In a new chapter in the trial over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador, Chevron's…shareholders will decide May 27 whether the board must prepare a report on the California-based oil major's compliance with host country policies...[I]t is widely seen as a strategy to answer outstanding questions - and perhaps pressure the company - on the US$27bn trial. US securities regulator SEC rejected Chevron's attempt to block the report…Chevron, however, pointed out that the proposal uses Ecuador as a proof point but does not call for a study on Ecuador given that the company does not operate in the South American country. [also refers to Texaco (part of Chevron), Petroecuador]