OREANDA-NEWS. August 07, 2014. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported earnings of USD 5.7 billion (USD 2.98 per share – diluted) for second quarter 2014, compared with USD 5.4 billion (USD 2.77 per share – diluted) in the 2013 second quarter.

Foreign currency effects decreased earnings in the 2014 quarter by USD 232 million, compared with an increase of \\$302 million a year earlier.

Sales and other operating revenues in second quarter 2014 were USD 56 billion, compared to USD 55 billion in the year-ago period.

“Our second quarter earnings and cash flow were solid,” said Chairman and CEO John Watson.  “Current quarter earnings reflected stronger market conditions for crude oil, although some of these benefits were offset by lower production volumes as a result of planned maintenance activity at Tengizchevroil in Kazakhstan. Gains on asset sales also contributed to our results, as we completed important sales under our three-year divestment program.

Watson added, “We continue to make significant progress on our major capital projects which are expected to underpin a 20 percent increase in production by 2017 and enable significant growth in our cash flows. In the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, our production is expected to benefit in the near-term from start-up of the Jack/St. Malo Project later this year and the Big Foot Project in 2015. In Australia, our Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects continue to reach important interim milestones. Gorgon remains on track for expected start -up in mid-2015. We are also advancing the development of our liquids-rich, unconventional properties in the United States, Canada and Argentina.”