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Chevron Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 2/25/21, at 2:32pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 93410-21-9 · File #: 1-00368

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/25/21  Chevron Corp.                     10-K       12/31/20  149:28M

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.06M 
 2: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML     68K 
 3: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML     41K 
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     42K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     37K 
 6: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     37K 
 7: EX-23.3     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     41K 
 8: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     42K 
13: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     46K 
14: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    175K 
15: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     60K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
10: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
11: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
12: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
22: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    100K 
23: R2          Consolidated Statement of Income                    HTML    115K 
24: R3          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    104K 
25: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    162K 
26: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     60K 
27: R6          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    116K 
28: R7          Consolidated Statement of Equity                    HTML    122K 
29: R8          Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical)    HTML     46K 
30: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     63K 
31: R10         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses   HTML     81K 
32: R11         Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement  HTML    134K 
                of Cash Flows                                                    
33: R12         New Accounting Standards                            HTML     40K 
34: R13         Lease Commitments                                   HTML    163K 
35: R14         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc.     HTML     71K 
36: R15         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     98K 
37: R16         Financial and Derivative Instruments                HTML     83K 
38: R17         Assets Held for Sale                                HTML     38K 
39: R18         Equity                                              HTML     40K 
40: R19         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     64K 
41: R20         Operating Segments and Geographic Data              HTML    148K 
42: R21         Investments and Advances                            HTML    124K 
43: R22         Litigation                                          HTML     44K 
44: R23         Taxes                                               HTML    155K 
45: R24         Properties, Plant and Equipment                     HTML    113K 
46: R25         Short-Term Debt                                     HTML     53K 
47: R26         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     98K 
48: R27         Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells          HTML     73K 
49: R28         Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation    HTML     69K 
50: R29         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    451K 
51: R30         Other Contingencies and Commitments                 HTML     52K 
52: R31         Asset Retirement Obligations                        HTML     54K 
53: R32         Revenue                                             HTML     44K 
54: R33         Other Financial Information                         HTML     57K 
55: R34         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     71K 
                Chemical Company LLC                                             
56: R35         Restructuring and Reorganization Costs              HTML     44K 
57: R36         Financial Instruments - Credit Losses               HTML     43K 
58: R37         Acquisition of Noble Energy, Inc.                   HTML     57K 
59: R38         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     65K 
60: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    118K 
                (Policies)                                                       
61: R40         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses   HTML     80K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R41         Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement  HTML    132K 
                of Cash Flows (Tables)                                           
63: R42         Lease Commitments (Tables)                          HTML    118K 
64: R43         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc.     HTML     71K 
                (Tables)                                                         
65: R44         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     94K 
66: R45         Financial and Derivative Instruments (Tables)       HTML    103K 
67: R46         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     63K 
68: R47         Operating Segments and Geographic Data (Tables)     HTML    144K 
69: R48         Investments and Advances (Tables)                   HTML    118K 
70: R49         Taxes (Tables)                                      HTML    156K 
71: R50         Properties, Plant and Equipment (Tables)            HTML    112K 
72: R51         Short-Term Debt (Tables)                            HTML     51K 
73: R52         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     98K 
74: R53         Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells          HTML     75K 
                (Tables)                                                         
75: R54         Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation    HTML     65K 
                (Tables)                                                         
76: R55         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    452K 
77: R56         Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)               HTML     51K 
78: R57         Other Financial Information (Tables)                HTML     56K 
79: R58         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     71K 
                Chemical Company LLC (Tables)                                    
80: R59         Restructuring and Reorganization Costs (Tables)     HTML     43K 
81: R60         Acquisition of Noble Energy, Inc. (Tables)          HTML     57K 
82: R61         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R62         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses   HTML     95K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R63         Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement  HTML    150K 
                of Cash Flows - Summary of Information (Details)                 
85: R64         Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement  HTML     41K 
                of Cash Flows - Narrative (Details)                              
86: R65         Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement  HTML     48K 
                of Cash Flows - Cash Balances (Details)                          
87: R66         Lease Commitments - Balance Sheets (Details)        HTML     82K 
88: R67         Lease Commitments - Lease Cost (Details)            HTML     45K 
89: R68         Lease Commitments - Cash Paid (Details)             HTML     45K 
90: R69         Lease Commitments - ASC 842 (Details)               HTML     77K 
91: R70         Lease Commitments - Narrative (Details)             HTML     38K 
92: R71         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc. -   HTML     55K 
                Summary of Income Statement Information (Details)                
93: R72         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc. -   HTML     63K 
                Summary of Balance Sheet Information (Details)                   
94: R73         Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Assets and     HTML     63K 
                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
95: R74         Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Assets and     HTML     65K 
                Liabilities Measured On a Non-Recurring Basis                    
                (Details)                                                        
96: R75         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     70K 
97: R76         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Fair Value   HTML     51K 
                of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging                         
                Instruments (Details)                                            
98: R77         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Effect of    HTML     47K 
                Derivatives Not Designated On Hedging Instruments                
                (Details)                                                        
99: R78         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Effect of    HTML     67K 
                Netting Derivative Assets and Liabilities                        
                (Details)                                                        
100: R79         Assets Held for Sale (Details)                      HTML     42K  
101: R80         Equity (Details)                                    HTML     46K  
102: R81         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     75K  
103: R82         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Narrative  HTML     41K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R83         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Segment    HTML     67K  
                Earnings (Details)                                               
105: R84         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Segment    HTML     63K  
                Assets (Details)                                                 
106: R85         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Segment    HTML     81K  
                Sales and Operating Revenues (Details)                           
107: R86         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Segment    HTML     55K  
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
108: R87         Investments and Advances - Summary of Investment    HTML     91K  
                and Advances and Equity in Earnings (Details)                    
109: R88         Investments and Advances - Narrative (Details)      HTML    101K  
110: R89         Investments and Advances - Summary of Financial     HTML     92K  
                Information of All Equity Affiliates (Details)                   
111: R90         Litigation (Details)                                HTML     47K  
112: R91         Taxes - Summary of Components of Income Tax         HTML     64K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R92         Taxes - Effective Income Tax Reconciliation         HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R93         Taxes - Narrative (Details)                         HTML     63K  
115: R94         Taxes - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and          HTML     81K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
116: R95         Taxes - Summary of Unrecognized Income Tax          HTML     78K  
                Benefits and Taxes Other Than on Income (Details)                
117: R96         Properties, Plant and Equipment (Details)           HTML    105K  
118: R97         Short-Term Debt - Summary (Details)                 HTML     56K  
119: R98         Short-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)               HTML     44K  
120: R99         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML    218K  
121: R100        Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells -        HTML     59K  
                Summary of Changes and Aging of Capitalized Well                 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
122: R101        Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells -        HTML     61K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
123: R102        Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells - Aging  HTML     62K  
                of Costs on a Well and Project Basis (Details)                   
124: R103        Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation -  HTML    116K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
125: R104        Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation -  HTML     89K  
                Summary of Valuation Assumptions and Activity                    
                (Details)                                                        
126: R105        Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)        HTML    147K  
127: R106        Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Change in       HTML    116K  
                Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets (Details)                     
128: R107        Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Balance Sheet   HTML     59K  
                Components (Details)                                             
129: R108        Employee Benefit Plans - Amounts Recognized in      HTML     54K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)                   
130: R109        Employee Benefit Plans - Accumulated Benefit        HTML     50K  
                Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                    
131: R110        Employee Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Benefit Cost  HTML    103K  
                (Details)                                                        
132: R111        Employee Benefit Plans - Assumptions (Details)      HTML     66K  
133: R112        Employee Benefit Plans - Plan Assets (Details)      HTML    245K  
134: R113        Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Change in       HTML     76K  
                Assets Measured at Level 3 (Details)                             
135: R114        Employee Benefit Plans - Expected Benefit Payments  HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
136: R115        Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details)       HTML    103K  
137: R116        Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)              HTML     53K  
138: R117        Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     39K  
139: R118        Other Financial Information (Details)               HTML     71K  
140: R119        Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     65K  
                Chemical Company LLC - Summary of Income Statement               
                Information (Details)                                            
141: R120        Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     61K  
                Chemical Company LLC - Summary of Balance Sheet                  
                Information (Details)                                            
142: R121        Restructuring and Reorganization Costs (Details)    HTML     67K  
143: R122        Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Details)     HTML     88K  
144: R123        Acquisition of Noble Energy, Inc. (Details)         HTML     85K  
145: R124        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     57K  
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Chevron Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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