Chevron Reports Fourth Quarter Loss of $588 Million And 2015 Earnings of $4.6 Billion

Full-year 2015 earnings were \\$4.6 billion (\\$2.45 per share – diluted) compared with \\$19.2 billion (\\$10.14 per share – diluted) in 2014.

Sales and other operating revenues in fourth quarter 2015 were \\$28 billion, compared to \\$42 billion in the year-ago period.

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