After rising through the finance side, Watson was appointed president of Chevron Canada in 1996.

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Chevron Canada is owned by another Canadian subsidiary, which in turn is owned by the U.S. parent.

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In western Canada Apache is also working with Chevron on developing the Kitimat LNG project to provide an export route for 50 billion cubic feet of gas reserves in that region.

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Chevron North Sea is at number five, Suncor Energy of Canada is at 8, Dana Petroleum at 11, Taqa Bratani at 12 and Talisman Energy at 13.

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Chevron has virtually no assets in Ecuador, so plaintiffs have turned to courts in Canada and elsewhere to try and collect.

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