Why we adopted DGD in our deep-water operations, Chevron

The Management of Chevron, a frontline multinational oil company in Nigeria, operator of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture says it adopted the Dual Gradient Drilling, DGD technology in its deep-water operations to reduce water pressure and give better definition of her operations.

This much was disclosed Tuesday November 11 by an official of the company, Evbotokhai Paul when the Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Taofeek Tijani led NAPE officials as well as other stakeholders in the Oil and Gas Industry to Chevron Exhibition Stand at the ongoing 32^nd Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists, NAPE International Conference and Exhibition in Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

Mr. Evbotokhai giving a brief of Chevron’s deep-water operations

According to Evbotokhai, the DGD method is a game-changing technology for deep-water drilling which allows Chevron to design deep-water operations as if it were onshore, since most of the company’s activities are now offshore (in deep-water).

Cross Section of Chevron Staff at the company’s exhibition stand

The new acquisition and processing technologies of Chevron are equally producing a step change improvement in Seismic data quality to reduce subsurface uncertainties and increase interpretation confidence.

A top Official of Chevron Nigeria, Mr. Shadiya Supo alongside other staff of the company present, conducted Mr. Taofeek Tijani and his team round the company’s exhibition stand.

Lagos State Commissioner of Energy and Mineral Resources, Taofeek Tijani (middle) and other top officials of NAPE

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