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Chevron10-Q: Quality issue

Chevron fined over $2.6M for environmental and fuel standard violations.

What happened

Recent penalties, including $1.07M for biofuel credit misreporting and $1.53M for a well control incident, expose Chevron to financial and reputational risk.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 7, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

Chevron 10-Q

Filing excerpt

As previously disclosed, on May 26, 2023, Chevron’s refinery in El Segundo, California notified the U.S. EPA that it had inadvertently overstated the number of biofuel credits generated by co-processing in 2022 in violation of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. Resolution of the alleged violations resulted in the payment of a civil penalty of $1,072,634 in April 2026.

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Signal
10-Q: Quality issue

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
03/31
Filed
May 7, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$2.6M (Total civil penalties for biofuel credit violations ($1.07M) and a well control incident ($1.53M).)

Details

CIK
93410
Accession number
0000093410-26-000113
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Quality management needed
Signal category
Operations

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • biofuel

Regions named

  • El Segundo, California
  • Galeton, Colorado

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
May 12, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
qualityIssue

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  "signal_id": "3416044c-be25-41a3-9976-1a5e36e7dd06",
  "signal_type": "sec-10q",
  "signal_subtype": "qualityIssue",
  "detected_at": "2026-05-12T09:24:57.899+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Chevron",
    "domain": "chevron.com"
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  "data": {
    "detail": "Recent penalties, including $1.07M for biofuel credit misreporting and $1.53M for a well control incident, expose Chevron to financial and reputational risk. This creates an urgent need for improved compliance, safety, and environmental monitoring and reporting solutions to prevent future violations.",
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      "timeframe": "current_quarter",
      "dollar_context": "Total civil penalties for biofuel credit violations ($1.07M) and a well control incident ($1.53M).",
      "dollar_millions": 2.607
    },
    "summary": "Chevron fined over $2.6M for environmental and fuel standard violations.",
    "excerpts": "As previously disclosed, on May 26, 2023, Chevron’s refinery in El Segundo, California notified the U.S. EPA that it had inadvertently overstated the number of biofuel credits generated by co-processing in 2022 in violation of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. Resolution of the alleged violations resulted in the payment of a civil penalty of $1,072,634 in April 2026.",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93410/000009341026000113/cvx-20260331.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-05-07",
    "filing_year": 2026,
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    "sales_relevance": "Quality management needed",
    "signal_category": "operations",
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      "El Segundo, California",
      "Galeton, Colorado"
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