![]() ![]() More than 400 decision professionals are engaged in Chevron’s organizations around the world. Chevron appointed decision executives who were required to become certified in the tools and processes of DQ and complete a corporate training program. SDG worked with Chevron to build a deep internal competence in DQ, introducing the concept to thousands of decision makers. In 2000, David O’Reilly became Chairman and CEO of Chevron and made DQ mandatory on all capital expenditures over $50 million in order to improve the potential value of major decisions. ![]() ![]() Strategic Decisions Group started working with Chevron in 1989 on adopting Decision Quality (DQ) processes. Oil & gas companies operate in an environment of constant uncertainty and executives are required to make billion-dollar bets. The company's highest-ever quarterly profit, $11.6 billion, was recorded the previous quarter.The oil & gas industry is one of the most decision-intensive businesses around. News of Friday's settlement comes a week after Chevron posted its second-highest quarterly profit in its history: $11.2 billion in the three months ending September 30. The District Attorney’s Office last filed charges against Chevron in August 2013 in connection with a major fire at the refinery the previous year - to which Chevron pleaded no contest and paid $2 million in fines and restitution. Some city officials, environmentalists and community members have said the spill is an example of Chevron failing to safely and responsibly run its refinery and have complained about the slow pace in which information has been revealed to the public about an incident that caused ecological damage to the bay.Ĭontra Costa County has also hired AcuTech, a global consulting firm, to review Chevron’s root-cause analysis of the spill. “We are committed to applying what has been learned so that a similar event does not happen again,” Chevron said as part of a statement issued by company spokesperson Brian Hubinger. They include a “more comprehensive pipeline inspection program, the piloting of a leak detection system, a detailed review of existing systems, and improved training of staff,” according to the county District Attorney's Office. The company has agreed to a series of measures aimed at preventing a similar release. The company said the pipe failed due to internal corrosion. The cement-lined steel pipe that ruptured was used to carry ballast water or refined fuel between tankers docked at the wharf and the refinery complex. In the report, Chevron also said it learned of the spill after a member of the public told a company employee about the fuel in the water. The release led to the closure of Keller Beach at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. According to that report, a small hole in the pipeline on the refinery’s Richmond Long Wharf allowed close to 800 gallons of diesel fuel mixed with water to spill and spread for several miles along the Richmond shoreline. ![]()
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