive damage" in the cooling towers, pipe racks and heater tower.
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Brazil oil spill criminal charges add lengthy prison terms to $11bn civil suit against Chevron and Transocean (27 March 2012)
On March 21 a Brazilian federal prosecutor filed criminal charges against Chevron, Transocean and 17 of their employees after an oil leak in the Frade field, 370km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Both companies have denied the charges, which carry prison terms of up to 31 years.
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Chevron Nigeria offshore blaze extinguished (08 March 2012)
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says the fire at the Funiwa 1A offshore natural gas well ceased burning on March 2. According to the company, the well stopped flowing on its own and the most likely scenario is that undersea rocks fell into the well, blocking the flow of gas.
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Chevron starts Nigerian relief well (21 February 2012)
On 19 February, Chevron Nigeria began the process of drilling a relief well to seal the Funiwa 1A natural gas well. A blowout started a conflagration and sank the KS Endeavor jack-up rig, which Chevron was using to drill the original well. Two people were killed in the blowout and another 152 were rescued. No oil has spilled from the well so far.
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Pembroke refinery staff could be charged with gross negligence for fatal 2011 explosion (13 February 2012)
Two employees of Valero Energy have been interviewed by police in connection with the fatal explosion at the company’s Pembroke refinery in West Wales last year, when it was owned by Chevron.
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Chevron oil rig fire in Nigeria kills two (23 January 2012)
Two contractors, of French & Indian nationality have died after a fire aboard the K.S. Endeavor, a drilling rig offshore Nigeria operated by FODE Drilling Nigeria Limited. The company continues to devote the necessary resources to resolve the rig incident in a responsible and timely manner they have said.
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Oil company receives $28 million fine (23 November 2011)
Chevron Corporation has reported that its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., has issued an estimate of total oil volume from ocean floor seep lines in the vicinity of its Frade Field.
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Chevron receives Atwood Osprey (06 June 2011)
US supermajor Chevron added its new ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig Atwood Osprey into the fleet off northwest Australia.
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Poland ready for shale gas (23 May 2011)
Despite a French plan to ban fracking, Poland is set to push ahead with the development of its vast shale gas reserves. Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the country is set to face the challenges and welcomed the opportunities to boost domestic supplies.
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Oil field personnel safety improved (26 January 2009)
Chevron’s San Ardo, California, USA, oil field operations boosted personnel safety, reduced wastewater discharge, and improved time for production by utilising two Smart Wireless networks to monitor its steam injection process and measure down-hole well pressures.
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30-year extension on Saudi agreement (09 October 2008)
An agreement between Chevron and Saudi Arabia allows the energy company to continue operations in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, until 2039. Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC) and Kuwait Gulf Oil Company will jointly manage four fields in the area - Wafra, South Umm Gudair, South Fuwaris and Humma - that produce mainly heavy crude from 10 reservoirs.
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Chevron negotiates 30 year extension on Saudi agreement (01 October 2008)
An agreement between Chevron and Saudi Arabia allows the energy company to continue operations in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, until 2039.
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