HOUSTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp made an offer on Thursday to striking United Steelworkers union (USW) members in a bid to end a nine-week strike at the company's Richmond, California, refinery, sources familiar with the talks said.

Spokespeople for the two sides were not immediately available to discuss the negotiations. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Leslie Adler)