Gulf of Mexico. First production is expected in 2008, with initial total daily output estimated at 30,000 barrels of crude oil and 30 million cubic feet of natural gas. Chevron is the operator and holds a 62.5 percent working interest in the project.

     In late 2005, the company drilled deepwater crude oil discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico at the 60 percent-owned and operated Big Foot prospect in the Walker Ridge Block 29 and the 25 percent-owned, nonoperated Knotty Head prospect located in Green Canyon Block 512. Additional appraisal activity continued into 2006 at both locations.

     Angola   In early 2006, first oil was produced from the 31 percent-interest deepwater Belize Field in Block 14, offshore Angola. The Benguela, Belize, Lobito and Tomboco fields form a project that is being developed in two phases. The maximum total production from both phases of the project is anticipated to reach 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day in 2008.

     Australia   In mid-2005, the company won exploration rights to four deepwater blocks in the northern Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia. In early 2006, the company was awarded rights to another block in the Carnarvon Basin. The blocks are located in an area of significant natural gas potential and near the Chevron-led Gorgon Project. Chevron holds a 50 percent operated interest in the blocks.

     Kazakhstan   In late 2005, the company’s 50 percent-owned Tengizchevroil (TCO) affiliate awarded commercial contracts to enable increased crude-oil exports through a southern route across the Caspian Sea. The southern route will provide additional export capacity for TCO’s increased production until the Caspian Pipeline Consortium pipeline is expanded. The additional crude oil production at TCO will result from major facilities-expansion projects being constructed at a total cost of approximately $5.5 billion. By the third quarter 2007, TCO’s crude production capacity is projected to increase from the current capacity of 300,000 barrels per day to between 460,000 and 550,000.

     Nigeria   In early 2005, a construction contract was awarded for the $1.1 billion floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to be used at the Agbami Field. The construction contract was a key milestone in the development of the 68 percent-owned Agbami Field, which is scheduled to come online in 2008 with an estimated maximum total daily production of 250,000 barrels of crude oil.

     Nigeria — São Tomé e Príncipe Joint Development Zone (JDZ)   In early 2005, the company signed a production-sharing contract for Block 1 in the Nigeria - São Tomé e Príncipe JDZ. Chevron will be the operator and has a 51 percent interest in the block. Drilling of the first exploration well was under way in late-February 2006.

     Venezuela   In June 2005, the company discovered natural gas in Block 3 of Plataforma Deltana, offshore Venezuela. The site is in the proximity of the Loran natural gas field in Block 2 and provides sufficient resources for a detailed evaluation of Venezuela’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) train.

In the third quarter 2005, the company was awarded an exploration license for the Cardon