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Chevron Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $3.77 Billion, Down 9 Percent from $4.14 Billion in Fourth Quarter 2005


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* Upstream earnings of $2.91 billion decline $340 million, due primarily to lower prices for U.S. natural gas
* Downstream profits of $950 million increase $150 million on improved results outside the United States


SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 2, 2007 -- Chevron Corporation today reported preliminary net income of $3.77 billion ($1.74 per share - diluted) for the fourth quarter 2006, compared with $4.14 billion ($1.86 per share - diluted) in the 2005 fourth quarter. For the full year 2006, net income was $17.14 billion ($7.80 per share - diluted), an increase of 22 percent from $14.10 billion ($6.54 per share - diluted) in 2005.

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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; inability or failure of the company’s joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; 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; 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 or severe weather; 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; 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 2005 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 herein also could have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.

This press release also contains a discussion of the company’s crude oil and natural gas reserves. Included are statements about activities at the Athabasca Oil Sands Project in Alberta, Canada. The SEC definition of oil and gas reserves does not include reserves extracted through the bitumen-mining process.



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