A group is pressing Chevron to leave Angola.
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The Conservative Caucus is campaigning to force the oil giant to shut down its operations in Angola on grounds that its presence is bolstering the Soviet-backed government there. Chevron spokesmen said the $1-million campaign was ill-founded. They said the company, which has operated in Angola for 30 years, maintains “a position of strict neutrality” with the Marxist government.
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