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Summarized Financial Data - Tengizchevroil LLP | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Summarized Financial Data of Affiliate [Abstract] |
Summarized Financial Data - Tengizchevroil LLP | Summarized Financial Data – Tengizchevroil LLP Chevron has a 50 percent equity ownership interest in Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO). Refer to Note 1 6, beginning on page 70, for a discussion of TCO operations. Summarized financial information for 100 percent of TCO is presented in the table below:
| Year ended December 31 |
| 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Sales and other operating revenues | $ | 13,363 |  |  |  | $ | 10,460 |  |  | $ | 12,811 |
Costs and other deductions | 6,507 |  |  |  | 6,822 |  |  | 7,257 |
Net income attributable to TCO | 4,841 |  |  |  | 2,563 |  |  | 3,897 |
| At December 31 |
| 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |
Current assets | $ | 4,239 |  |  |  | $ | 7,001 |
Other assets | 26,411 |  |  |  | 20,476 |
Current liabilities | 2,517 |  |  |  | 2,841 |
Other liabilities | 6,266 |  |  |  | 6,210 |
Total TCO net equity | $ | 21,867 |  |  |  | $ | 18,426 |

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