Chevron Corporation reported net income of $7.9 billion ($3.85 per share - diluted) for the third quarter 2008, compared with $3.7 billion ($1.75 per share - diluted) a year earlier. For the first nine months of 2008, net income was $19.0 billion ($9.23 per share - diluted), up from $13.8 billion ($6.45 per share - diluted) for the same period in 2007.