Chevron Technology Ventures champions innovation, commercialization and integration of emerging technologies within Chevron. Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) helps Chevron embrace emerging technologies to create new commercial opportunities, reduce costs and improve performance. CTV serves as one of the company's most important technology "scouts," always searching for emerging technologies that could enhance Chevron's strategies. CTV identifies, acquires, tests, validates, and, if appropriate, helps integrate those technologies into the company's core businesses. Alternatively, technologies may be studied then "shelved" for future consideration.