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    <periodOfReport>2026-03-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000093410</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CHEVRON CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CVX</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002113311</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ghai Amit R.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1400 SMITH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Controller</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k) plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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                <value>2029-01-30</value>
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                    <value>3600</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2030-01-29</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4500</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                <value>2032-01-26</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>4300</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <value>Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F6"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2033-01-25</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>2300</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F7"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2034-02-06</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>2800</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <value>Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F9"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>868</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F10"/>
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            <expirationDate>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>258</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>501</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F12"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F12"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>2060</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Stock Units</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F13"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F13"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F13"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>306</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Excess Benefit Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This number represents the reporting person's shares of Chevron Corporation common stock under the Chevron Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan, a 401(k) plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Option granted 1/30/2019. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on January 31, 2020, January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2022, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Option granted 1/29/2020. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on January 31, 2021, January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2023, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Option granted 1/27/2021. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on January 31, 2022, January 31, 2023 and January 31, 2024, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Option granted 1/26/2022. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on January 31, 2023, January 31, 2024 and January 31, 2025, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Option granted 1/25/2023. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on January 31, 2024, January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2026, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Option granted 2/6/2024. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on February 10, 2025 and February 10, 2026, respectively, and one-third of the shares will vest on February 10, 2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Option granted 2/4/2025. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested on February 10, 2026, and one-third of the shares will vest on February 10, 2027 and February 10, 2028, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Restricted stock units granted on January 26, 2022 under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Chevron Corporation common stock. Restricted stock units accrue dividend equivalents in the form of additional restricted stock units and are payable in cash upon vesting on January 31, 2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Restricted stock units granted on February 6, 2024 under the Chevron Corporation 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Chevron Corporation common stock. Restricted stock units accrue dividend equivalents in the form of additional restricted stock units.  One-third of the shares subject to the award vested on February 10, 2025 and February 10, 2026, respectively, and one-third of the shares subject to the award will vest on February 10, 2027 and will settle in shares of Chevron common stock on the date of vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Restricted stock units granted on February 4, 2025 under the Chevron Corporation 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Chevron Corporation common stock. Restricted stock units accrue dividend equivalents in the form of additional restricted stock units.  One-third of the shares subject to the award vested on February 10, 2026, and one-third of the shares subject to the award will vest on February 10, 2027 and February 10, 2028, respectively, and will settle in shares of Chevron common stock on the date of vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Restricted stock units granted on February 1, 2026 under the Chevron Corporation 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Chevron Corporation common stock. Restricted stock units accrue dividend equivalents in the form of additional restricted stock units.  One-third of the shares subject to the award will vest on February 1, 2027, February 1, 2028 and February 1, 2029, respectively, and will settle in shares of Chevron common stock on the date of vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Chevron Corporation common stock. The phantom stock units, which are issued under the Chevron ESIP-RP, are payable in cash upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Rose Z. Pierson, Attorney-in-Fact for Amit R. Ghai</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-03-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
