By David Wethe (Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp. is studding the ocean floor with heavy-duty pumping gear as part of an effort to make deepwater oil discoveries competitive with shale. The idea is to force crude from newly drilled wells in the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico to flow through miles and miles of pipe to platforms built a decade or more ago, said Jay Johnson, … [Read more...]
Chevron, Shell Both Announce Major Oil Discoveries in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Both Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced major deepwater oil discoveries at two separate wells located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Both finds have been described as being hugely significant. Shell's Whale Discovery First, Shell Offshore said it had encountered more than 1,400 net feet of oil-bearing pay at the Whale deepwater well, which is located … [Read more...]
WHITE PAPER: Chevron Marine Lubricants publishes new technical paper – Methanol and Marine Lubricants in a Lower Sulphur, Lower Emissions Future
Chevron Marine Lubricants, a leading lubrication solutions provider for alternatively fueled vessels and one of the largest suppliers of marine lubricants in the world, today has released the first in a series of new white papers focusing on innovations and developments impacting the fast-changing shipping industry. "Methanol and Marine Lubricants in a Lower Sulphur, Lower … [Read more...]
Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG Exports First LNG Cargo To Japan
(Reuters) - Japan’s JERA Co, the fuel-buying joint venture of Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, said it received the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo shipped from Chevron’s Wheatstone project in Australia. The tanker “Asia Venture,” carrying about 70,000 tonnes of LNG, arrived on Sunday at Tokyo Electric Power’s Futtsu LNG terminal in Chiba prefecture … [Read more...]
Chevron Cancels $1.8 Billion FPSO Order at Hyundai Heavy Industries
South Korean shipbuilder Hyunday Heavy Industries confirmed Wednesday that Chevron has cancelled a $1.8 billion (2.1 trillion won) order for a floating production storage offloading (FPSO) destined for Chevron's Rosebank project in the UK North Sea. "As the process to build the offshore plant has not begun due to delays in Chevron's final investment decisions, the company … [Read more...]