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Permian push: Chevron targets 6000 wells to drive output to 1 million bpd - Upstream Online

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Permian push: Chevron targets 6000 wells to drive output to 1 million bpd | Upstream Online

Chevron chief executive Mike Wirth said the company has identified enough well locations in the US Permian basin to support its oil and gas production “through the end of the next decade”.

Permian push: Chevron targets 6000 wells to drive output to 1 million bpd

Supermajor sets bullish outlook for hydrocarbon output well into the 2030s, underpinned by huge drilling campaign in US shale

28 July 2023 16:03 GMT Updated 28 July 2023 17:07 GMT
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