Government investigators said Wednesday a decades-old pipe that leaked and fed a massive fire at a Chevron refinery in California was corroded, and the company knew it should have been replaced. The report issued by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board …
Chevron Corp has paid $10 million in claims stemming from the Aug. 6 crude unit fire at its 245,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Richmond, Calif., the company said. So far, 23,900 claims have been made due to the blaze that sent a …
Federal and state investigators are trying to determine how to safely enter the area where a fire broke out in a Chevron Corp. refinery last week so they can examine a failed pipe blamed for the blaze, which the company …
A fire at one of the largest refineries in the U.S. spewed thick black smoke over cities in the San Francisco Bay area, sending more than 200 residents to hospitals complaining of breathing problems early Tuesday. The blaze at the …
Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria’s government said U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using the extraction technique known as “fracking.” Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said that under Tuesday’s decision “Chevron can still have the …
Chevron Corp. says an offshore rig being run for its subsidiary near Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta has caught fire and officials are still trying to account for all the workers there. Chevron spokesman Scott Walker said the fire started early …
Brazilian prosecutors are seeking $10.6 billion in damages from the U.S. oil company Chevron because of an oil leak at one of its offshore wells. Federal prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro state say they’re seeking the money because of environmental …
Arbitrators expect to rule as early as next month on whether they can hear a dispute between Chevron Corp and Ecuador related to a marathon pollution liability case, according to a letter to the lawyers involved. The tribunal, working under …
Rio de Janeiro state’s environment secretary says Brazil is expected to fine Chevron nearly $28 million for an ongoing offshore oil spill. Carlos Minc says the national government will also ask Chevron to pay for damages caused by the Atlantic …
Chevron Puerto Rico has agreed to improve safety standards at approximately 100 underground storage tank facilities that had been cited for leakage violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The agency said the company will pay a $600,000 penalty …