How do you leverage technology to create greater business value?

As the worldwide search for new crude oil and natural gas supplies takes Chevron into increasingly more challenging areas, technology plays a pivotal role in the company's success. Chevron's Energy Technology Company (ETC) integrates the development and deployment of technology across the enterprise, from deepwater oil fields to the development of next-generation energy sources. This integration is uncommon in the industry and delivers a competitive advantage by providing full research and development capabilities to Chevron's upstream, downstream and emerging energy businesses. ETC is creating a robust pathway inside our company to improve efficiency, increase productivity, lower costs and encourage innovation.

Photo: Visualization Lab, Chevron Energy Technology Company, San Ramon, California: Seongsik Yoon, senior research scientist.