CHEVRON CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 26, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Feb 26, 2024
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Litigation and Other Contingencies
Ecuador Information related to Ecuador matters is included in Note 16 Litigation under the heading “Ecuador.”
Climate Change Information related to climate change-related matters is included in Note 16 Litigation under the heading “Climate Change.”
Louisiana Information related to Louisiana coastal matters is included in Note 16 Litigation under the heading “Louisiana.”
Environmental The following table displays the annual changes to the company’s before-tax environmental remediation reserves, including those for U.S. federal Superfund sites and analogous sites under state laws.
| Millions of dollars | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1 | $868 | $960 | $1,139 |
| Net additions | 327 | 182 | 114 |
| Expenditures | (259) | (274) | (293) |
| Balance at December 31 | $936 | $868 | $960 |
The company records asset retirement obligations when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of long-lived assets and the liability can be reasonably estimated. These asset retirement obligations include costs related to
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environmental issues. The liability balance of approximately $13.8 billion for asset retirement obligations at year-end 2023 is related primarily to upstream properties.
For the company’s other ongoing operating assets, such as refineries and chemicals facilities, no provisions are made for exit or cleanup costs that may be required when such assets reach the end of their useful lives unless a decision to sell or otherwise decommission the facility has been made, as the indeterminate settlement dates for the asset retirements prevent estimation of the fair value of the asset retirement obligation.
Refer to the discussion below for additional information on environmental matters and their impact on Chevron, and on the company’s 2023 environmental expenditures. Refer to Note 24 Other Contingencies and Commitments for additional discussion of environmental remediation provisions and year-end reserves, and for abandonment and decommissioning obligations for previously sold assets. Refer also to Note 25 Asset Retirement Obligations for additional discussion of the company’s asset retirement obligations.
Suspended Wells Information related to suspended wells is included in Note 21 Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells.
Income Taxes Information related to income tax contingencies is included in Note 17 Taxes and in Note 24 Other Contingencies and Commitments under the heading “Income Taxes.”
Other Contingencies Information related to other contingencies is included in Note 24 Other Contingencies and Commitments under the heading “Other Contingencies.”
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