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Chevron Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 8/4/22, at 11:33am ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  93410-22-66   ·   File #:  1-00368

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

 8/04/22  Chevron Corp.                     10-Q        6/30/22   79:9.2M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                (Unaudited)                                                      
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15: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)              HTML     46K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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21: R11         Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement  HTML     96K 
                of Cash Flows                                                    
22: R12         Summarized Financial Data - Tengizchevroil LLP      HTML     37K 
23: R13         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     37K 
                Chemical Company LLC                                             
24: R14         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc.     HTML     40K 
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33: R23         Revenue                                             HTML     27K 
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36: R26         General (Policies)                                  HTML     40K 
37: R27         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses   HTML     63K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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                of Cash Flows (Tables)                                           
39: R29         Summarized Financial Data - Tengizchevroil LLP      HTML     37K 
                (Tables)                                                         
40: R30         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     37K 
                Chemical Company LLC (Tables)                                    
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
52: R42         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron Phillips        HTML     56K 
                Chemical Company LLC (Details)                                   
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                Income Statement (Details)                                       
54: R44         Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc. -   HTML     59K 
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
55: R45         Operating Segments and Geographic Data -            HTML     26K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
56: R46         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Earnings   HTML     58K 
                by Major Operating Area (Details)                                
57: R47         Operating Segments and Geographic Data - Segment    HTML     53K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
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                Revenues (Details)                                               
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                (Details)                                                        
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65: R55         Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities    HTML     60K 
                at Fair Value, Recurring (Details)                               
66: R56         Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R57         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Fair Value   HTML     37K 
                of Derivatives (Details)                                         
68: R58         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Additional   HTML     29K 
                Information (Details)                                            
69: R59         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Effect of    HTML     38K 
                Derivatives (Details)                                            
70: R60         Financial and Derivative Instruments - Effect of    HTML     61K 
                Netting Derivative Assets and Liabilities                        
                (Details)                                                        
71: R61         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     24K 
72: R62         Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Details)     HTML     35K 
73: R63         Acquisition of Renewable Energy Group, Inc. -       HTML     35K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired                
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