A pickup truck pulls out of the Highland Village Chevron gas station in Jackson, Miss. , Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Chevron said Friday, it pushed its way through a weak third quarter by pumping more oil out of the ground as prices recover from a severe plunge earlier in the year. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

A pickup truck pulls out of the Highland Village Chevron gas station in Jackson, Miss. , Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Chevron said Friday, it pushed its way through a weak third quarter by pumping more oil out of the ground as prices recover from a severe plunge earlier in the year.

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  6. An Ecuadorean oil worker wears a t-shirt with a skull design while working to clean up an oil waste pit owned by state petroleum company Petroecuador in Shushufindi, some 410 km (254 mi) east of Quito December 8, 2009. Residents in the country�s Amazon region are suing Chevron, accusing the U.S. company of doing environmental damage while it operated in a consortium with Petroecuadro in the 1970s and 1980s.
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  8. Jim Furyk of the U.S. putts the ball from the lip of the cup for a birdie during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament on his way to winning the tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, December 6, 2009.
  9. A demonstrator is held by authorities after he and several others blocked the entrance of Chevron Corp. in San Ramon, Calif., Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 to protest the climate talks in Copenhagen. The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference opened Monday in Copenhagen, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
  10. Demonstrators block the entrance of Chevron Corp. in San Ramon, Calif., Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 to protest the climate talks in Copenhagen. The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference opened Monday in Copenhagen, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
  11. Jim Furyk of the U.S. holds the trophy after winning the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California December 6, 2009.
  12. Padraig Harrington of Ireland tips his hat to the crowd around the 18th green after completing the final round of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, December 6, 2009.
  13. Jim Furyk of the U.S. tees off on the 17th hole during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament on his way to winning the tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, December 6, 2009.
  14. Jim Furyk of the U.S. holds his trophy after winning the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California December 6, 2009.
  15. Jim Furyk of the U.S. lines up his putt before making a birdie on the 18th hole as the clubhouse is seen behind the green during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament, on his way to winning the tournament, at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, December 6, 2009.
  16. Jim Furyk of the U.S. celebrates saving par on the 17th hole during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament on his way to winning the tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, December 6, 2009.

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