press release

Chevron Files Petition in Ecuador Seeking Dismissal of Lawsuit

SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 6, 2010 – Chevron Corporation has today filed a petition before the Provincial Court of Sucumbíos in Lago Agrio, Ecuador seeking dismissal of the lawsuit pending against it there.  In support of its petition, Chevron has submitted to the court video outtakes from the movie Crude that show the plaintiffs' counsel, consultants, and associates meeting with the court's supposedly neutral "Global Expert," Richard Stalin Cabrera Vega, to plan and create the $27.3 billion damages report that Cabrera later would present to the court as his own. 

Chevron believes that the video evidence proves that plaintiffs' counsel and consultants colluded with Cabrera to present a fraudulent report and then to present a fraudulent "peer review" of their own work.  Chevron also believes that the video proves that plaintiffs' and Cabrera's denials of their collusion in filings and testimony before the Ecuadorian court, before various United States courts and other institutions, and before the worldwide press have been false. 

Chevron's petition argues that the case must be dismissed as a sanction for the abusive misconduct by plaintiffs and their attorneys, and because the fraudulent "Global Expert" report submitted under Cabrera's name is the only "evidence" supporting plaintiffs' case.

Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company's success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of its employees and their application of the most innovative technologies in the world. Chevron is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. The company explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

Published: August 2010