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The following is a description of legal proceedings that involve governmental authorities as a party and 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.
−Removed: As previously disclosed, the California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response issued a Complaint - Notice of Violation (NOV) 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.
−Removed: Resolution of the alleged violations may result in the payment of a civil penalty of $1.0 million or more.
+Added: As previously disclosed, Chevron received correspondence from California’s Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) seeking to resolve certain Notices of Violation (NOVs) related to alleged violations that occurred at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California, between 2019 and 2022.
+Added: The parties negotiated a resolution of the NOVs, including additional NOVs from the first half of 2023, in a settlement effective February 12, 2024.
+Added: Resolution of these alleged violations will result in the payment of a civil penalty of $20 million.
+Added: As previously disclosed, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW, OSPR) issued a Complaint - NOV 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.
+Added: Chevron is negotiating a potential resolution of the NOVs with CDFW, OSPR.
+Added: Resolution of the alleged violations will result in the payment of a civil penalty of $1.0 million or more.
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.
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Chevron has filed an appeal of this order.
−Removed: Chevron is currently in discussions with CalGEM to explore a global settlement to resolve the order and all past and present seeps in the Cymric Field, which would increase the amount of penalty paid.
+Added: Chevron is currently in discussions with CalGEM regarding a settlement to resolve the order and all past and present seeps in the Cymric Field, which will increase the amount of penalty paid.
+Added: On March 17, 2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Harris County, Texas filed a civil lawsuit alleging violations of the Texas Clean Air Act in connection with a fire at Chevron’s Pasadena, Texas refinery.
+Added: The Pasadena refinery is currently negotiating a potential resolution that may result in the payment of a civil penalty of $1.0 million or more.
Please see information related to other legal proceedings in Note 16 Litigation .
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−Removed: Information about our Executive Officers
−Removed: Information relating to the company’s executive officers is included under “Information about our Executive Officers” in Part III, Item 10, Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance , and is incorporated herein by reference.
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