CHEVRON

Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities.

Chevron, the biggest employer in the city of San Ramon, is downsizing and moving.

In a pointed back and forth, the head of Chevron complained Tuesday that President Joe Biden has vilified energy firms at a time when gasoline prices are at near record levels and the president responded that the oil company CEO was being “mildly sensitive.” The president in recent weeks has criticized oil producers and refiners for maximizing profits and making…

More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area are on strike over safety concerns and to demand a salary increase to keep up with inflation and the area’s high cost of living

More than 500 workers at a Chevron refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area officially went on strike at Monday morning.

The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to top executives of ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil giants, charging that the companies have not turned over documents needed by the committee to investigate allegations that the oil industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming

House Oversight Committee chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., blasted Exxon, Shell, Chevron and BP executives for knowingly misinforming the public on the impact of their products on climate change. “For far too long, Big Oil has escaped accountability for its central role for bringing our planet to the brink of a climate catastrophe. That ends today.”

Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants sparred with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.