Chevron starts production from deepwater Ballymore subsea tieback in the GoM
As scheduled, Chevron has started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
Ballymore is the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year. In 2024, Chevron started production from its "industry-first" Anchor project and non-operated Whale project, and it began water injection to boost output at its operated Tahiti and Jack/St. Malo facilities.
Chevron says Ballymore represents another step toward its goal to produce 300,000 net boe/d from the GoM in 2026. Ballymore is expected to produce up to 75,000 gross bbl/d of oil through three wells tied back 3 miles to the existing Chevron-operated Blind Faith facility.
Brent Gros, vice president, Chevron Gulf of America, said, “Ballymore, which was completed on time and on budget, brings additional production online without building a new standalone offshore platform. This reduces our development costs and is expected to drive higher returns for shareholders.”
Nicolas Terraz, president, Exploration & Production with TotalEnergies, added, “The startup of Ballymore will increase TotalEnergies’ production capacity in US deepwater to more than 75,000 boe/d and contribute to the company’s targeted hydrocarbon production growth of over 3% in 2025."
Estimated potentially recoverable resources at Ballymore are 150 MMboe gross over the life of the project. Ballymore is located in the Mississippi Canyon area in about 6,600 ft (2,000 m) of water, about 160 miles (260 km) southeast of New Orleans. The development is Chevron’s first in the Norphlet trend of the Gulf.
Chevron first sanctioned the Ballymore project in May 2022.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is operator of the Ballymore project with a 60% working interest, with co-owner TotalEnergies E&P USA Inc. holding the remaining 40%.
