Chevron Sanctions Ballymore Project in Deepwater US Gulf of Mexico
Published by Isabelle Keltie,
Editorial Assistant
Oilfield Technology,
Chevron Corporation announced today it has sanctioned the Ballymore project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The project, with a design capacity of 75 000 bbl of crude oil per day, will be developed as a three-mile subsea tieback to the existing Chevron-operated Blind Faith platform.
Steve Green, president of Chevron North America Exploration and Production said: “Chevron’s US Gulf of Mexico production is some of the lowest carbon intensity production in our portfolio at around 6 kg CO2 equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent and is a fraction of the global industry average. Once complete, Ballymore is expected to add a reliable supply of US-produced energy to help meet global demand. The project is designed to lower development costs by using a subsea tieback approach, standardized equipment and repeatable engineering solutions – leveraging existing operated infrastructure.”
Ballymore will be Chevron’s first development in the Norphlet trend of the US gulf. The project will be in the Mississippi Canyon area in around 6600 feet (2000 m) of water, about 160 miles (260 km) southeast of New Orleans. Potentially recoverable oil-equivalent resources for Ballymore are estimated at more than 150 million bbl.
The project, which involves three production wells tied back via one flowline to the nearby Blind Faith facility, will require an investment of approximately US$1.6 billion. Oil and natural gas production will be transported via existing infrastructure. First oil is expected in 2025.
Chevron subsidiary Chevron USA Inc. is the operator of the Ballymore project with a 60% working interest. Co-owner TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. has a 40% interest.
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