Here’s a roundup of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) news stories from this week. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) company shares ended the week at 73.52 (as of 7/23/2010).

Weekly News Roundup: Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

Tuesday

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) vice chairman George Kirkland said the company was delighted with the discovery, in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.

He said “The Sappho-1 discovery is another example of the success of Chevron’s significant exploration investment in northwest Australia and will support our long-term plans to build a leading natural gas business to supply energy to Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.”

Thursday

The agreement between Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and The Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) will stretch for 20 years, and will mean the supply of liquefied natural gas from the the Wheatstone gas project, situated in Western Australia.

The Korean company is the biggest ppurchaser of liquefied natural gas in the world.

Friday

June 12 saw a pipeline leak which caused a 33,000 gallon oil spill in and around Salt Lake City, and the country of Salt Lake has now tabled an invoice to Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) for more than $53,000.

Salt Lake City has already invoiced the company for $125,000 for services in the first 48 hours after the spill. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will be keen to handle the fallout from this small-scale spill quickly and efficiently, and has already pledged a $10,000 donation to Utah’s Hogle Zoo, which helped clean birds which were affected by oil.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on the Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) share price for changes over the next few weeks.

Here’s the last group of news stories which could affect stock prices when the markets open later today. The following stocks could be affected: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX). Here is a more detailed look at each company’s news briefs.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved the sale of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) filling stations to 7-11, a privately held company.

The approval of the ACCC is good news for Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), who recently had a deal blocked by the competition regulator with Caltex Australia Ltd.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

June 12 saw a pipeline leak which caused a 33,000 gallon oil spill in and around Salt Lake City, and the country of Salt Lake has now tabled an invoice to Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) for more than $53,000.

Salt Lake City has already invoiced the company for $125,000 for services in the first 48 hours after the spill. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will be keen to handle the fallout from this small-scale spill quickly and efficiently, and has already pledged a $10,000 donation to Utah’s Hogle Zoo, which helped clean birds which were affected by oil.

Expect to see high trade volume when the markets open later today for Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX).