ChevronTexaco benefits from contributions to Schwarzenegger, Performance Review

ChevronTexaco, which has given $200,000 to Arnold Schwarzenegger and more than $500,000 to the State Republican Party reaped the benefits of their investments in the California Performance Review, according to the Oakland Tribune:

In its section about making it easier to locate refineries or LNG plants, the CPR report cites attorney Mike Carroll of the law firm Latham & Watkins as a source. Based in the firm's Orange County office, Carroll represents Chevron on a variety of regulatory issues, according to the firm's Web site.

Carroll did not return telephone calls for comment from The Associated Press.

Chevron has two LNG proposals -- a $650 million facility that would be built offshore on an island near Tijuana in Baja California; and a second plan that would place a facility at Camp Pendleton in Orange County.

Schwarzenegger is expected to meet with Mexican officials in Mexicali later this month. One expected topic of discussion is Chevron's LNG proposal.

Of course, more than one LNG facility is needed and more than one is proposed; further analysis should be done to determine whether the recommendations unfairly benefit ChevronTexaco over the other proposed projects.