Jan. 2009 - Chevron reported in its 4Q 2008 Earnings Report that total production volumes at its Blind Faith project is expected to ramp up during the first quarter of 2009 to 65,000 barrels of crude oil and 55 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Blind faith was the third major project completed in deepwater Gulf of Mexico in the second half of 2008.

Nov. 2008 - Chevron Corporation has started crude oil production from its Blind Faith Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. First oil from Blind Faith was achieved on Nov. 11, 2008. Daily production is expected to ramp up to approximately 65,000 barrels of crude oil and 55 million cubic feet of natural gas over the next three months.

May. 2008 - The company also said production at its Blind Faith project in the deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico will be delayed until the second half of the year due to a problem with its mooring lines. The project, with an expected yield production capacity of 70,000 barrels a day, was expected to come on line in the second quarter.

Mar. 2008 - Blind Faith's deep draft semi-submersible is heading for its permanent home, 160 miles southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Initial production is expected to be approximately 30,000 barrels of oil and 30 million cubic feet of gas per day. Once it reaches its final destination in the Gulf of Mexico, Blind Faith will be Chevron's deepest offshore producing facility, moored in 6,500 feet of water with production wells in 7,000 feet of water.

Feb. 2008 - Blind Faith, the cornerstone of Chevron's $900 Gulf of Mexico project, was moved out of a coastal Texas city over the weekend and is being towed to its deepwater home 160 miles southeast of New Orleans.

Nov. 2007 - Steel catenary riser installed on Blind Faith by Subsea7.

Sep. 2007 - Aker Kvaerner has successfully completed the semisubmersible hull for Chevron's Blind Faith platform. Before leaving the yard for its final destination, the Blind Faith hull was named Frøya at a traditional naming ceremony at the Aker Kvaerner yard.

Sep. 2007 - Aker Kvaerner has successfully completed the semisubmersible hull for Chevron's Blind Faith platform. The Blind Faith platform was the first use of Aker Kvaerner's deep draft semisubmersible (DDS) concept.

Sep. 2007 - Two x 7km 7in pipelines have been fabricated at Subsea 7's spoolbase in Leith and are currently being spooled onboard the Seven Oceans. The vessel will transit to Theodore, Alabama, US for project equipment mobilization prior to the in-field installation operations that will take place late September/early October 2007.

Feb. 2006 - Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract by Chevron to deliver an advanced dynamic umbilical, including engineering and project management, for the Blind Faith deep water development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Jan. 2006 - Mustang Engineering is providing the detailed design package for the Blind Faith field development operated by Chevron. Mustang, having completed the pre-FEED and front-end engineering design (FEED) portion of the project, will design the topsides production facilities.

Nov. 2005 - Gulf Island Fabrication has been awarded a contract by Chevron to fabricate the topsides for the Blind Faith platform located in the Gulf of Mexico in approximately 7,000 feet of water.

Oct. 2005 - Chevron, with partner Kerr-McGee, has awarded Aker Kvaerner the semisubmersible hull and mooring system contract for their Blind Faith project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oct. 2005 - Chevron says that it is proceeding with the development of the Blind Faith Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The field will be developed using a semisubmersible production facility, with first production expected during the first half of 2008.

Oct. 2003 - ChevronTexaco has reached an agreement to acquire additional working interest and assume operatorship of the Blind Faith discovery from BP. Under the terms of the agreement, ChevronTexaco will earn the right to operate Blind Faith with a 50% WI and BP will own a 50% WI.

Jun. 2001 - BP and Texaco announced an oil discovery in approximately 7,000 feet of water on Mississippi Canyon 696. The discovery well was drilled on a prospect called Blind Faith to a total depth exceeding 25,000 feet from the water line.