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Next GenerationKrista Heidersbach:Corrosion FighterKrista Heidersbach faces a tough situation.She manages corrosion-related researchwithin Chevron, with a significant focus ontop-of-the-line corrosion, which occurs inwet-gas pipeline systems when water carriedby the gas condenses during transportation,damaging the pipeline.According to Heidersbach, this problem isespecially prevalent in the Asia-Pacific regionand Australia’s North West Shelf, costingthe industry millions of dollars annually inpipeline replacements. Heidersbach is alsoactively involved in research on corrosioncaused by microorganisms found in seawaterthat compromise nearly every engineeringmetal and alloy used offshore.Recent projects include a wet-gas pipelinesystem in Thailand. She has worked on majoroffshore capital developments in Angola,Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. “Throughour research, we are gaining a better understandingof the various causes of corrosionand the steps we can take to prevent ormitigate it,” said Heidersbach. “Corrosion isa big problem, and we have a constant goal—making sure pipe can last for the design lifeof the project.”Heidersbach, a nine-year Chevronemployee, received her bachelor’s degree fromSouthern Methodist University in Texas and hasa Ph.D. in engineering science and mechanicsfrom Pennsylvania State University.Trevor Demayo: Alternative Energy InvestigatorTrevor Demayo leads ETC’s low-carbon energy team. In that capacity, he supervises fourpeople and collaborates extensively, performing due diligence on various alternatives:including solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, fuel cell and electric vehicle technologies.Demayo and his team project future energy trends, developing economic and technicalassessment models to help guide Chevron’s strategic planning.Recent activities include a project in Angola to eliminate gas flaring by tracking theprogress of reduction plans and reporting the results to senior management. Demayoworks with Chevron’s university partners, helping to rank and prioritize research proposalsfor company funding and developing strong collaborative relationships in advanced energyresearch and development.Demayo is currently representing Chevron on the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange special report on renewable energy sources, for which he and his team are helpingwrite and co-edit chapters on geothermal energy, bioenergy and transportation. “Chevronis one of the few companies involved in coordinating this effort,” said Demayo. “Projectssuch as this one underscore the seriousness of our commitment to studying and promotingalternative energy among virtually the entire range of potential applications.”Demayo has been with Chevron since 2003. He did his undergraduate work at SimonFraser University in British Columbia, Canada, and has a master’s degree and Ph.D. inmechanical and environmental engineering from the University of California, Irvine.PHOTOS, FROM TOP: PAUL S. HOWELL; MARILYN HULBERT48 | Next*
Next GenerationDulcineia Carvalho: Modeling MavenDulcineia Carvalho is an information technology (IT) architect foroil and gas exploration and production. For the past two years, sheand her colleagues have worked on the architecture framework forexploration and production, a cohesive set of business and informationmodels for standardizing, integrating and simplifying IT systemsacross exploration and production activities.“We are developing an architecture that functions as a frame ofreference for the integrated operation of IT systems, enabling businessobjectives to be achieved more efficiently and effectively,”said Carvalho. “Ultimately, our work will develop an infrastructureso lean, robust and adaptable to change that will be invisible to thecore business.”Among her other accomplishments, Carvalho has worked onChevron’s i-field initiative for emerging production technologies,helping establish a key software-integration facility at the University ofSouthern California. This initiative uses new developments in real-timetechnology, including downhole sensors that allow continual adjustmentsto wells based on current conditions.Carvalho joined Chevron in 2007. She has a bachelor’s degreein electrical engineering from Agostinho Neto University in Angolaand a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign. ■© 2010 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. All rights reserved. NEXT* is a registered trademark of Chevron Intellectual Property LLC.Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:This publication of Chevron Corporation contains forward-looking statements relating to Chevron’s operations that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum, chemicals and other energyrelatedbusiness. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “planned,” “targets,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “schedules,” “estimates,” “budgets” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the company’s control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results maydiffer materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Unless legally required,Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.PHOTO: TOMMY LYLESAmong the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changing crude oil and natural gas prices; actions of competitors or regulators; timing of exploration expenses;timing of crude oil liftings; the competitiveness of alternate energy sources or product substitutes; technological developments; the results of operations and financial condition of equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company’s joint venturepartners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, constructionor startup of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company’s net production or manufacturing facilities or delivery/transportation networks due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather or crude oilproduction quotas that might be imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments under existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant investment orproduct changes under existing or future environmental statutes, regulations and litigation; the potential liability resulting from other pending or future litigation; government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, industry-specific taxes,changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on the scope of company operations; foreign currency movements compared with the U.S. dollar; and the factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” on pages 30 through 32 of the company’s 2009 AnnualReport on Form 10-K. In addition, such statements could be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this report could also have material adverse effects onforward-looking statements.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules permit oil and gas companies to disclose only proved reserves in their filings with the SEC. Certain terms, such as “probable” or “possible” reserves, “potential” or “recoverable” volumes, “recoverable”volumes, “resources,” and “crude oil in place,” among others used in this publication, may not be permitted to be included in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors should refer to disclosures in Chevron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K forthe year ended December 31, 2009.
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