No. Chevron does not value its (few and far between) successful oil explorers. Want proof? Just ask your Chevron recruiter or your contacts there if they can name just 4 or 5 current and successful oil explorers in the company. Maybe the geologist responsible for the Nargis discovery (Leviathan was a Noble discovery). Maybe an Exploration Manager who has actually found oil in their career. Maybe one of their "Fellows" who has actually found oil. They will hem and haw and have to get back to you - but they never will. Chevron is not an exploration company, their core strength is producing someone else's discovery.
OP: @yrn+1myx4Fdt I agree. Great post.