Chevron's safety record hit by accidents OIL INDUSTRY Spate of accidents dents Chevron's reputation, forces firm to take step back By David R. Baker , Business Reporter Updated Aug 16, 2012 8:35 a.m.

The number of flaring incidents in 2018 at Chevron's Richmond refinery was at its highest level in 12 years, according to data the Bay Area Air Quality Management District released Monday at a board ...

Since 1999, Chevron in Richmond had eight major pollution incidents, five of which were fires. That is fewer than two of the other three refineries in Contra Costa County, according to records ...

Federal investigators on Monday called for a dramatic overhaul of oil refinery regulation in California and across the nation, saying the massive fire at Chevron's Richmond refinery last year is ...

Since 2002, the Chevron refinery and its Richmond offices were fined nine times by the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health totaling $11,545, a minuscule amount for a global energy ...

The number of flaring incidents at Chevron is much higher than at most of the other Bay Area refineries this year. According to a hazardous materials spill database maintained by the Governor's Office ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chevron CEO Mike Wirth speaks during CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo ...

Since 2006, Chevron has reported dozens of incidents where its natural gas pipelines have been hit, according to records from state and local agencies -- and the incidents have caused millions of ...

A chevron refinery flaring incident, although by no means the most dramatic, was yet another mishap in a long year of refinery accidents and violations in the East Bay industrial cluster that ...

Within the oil industry, Chevron Corp. has long enjoyed a reputation for safety. But the last two years reputation has been challenged. In June 2011, an explosion ripped through a Chevron refinery ...