#Chevron Chevron announced on Monday that it has begun oil and gas production from a project in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing the company a step closer to achieving its goal of increasing its output from the basin by 50 percent this year.
The project, costing $1.6 billion, named 'Palymore', is located about 260 kilometers southeast of New Orleans, and consists of three wells, expected to produce up to 75,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.