The Richmond City Council is 30 days from pursuing litigation against Chevron Corporation if negotiations fail to secure compensation for the August 2012 refinery fire.

It's no secret that oil and gas behemoth Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) operates in a vast array of locations. Along with being a major player in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, it's also the top dog in Australia's burgeoning LNG world.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was in 43 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. CVX investors should pay attention to a decrease in hedge fund interest in recent months.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) posted its first-quarter earnings on May 2. Earnings per share of $3.18 beat Wall Street estimates while revenue fell 6.43%.

Can Chevron Beat Exxon Mobil for Oil Supremacy? (Wall St. Cheat Sheet) A quick glance at the Fortune 500 list of top American companies reveals Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) at number two and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) at number three.

Unfortunately, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) wasn't so lucky as its integrated business was affected by downtime at two of its refineries.

Chevron Corporation ( CVX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 15, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $1 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 10, 2013.

Clearly, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), and Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.

Jeff Nielson: In the 21st century Corporate Media, where �black is white� and �up is down�; perverse reporting of economic data is par for the course.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has stayed (see opinion here) an action initiated by a group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs seeking to have a judgment of an Ecuadorian court against Chevron Corp. [NYSE: CVX] recognized and enforced in Ontario. In doing ...