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Williams, Chevron to partner on

shale and deepwater gas deals

US WILLIAMS, the midstream gas company, has government forecasts an 11% increase in LNG
partnered with supermajor Chevron to aid in exports in 2023.
As part of the broader the development of the Haynesville shale play Haynesville is the third-most prolific gas
Louisiana Energy and in production from the deepwater US Gulf shale play in the country, with an average daily
Gateway project, of Mexico. production of 16.6 bcf (470 mcm) anticipated in
Williams will assist “We are proud to take another step in advanc- March 2023.
Chevron in the ing the output potential of two of the most pro- Williams will also use existing infrastruc-
development of the lific production areas in North America,” said ture in the Gulf to support increased produc-
Haynesville near the Williams’ president and CEO, Alan Armstrong. tion from Chevron’s Blind Faith platform,
Texas-Louisiana border. As part of the broader Louisiana Energy which has a peak capacity of producing 75,000
Gateway project, Williams will assist Chevron barrels per day (bpd) of crude. Williams will
in the development of the Haynesville near the provide offshore gas gathering and gas and oil
Texas-Louisiana border. Chevron has around transportation services as well as onshore gas
26,000 acres (10,522 hectares) in the Haynesville. processing.
Chevron agreed to a long-term capacity com- Blind Faith is 160 miles (257 km) south-east
mitment on Williams’ Louisiana Energy Gate- of New Orleans. It is Chevron’s deepest platform
way, for which Williams took a final investment anywhere globally.
decision (FID) in June 2022, is to gather 1.8bn Chevron is currently developing Blind Faith’s
cubic feet (51.0mn cubic metres) per day of gas Ballymore tieback, for which it is the operator
from the play. and owns 60%. Ballymore includes three pro-
It would be sold to industrial markets via the duction wells tied back to Blind Faith via one
Transco natural gas pipeline system as well as to flowline. Ballymore is designed to produce
LNG markets on the Gulf Coast. 75,000 bpd of oil.
Demand for US LNG is increasing because About 15% of the US’s total crude oil and nat-
it can help replace supplies lost because of ural gas production comes from the US territo-
Western-backed sanctions on Russia. The US rial waters in the Gulf. ™

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