Chevron controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Multnomah County sues ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, NW Natural and others over climate damages
Lawsuit filed
Multnomah County filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $52 billion from more than a dozen major oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, and NW Natural, as well as industry lobbyists and McKinsey & Company. The suit seeks to hold the defendants responsible for climate change impacts affecting the county, including the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome.
Multnomah County filed a nearly $52 billion lawsuit against more than a dozen major oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, and NW Natural, as well as industry lobbyists and McKinsey & Company, seeking to hold them responsible for climate change impacts including the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome.
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Multnomah County’s lawsuit, filed in 2023 and amended in 2024 to add new defendants, is more than 200 pages long
Multnomah County’s lawsuit names companies including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, and NW Natural, as well as industry lobbyists and the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
2021
Chevron announces projects to offset Gorgon emissions shortfall
Company response
Chevron announced plans to spend $29 million on lower-carbon projects in Western Australia, partly to offset penalties for failing to capture enough emissions from the Gorgon LNG project. According to the company, the package would address a five-year emissions injection shortfall and fulfill regulatory obligations. The announcement concerns the Gorgon LNG project and the company's stated intention to direct funds toward lower-carbon initiatives in Western Australia while meeting regulatory requirements related to the emissions shortfall.
Chevron said it plans to spend $29 million on lower-carbon projects in Western Australia, partly to offset penalties for failing to capture enough emissions from the Gorgon LNG project. The company said the package would address a five-year emissions injection shortfall and fulfill regulatory obligations.
Stated objective. Address the five-year emissions injection shortfall and fulfill regulatory obligations.
Company response
Remediation — Chevron
Chevron Corp. said it plans to spend $29 million to implement lower carbon projects in Western Australia, in part to offset penalties for failing to capture enough emissions from the Gorgon natural gas export project.
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The package would allow the energy major to fulfill “regulatory obligations through the acquisition and surrender of 5.23 million greenhouse gas offsets.”
Chevron Corp. said it plans to spend $29 million to implement lower carbon projects in Western Australia, in part to offset penalties for failing to capture enough emissions from the Gorgon natural gas export project.
Over the five-year measurement period that ended in mid-July, an estimated 15.3 million metric tons (mmt) of CO2 from the offshore gas fields flowed to Barrow Island. Of the total, 4.9 mmt, or 32%, was buried.
2021
CPS Energy sues natural-gas suppliers over winter storm prices
Lawsuit filed
CPS Energy sued at least nine natural-gas suppliers, including BP Energy and Chevron, alleging they charged excessive rates during February's winter storm. The article reports allegations, not a court determination.
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The suits, filed Monday in Bexar County District Court, allege the suppliers overcharged the city-owned utility tens of millions of dollars, imposing “commercially unreasonable, unconscionable and unlawful prices” during the catastrophic freeze.
CPS Energy has sued at least nine natural-gas suppliers, including giants BP Energy and Chevron, alleging they charged excessive rates as it struggled to keep the power on during February’s winter storm.
2020
Delaware sues fossil fuel companies over climate claims
Lawsuit filed
Delaware's attorney general filed a lawsuit against 31 fossil fuel companies, including Exxon, Chevron and BP. The suit accused the companies of deceiving the public about their products' role in climate change and of damaging the state's environment. Chevron was among the named defendants in the action brought by the state of Delaware.
Delaware’s attorney general sued 31 fossil fuel companies, including Exxon, Chevron and BP, accusing them of deceiving the public about their products’ role in climate change and damaging the state’s environment.
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The Delaware attorney general on Tuesday sued 31 fossil fuel companies, including Exxon, Chevron and BP, accusing them of deceiving the public about the role their products play in causing climate change and damaging the state's environment.
The City of Annapolis is suing 26 oil and gas companies for what it calls the costs and consequences of climate change.
The city filed the lawsuit Monday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. It names some of the biggest fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell.
2019
California fines Chevron over oil leaks
Fine or penalty
In 2019, California regulators fined Chevron $2.7 million for violations at its Cymric Oil Field facility. The state said uncontrolled oil releases had occurred at the site. The penalty was reported as a fine imposed by California regulators over the violations at the facility. The event was reported on October 2, 2019.
Company response
Remediation — Chevron
Chevron said in an email that cleanup of the area where the leaks occurred is nearly complete.
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Chevron said in an email that cleanup of the area where the leaks occurred is nearly complete.
The Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources said Wednesday that Chevron illegally allowed uncontrolled oil releases at Cymric Oil Field.
California regulators have fined Chevron $2.7 million for violations at a facility in Kern County where there have been multiple oil leaks.