Chevron Achieves First LNG Production at Gorgon – Business Wire (press release)

SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced it has started producing
liquefied natural gas (LNG) and condensate at the Gorgon Project on
Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The first
LNG cargo is expected to be shipped next week.

“We expect legacy assets such as Gorgon will drive long-term growth and
create shareholder value for decades to come,” said Chairman and CEO
John Watson. “The long-term fundamentals for LNG are attractive,
particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, and this is a significant
milestone for all involved.”

Chevron is positioned to become a major LNG supplier by 2020. In
particular, Chevron’s Australian projects are well located to meet
growing demand for energy in the Asia-Pacific region and more than 80
percent of Chevron’s Australian subsidiaries’ equity LNG from the Gorgon
and Wheatstone projects is covered by sales and purchase agreements and
heads of agreements with customers in the region.

“We congratulate the Gorgon workforce on this achievement,” Watson
continued. “This is the result of the collaboration of hundreds of
suppliers and contractors and many tens of thousands of people across
the world during the project design and construction phases.”

The Gorgon Project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields,
located within the Greater Gorgon area, between 80 miles (130 km) and
136 miles (220 km) off the northwest coast of Western Australia. It
includes a 15.6 MTPA LNG plant on Barrow Island, a carbon dioxide
injection project and a domestic gas plant with the capacity to supply
300 terajoules of gas per day to Western Australia.

The Chevron-operated Gorgon Project is a joint venture between the
Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (47.3 percent), ExxonMobil (25
percent), Shell (25 percent), Osaka Gas (1.25 percent), Tokyo Gas (1
percent) and Chubu Electric Power (0.417 percent).

Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated energy
companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the
company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry.
Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas;
refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants;
manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power and
produces geothermal energy; and develops and deploys technologies that
enhance business value in every aspect of the company’s operations.
Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is
available at www.chevron.com.

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