Chevron Completes Sale of Benelux Fuels Marketing Business to Delek

San Ramon, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Chevron Corporation
(NYSE: CVX) today announced the completion of the sale by its
subsidiaries in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) of
their fuels marketing business to Dutch company Delek Benelux B.V., a
subsidiary of Israeli company Delek Group. The amount paid to Chevron
on the close date of August 8, 2007, was USD $516 million, which
excludes a final adjustment amount expected to be settled by the end
of the year.

Under the previously announced share sale agreement, Delek Benelux
B.V. acquired Chevron's Benelux fuel marketing operations, which
include 803 Texaco(R)-branded service stations, two fuel terminals in
Belgium and Luxembourg, interests in six joint-venture retailers in
the Netherlands, as well as other related assets.

Chevron will retain its lubricants, aviation, fuel and marine
marketing, Oronite additives and upstream businesses in Europe.

Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading energy
companies. With approximately 56,000 employees, Chevron subsidiaries
conduct business in approximately 180 countries around the world,
producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and refining,
marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products. Chevron
is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information on Chevron is
available at http://www.chevron.com.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements about the
sale of Chevron's fuels marketing interests in the Netherland,
Belgium and Luxembourg. The statements are based on management's
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Contact:
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