Chevron has launched new projects to boost oil and natural gas production at two of its key deepwater facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, located in the Jack/St. Malo and Tahiti fields. Malo and Tahiti fields. Through water injection, the company expects to improve extraction in these areas, contributing significantly to its goal of reaching production of 300,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2026.
Bruce Niemeyer, president of Chevron Americas Exploration & Production, noted that these projects strengthen Chevron’s position as a leader in the energy industry. energy industryChevron’s exploration and production activities, improving resource efficiency in reservoirs where they already operate. These advances are in addition to the start of production in the Anchor high-pressure field, consolidating the company’s presence in the Gulf.
Water injection in the St. Malo field. Malo field
[post_relacionado]In the St. Malo field, part of the Jack/St. Malo facility. In the St. Malo field, part of the Jack/St. Malo facility. Malo facility, Chevron has achieved the first water injection in the Wilcox region. This project is the company’s first to use water injection in this area and has been completed on budget. The work includes two new production wells and two injection wells, expected to add approximately 175 million barrels of oil equivalent to the field’s gross ultimate recovery.
This field, located about 450 km south of New Orleans and at a water depth of 2134 meters, has been key to Chevron since it began production in 2014. To date, the combined Jack/St. Malo facility has produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil. Malo have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Oil production projects in Tahiti
On the other hand, Chevron has also implemented water injection. water injection at its Tahiti facility, located 306 km south of New Orleans and with a water depth of 1250 meters. This project involved the conversion of producing wells to injector wells, in addition to the installation of a water injection manifold and a 20,000-foot coiled tubing. With these advances, Chevron expects to continue to improve recovery at Tahiti, a field that has already produced more than 500 million gross barrels of oil equivalent since it began operations in 2009.
Chevron has a majority interest in both projects. In Jack/St. Malo, the company has a 51% interest. Malo, the company has a 51% interest and shares operations with MP Gulf of Mexico (25%), Equinor (21.5%), Exxon Mobil (1.25%) and Eni Petroleum (1.25%). In Tahiti, Chevron holds a 58% interest, together with Equinor (25%) and TotalEnergies (17%).
These projects highlight Chevron’s ability to implement advanced technology into its operations, improving efficiency and maximizing recovery of oil and natural gas recovery in deepwater. In addition, the company remains committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its operations and exploring new technologies that will enable it to move toward a cleaner, more sustainable future.
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