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Chevron’s Second Quarter Profit Beats Outlook on Record Shale Production

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Chevron said it had record production in the shale-rich Permian Basin region in the second quarter. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Chevron released a second-quarter performance update on Sunday that was better than expected ahead of the oil major’s earnings announcement this week.

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