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Chevron to move deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico platform to sheltered waters following damage to installation tendons

No injuries, platform undamaged and not connected to subsea wells or tendons at time of incident

SAN RAMON, Calif., June 1, 2015 – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today advised that the Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) will be moved to sheltered waters from its location in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico following damage to subsea installation tendons.

The tendons were pre-installed in preparation for connection to the Big Foot TLP. Between Friday, May 29 and Sunday, May 31, 2015, several tendons lost buoyancy.

The Big Foot TLP was not connected to any subsea wells or tendons at the time of the incident and was not damaged. There are no producing wells at Big Foot at this time. There were no injuries and there has been no release of any fluids to the environment.

Damage to the tendons, which are not connected to subsea wells and are used to attach the TLP to the seafloor, is being assessed. First production will not commence in late 2015 as planned.

Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, with 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 petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon , Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

 

 



Source: http://www.chevron.com/chevron/pressreleases/article/06012015_chevrontomovedeepwaterusgulfofmexicoplatformtoshelteredwatersfollowingdamagetoinstallationtendons.news

 

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