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OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER
BUSINESSES
Chevron, through its 50-50 joint venture Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, is
one of the leading manufacturers of petrochemicals. The company has 31 manufac-
turing facilities in nine countries and markets chemicals products including olefi ns,
polyolefi ns, aromatics and specialty products.
Chevron Oronite markets more than 500 performance-enhancing products and
supplies one-fourth of the world’s fuel and lubricant additives. Oronite operates two
major global businesses — lubricating oil additives and fuel additives.
Chevron’s technology companies work together to deploy technologies that enhance
our core businesses. Chevron Energy Solutions delivers energy-effi ciency solutions
to external and internal clients. Chevron Technology Ventures invests in next-genera-
tion technology, including hydrogen for transportation needs. Chevron enhances its
technical capabilities through extensive partnerships with technology companies,
universities and public agencies throughout the world.
Global Power Generation develops and markets commercial power projects worldwide.
For more information about the businesses of Chevron, visit our Web site:
www.chevron.com.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Our commitment to operational excellence was demonstrated in a number of
ways throughout the year. Despite the effects of storm damage to our operations,
we showed improvement in both our safety and environmental performance.
Safety is our No. 1 priority, and 2005 was our safest year ever. The total
on-the-job injury rate improved 20 percent from 2004, and the rate of injuries
severe enough to require days away from work improved 30 percent. Our safety
goal is zero incidents, and we will not be satisfi ed until we achieve it.
We have a long-term commitment toward reducing the energy we use in
our day-to-day operations. By conserving energy, we can produce our prod-
ucts more cost-effectively for our customers and reduce the impact on the
environment, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as other air
emissions. Since we began tracking our energy use in 1992, we have increased
our energy effi ciency by 24 percent. In addition to driving greater energy
effi ciencies through our own organization, we also are helping other businesses
and institutions conserve energy in their operations (see sidebar above).
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HELPING OTHERS IMPROVE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Chevron Energy Solutions (CES) helps
clients improve their energy effi ciency,
conserve energy and install alternative
power solutions, such as solar and
fuel cell generation systems. Some
examples include:
• Upgrades to U.S. Postal Service facilities
in Northern California are reducing
power purchases signifi cantly, resulting
in yearly savings of more than $2 million
and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
• For a California college district, CES
installed solar electric and cogen-
eration projects that are reducing
electricity purchases by 46 percent,
or $800,000 a year.
• Electricity generated from restaurant
kitchen grease and other organic
matter will reduce energy purchases
for a water pollution control plant in
Millbrae, California.
At Chevron, our goal is to be
admired for world-class perform-
ance in protecting people and the
environment. To achieve this, we
follow a disciplined operational
excellence management system.
In 2005, an external audit verifi ed
that our system meets interna-
tional quality assurance standards,
including those of the International
Standardization Organization and
the Occupational Health and
Safety Administration System.