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Chevron Technology Ventures Awards Technology Pioneers

Announcing The Chevron Tech Challenge

Chevron Technology Ventures LLC (CTV) announced the launch of its latest initiative focused on cultivating the oil and gas industry’s innovation ecosystem and leveraging external technology to add value across Chevron operations.

Chevron Partners with Microsoft to Fuel Digital Transformation

Chevron announced a partnership with Microsoft Corp. establishing the company as Chevron’s primary cloud provider, accelerating the application of advanced technologies to drive performance and improve efficiencies.

Chevron Technology Ventures Announces Catalyst Program

Chevron Technology Ventures announces the launch of its Catalyst ProgramTM, an initiative to promote technology innovation in the Houston, Texas, area and beyond.

$30 Million Thailand Partnership Initiative

Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd., announces a $30 million commitment to create the Thailand Partnership Initiative, a five-year program to strengthen Thailand’s competiveness and innovation by improving science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and vocational education across the country.

Chevron, GE Form the Chevron GE Technology Alliance

Chevron Energy Technology Company and GE Oil & Gas announced the creation of the Chevron GE Technology Alliance, which will develop and commercialize valuable technologies for the oil and gas industry.

Chevron Launches Enhanced-Oil-Recovery Project

COALINGA, Calif., October 3, 2011 – Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. that identifies, evaluates and demonstrates emerging technologies, today launched a unique demonstration project to test the viability of using solar energy to produce oil.

NASA’s JPL To Develop Advanced Energy Solutions

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced today the formation of an alliance to develop a range of technologies to improve the production and recovery of oil and natural gas resources.

Investing $1 MM In South Bay Schools

Chevron Products Company announced today a series of "Energy for Learning" grants totaling $1 million to be distributed among 15 South Bay schools, signifying the largest science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-related donation ever made by Chevron's El Segundo Refinery in support of local educational programs.

Sustainable Energy Efficiency Center In Qatar

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced today plans to commit $20 million over five years to form a partnership with the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) in Doha and establish a center of excellence in renewable power and energy efficiency.

Chevron Announces Technology Executive Changes

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) today announced that Melody Meyer will become president of Chevron Energy Technology (ETC) and Louie Ehrlich will become president of Chevron Information Technology (ITC) and chief information officer (CIO), effective June 1, 2008.

Chevron Unveils Clean-Burning Refining Technology

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) said today it plans to build a pre-commercial plant at its refinery in Pascagoula, Miss., to test the technical and economic viability of a breakthrough heavy-oil upgrading technology.

Chevron and MIT Announce Energy Research Program

Chevron Corporation and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced an energy research program to develop remote, ultra-deepwater exploration and production technology.

Developing New Coal Conversion Technologies

SAN RAMON, Calif., October 3, 2007 - Chevron Energy Technology Company, a Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) subsidiary, today announced that it has formed a research alliance with the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment to research coal conversion technologies.

USA's Largest Solar Power & Energy Efficiency Program

San José Unified School District today announced that it has entered into a unique partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America to establish what is believed to be the largest solar power and energy-efficient facilities program in K-12 education in the United States.

Developing Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies

SAN RAMON, Calif., July 9, 2007 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced it has formed a research alliance with The University of Texas at Austin to develop new technologies to increase the amount of oil recovered from mature and challenging reservoirs.

Chevron and USAID to Support ID Vocational Training

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 23, 2007 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), the government of Aceh, the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced plans to develop a polytechnic institute in Aceh province, Indonesia.

Renewable Energy: Advancing Cellulosic Biofuels

SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 4, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and the U.S.

Researching To Unlock Hydrocarbons In Shale

SAN RAMON, Calif., Sep. 25, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced the creation of a joint research project to improve the recovery of hydrocarbons trapped in oil shales and slow-flowing oil formations.

Chevron Announces Record Setting Well Test at Jack

SAN RAMON, Calif., Sep. 5, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it successfully completed a record setting production test on the Jack #2 well at Walker Ridge Block 758 in the U.S.

Energy Technology Centers In Aberdeen & Perth

SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 30, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced that it is opening energy technology centers in Aberdeen, Scotland, and Perth, Australia.

Chevron Pursues Opportunities In Biofuels Sector

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 31, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) said it has formed a biofuels business unit to advance technology and pursue commercial opportunities related to the production and distribution of ethanol and biodiesel in the United States.

Scientific & Technological Cooperation Agreement

MOSCOW, April 4, 2006 -- Chevron Corporation and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) today announced they have signed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement.