Jack & St Malo, which began production in 2014 on time and under budget, required several technologies that were new to the operator and included several industry firsts, said Travis Flowers, the project's asset manager for Chevron.

At a meeting of the Marine Technology Society in Houston, Flowers described the development in detail, including the initial 2004 Jack field discovery in 7000-foot (2133-metre) water depths.

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