press release雪佛龙宣布墨西哥深水海湾的主要石油发现

SAN RAMON, Calif. – Jan. 30, 2018- bob体育官方客服 Chevron Corporation（纽约证券交易所代码：CVX）今天在墨西哥深水美国海湾的Ballymore前景宣布了大量的石油发现。

Ballymore is located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, approximately three miles from Chevron’s Blind Faith platform, in water depth of 6,536 feet. The initial Ballymore well reached total measured depth of 29,194 feet and encountered more than 670 feet net oil pay with excellent reservoir and fluid characteristics. A sidetrack well is currently being drilled to further assess the discovery and begin to define development options.

“墨西哥湾深水是我们公司长期战略的一个组成部分，”雪佛龙北美勘探和生产总裁Jeff Shelleberger说。“这一发现是我们投资组合的重要补充，特别是其尺寸，质量和靠近现有基础设施的组合。”

Chevron subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is the operator with a 60 percent working interest in the Ballymore prospect. The co-owner is TOTAL E&P USA Inc. (40 percent).

Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available atm.hnqygl.com.

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