CHEVRON CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 2, 2024.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 2, 2024
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 103 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires disclosure of certain legal proceedings that involve governmental authorities as a party and that the company reasonably believes would result in $1.0 million or more of monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest and costs, under federal, state and local laws that have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment or primarily for the purpose of protecting the environment. The following proceedings include those matters relating to first quarter 2024 and any material developments with respect to matters previously reported in Chevron’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
As previously disclosed, the California Department of Conservation, California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) (previously known as the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources) promulgated revised rules pursuant to the Underground Injection Control program that took effect April 1, 2019. Subsequent to that date, CalGEM issued Notices of Violation (NOVs) and two orders to Chevron related to seeps that occurred in the Cymric Oil Field in Kern County, California. Resolution of these alleged violations resulted in the payment of a civil penalty of $5.6 million on April 8, 2024.
As previously disclosed, on June 22, 2022, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response issued a Complaint - Notice of Violation to Chevron for alleged violations related to oil spills and impacted habitat and species occurring between January 2018 and May 2022 at different
Chevron fields within Kern County, California. Resolution of these alleged violations resulted in the payment of a civil penalty of $7.5 million on April 10, 2024.
As previously disclosed, Chevron received correspondence from California’s Bay Area Air Quality Management District seeking to resolve certain NOVs related to alleged violations that occurred at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California, between 2019 and 2022. The parties negotiated a resolution of the NOVs, including additional NOVs from the first half of 2023, in a settlement effective February 12, 2024, which resulted in the payment of a civil penalty of $20 million on March 29, 2024.
In April 2015, Noble Energy, Inc. (Noble) entered into a joint consent decree (Consent Decree) with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Colorado to improve emission control systems at a number of condensate storage tanks within the DJ Basin. While the associated civil penalty was paid by Noble previously, the Consent Decree provides for stipulated penalties for noncompliance with the Consent Decree. The DOJ, EPA and the State of Colorado have presented claims for stipulated penalties accrued under the Consent Decree. As of April 2024, the parties are in negotiations regarding a potential resolution that will result in the payment of stipulated penalties of $1.0 million or more.
Please see information related to other legal proceedings in Note 11 Litigation.
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