of about 4.7 million metric tons of LNG per year. Negotiations continue to finalize the two remaining nonbinding Heads of Agreement (HOAs) as binding SPAs, which would bring LNG delivery commitments to a combined total of about 90 percent of Chevron’s share of LNG from the project.      Through the end of 2010, the company has signed nonbinding HOAs with three Asian customers for the delivery of about 80 percent of Chevron’s net LNG offtake from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. Negotiations continue to move the three HOAs to binding SPAs with these customers. These three customers have also agreed to acquire a combined 21.8 percent nonoperated working interest in the Wheatstone field licenses and a 17.5 percent interest in the foundation natural gas processing facilities at the time of the final investment decision. The project, currently undergoing front-end engineering and design (FEED), has a planned capacity of 8.9 million metric tons per year.

     During 2010, the company announced additional deepwater natural gas discoveries, including the Clio and Acme prospects in 67 percent-owned Block WA-205-P, Yellowglen prospect in 50 percent-owned Block WA-268-P, Brederode prospect in 50 percent-owned Block WA-364-P,

and Sappho prospect in 50 percent-owned Block WA-392-P. In February 2011, the company announced a natural gas discovery in the Orthrus prospect in 50 percent-owned Block WA-24-R. These discoveries are expected to contribute to further growth at company-operated LNG projects in Australia.

     Cambodia The company completed three successful exploration wells during 2010. In the first-half 2011, a 30-year production permit for the production sharing contract is expected to be approved by the government. A final investment decision for construction of a wellhead platform and a floating storage and offloading vessel is expected in 2011.

     Canada First production was achieved from the Jackpine Mine in third quarter 2010 as a result of Athabasca Oil Sands Project Expansion 1 activities. In addition, through 2010 the company acquired approximately 200,000 acres of shale gas leasehold in western Canada. The appraisal of this acreage is expected to begin by the second-half 2011.

     China The company acquired a 100 percent interest in Blocks 53-30 and 64-18, and a 59 percent interest in Block 42-05, covering a combined total exploratory acreage of approximately 5.2 million acres in the South China Sea’s Pearl River Mouth Basin.

     Indonesia A final investment decision was reached for Development Area 13 of the Duri Field, where Chevron holds a 100 percent working interest.

     The company awarded FEED contracts in December 2010 for the Gendalo-Gehem natural gas development in the Makassar Strait offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Contracts for floating production units, subsea and flowline systems, export pipelines, and an onshore receiving facility were awarded for the project.

     Kazakhstan/Russia Approval was obtained from the shareholders and governing bodies of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium for a $5.4 billion expansion of the Caspian Pipeline. The capacity of the 935-mile pipeline, which carries crude oil