Form 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8‑K
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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 10, 2013

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Chevron Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
001-00368
 (Commission
File Number)
94‑0890210
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)

94583
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (925) 842‑1000

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 10, 2013, Chevron Corporation issued a press release providing a second quarter 2013 interim update. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information included herein and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.




SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: July 10, 2013

 
 
 
CHEVRON CORPORATION

By /s/ Matthew J. Foehr    
Matthew J. Foehr
Vice President and Comptroller
(Principal Accounting Officer and
Duly Authorized Officer)




EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1
Press release issued July 10, 2013.
        

Press Release

Exhibit 99.1
Chevron Corporation
Policy, Governance and Public Affairs
P.O. Box 6078
San Ramon, CA 94583-0778
www.chevron.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chevron Issues Interim Update for Second Quarter 2013

SAN RAMON, Calif., July 10, 2013 – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today reported its interim update, which contains industry and company operating data for the first two months of the second quarter. Readers are advised that the commentary below compares results for the first two months of the second quarter 2013 to full first quarter 2013 results, unless indicated otherwise.

UPSTREAM
U.S. net oil-equivalent production was comparable with first quarter 2013 results. International net oil-equivalent production decreased 71,000 barrels per day, primarily due to planned turnaround activity in Kazakhstan and Australia, maintenance in Nigeria, and lower demand in Thailand.
 
2012
2013
2Q
3Q
4Q
1Q
2Q thru May
U.S. Upstream
 
Net Production:
 
Liquids
MBD
461
440
462
455
455
 
Natural Gas
MMCFD
1,186
1,184
1,273
1,255
1,225
 
Total Oil-Equivalent
MBOED
659
637
674
664
659
 
Average Realizations:
 
Liquids
$/Bbl
97.46
90.77
90.67
94.49
93.08
 
Natural Gas
$/MCF
2.17
2.63
3.22
3.11
3.83
International Upstream
 
Net Production:
 
Liquids
MBD
1,317
1,249
1,333
1,305
1,253
 
Natural Gas
MMCFD
3,894
3,778
3,963
4,054
3,937
 
Total Oil-Equivalent
MBOED
1,965
1,879
1,994
1,981
1,910
 
Average Realizations:
 
Liquids
$/Bbl
99.21
98.20
99.93
102.35
93.01
 
Natural Gas
$/MCF
6.10
6.03
5.97
6.07
5.96

DOWNSTREAM
U.S. refinery crude-input volumes increased by 183,000 barrels per day, largely due to the completion of planned maintenance activity at the Pascagoula, Mississippi refinery and the late-April restart of the Richmond, California refinery crude unit which resumed normal operations by quarter-end. International refinery crude-input volumes increased 40,000 barrels per day, reflecting completion of maintenance activities at the Burnaby, Canada and Cape Town, South Africa refineries. Chemicals earnings are expected to be lower due to planned and unplanned outages affecting ethylene production.


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2012
2013
2Q
3Q
4Q
1Q
2Q thru May
Volumes:
MBD
 
 
U.S. Refinery Input
928
779
702
576
759
 
Int’l Refinery Input (1)
870
909
918
818
858
 
U.S. Branded Mogas Sales
521
519
507
500
523
Refining Market Indicators:
$/Bbl
 
 
U.S. West Coast – Blended 5-3-2
21.23
24.43
19.54
21.37
22.23
 
U.S. Gulf Coast – Maya/Mars 5-3-2
22.97
25.92
19.93
19.73
20.54
 
Singapore – Dubai 3-1-1-1
9.30
10.77
7.17
9.40
7.49
Marketing Market Indicators:
$/Bbl
 
 
U.S. West – Weighted DTW to Spot
10.14
5.74
8.85
5.51
6.15
 
U.S. East – Houston Mogas Rack to Spot
5.10
3.99
5.21
4.78
5.30
 
Asia-Pacific
11.73
9.58
10.26
11.07
11.59
(1) As of June 2012, Star Petroleum Refining Company crude-input volumes are reported on a consolidated basis. Prior to June 2012, crude-input volumes are reported on a net interest basis.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS
The table that follows includes the estimated values of select additional items in the full quarter.
 $MM
2Q 2013
Comments
Foreign Exchange
$250 - $300
Primarily balance sheet translation effects
“All Other” Segment
$(400) - $(500)
 
Asset Impairment
$(100)
Power-related equity affiliate

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NOTICE

Chevron’s discussion of second quarter 2013 earnings with security analysts will take place on Friday, August 2, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. PST. A webcast of the meeting will be available in a listen-only mode to individual investors, media, and other interested parties on Chevron’s website 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 & Presentations” in the “Investors” section on the website.


CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF "SAFE HARBOR'' PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995


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This interim update 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,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “schedules,” “estimates,” “budgets,” “outlook” 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, many 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. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this interim update. 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 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 required by existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant investment or product changes required by 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 28 through 30 of the company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, such results could be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this interim update could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.