Chevron Starts New Production at Ballymore Subsea Tieback Project in Gulf of America
by Chevron Oil Press Release, April 21, 2025
Chevron has started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback project in the deepwater Gulf of America.
Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300,000 net barrels per day of oil equivalent from the Gulf in 2026.
Ballymore is expected to produce up to 75,000 gross barrels of oil per day through three wells tied back three miles to the existing Chevron-operated Blind Faith facility.
Estimated potentially recoverable resources at Ballymore are 150 million barrels of oil equivalent gross over the life of the project.
Ballymore is located in the Mississippi Canyon area in around 6,600 feet (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 subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. is the operator of the Ballymore project with 60% working interest, with co-owner TotalEnergies E&P USA holding the remaining 40%.
“Ballymore is an example of how we are leveraging technology and driving efficiencies to help produce affordable, reliable energy from the deepwater Gulf of America, one of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producing basins in the world.
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“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,” said Brent Gros, vice president, Chevron Gulf of America.
Chevron is a leading leaseholder in the Gulf and continues to actively pursue opportunities for growth in the basin. Since midyear 2024, Chevron has started production from its industry-first Anchor project and non-operated Whale project and commenced water injection to boost output at its operated Tahiti and Jack/St. Malo facilities.
This massive announcement follows a few other major milestones highlighted by Chevron since President Donald Trump — who ran on the platform that included American energy dominance — won the presidential election. In November, Chevron announced that its Tahiti Field produced its 500 millionth barrel of oil-equivalent.
“The total production from the field is enough to power 11.5 million homes for one year,” the press release noted, putting this in further context.
Months later, in January, Chevron announced the beginning of oil production from the Whale semi-submersible platform in the Gulf of America.
“Production from Whale brings Chevron another step closer to reaching 300,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by 2026,” Bruce Niemeyer, president of Chevron Americas Exploration & Production said in a statement at the time.
“As a leading leaseholder in the Gulf, where we produce some of the lowest carbon intensity oil and natural gas in the world, Chevron is well positioned to continue growing affordable, reliable production in the U.S. while delivering higher returns and cash flow,” he added.
In all, Chevron’s project aligns with the goals of the Trump administration in making American energy dominance a reality while also lowering energy costs for consumers.
Shortly after taking office in his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, chaired by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright serving as the vice chair.
