Dec. 2009 - Chevron's Tahiti platform in the Gulf of Mexico has benefited from 2H's online riser monitoring system for the last six months. The system has increased accuracy and improved reliability in monitoring dynamic subsea structures. For example, the system measured wave heights up to 25 feet during Hurricane Ida at Tahiti, which proves that the system can be used to provide effective hurricane response. Success at Tahiti with the SCR may lead to increased use of this system in the industry.

Aug. 2009 - Chevron announced that the Discoverer Clear Leader, has begun work for Chevron in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The drillship will begin work at Tahiti, drilling a development well at Green Canyon block 640. Tahiti is a subsea tieback to the Tahiti Spar platform at Green Canyon 641. Production began in early May 2009 at a rate of 125,000 bopd / 70 mmcf/day.

Jun. 2009 - Transocean's Discoverer Clear Leader drillship is slated to drill a development well at the Tahiti field on Green Canyon Block 640 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Tahiti field commenced production in May 2009 in water depths of 3,998 feet (1,219 meters). Chevron is the operator and holds a 58% interest. Other partners include StatoilHydro (25%) and Total (17%).

May. 2009 - Chevron started production from its Tahiti field, the deepest producing field in the GOM. Located on GC Blocks 596, 597, 640 and 641 in 4,419 feet (1,339 meters) of water, first oil from Tahiti was achieved on May 5, 2009. Daily production is expected to ramp up to 125,000 bopd and 70 MMcf/d (2 MMcm/d) before the end of the year. The Tahiti field is developed from two subsea drill centers producing to a floating production facility supported by a truss spar.

Jan. 2009 - Cameron has received an order worth approximately $83 million for the supply of subsea production systems for Phase II of Chevron's Tahiti subsea development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dec. 2008 - Grenland Group ASA has signed a contract with Chevron, USA to deliver a complete Minox deoxygenation system to be installed on Tahiti platform. Grenland Group ASA has signed a contract with Chevron, USA to deliver a complete Minox deoxygenation system to be installed on Tahiti platform.

Oct. 2008 - A custom compact double block and bleed valve from Parker Instrumentation is helping to reduce the size and weight of a groundbreaking skid produced for the Chevron Tahiti platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Built by Test Automation & Controls, the equipment is believed to be the largest chemical injection skid ever produced, and has been designed to operate at 15,000 PSI to withstand the pressures required for operations in the Tahiti field's deep, sub-salt reservoirs.

May. 2008 - Transocean's Cajun Express is currently on location, development drilling on Tahiti South, GC 640. Drilling commenced 5/2/2008 and is expected to drill through 8/14/2008.

Jan. 2008 - Major upstream spending in 2008 includes projects in the following areas: Nigeria development of the Agbami and Usan deepwater fields, U.S. Gulf of Mexico deepwater exploration and development, including Tahiti, Great White, Blind Faith, Jack and St. Malo.

Oct. 2007 - Chevron expects first production from its Tahiti project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico by the third quarter of 2009, approximately 12 months later than the original date that was planned prior to the discovery of defective shackles in the facility's mooring system.

Jun. 2007 - Tahiti project in the Gulf of Mexico will face delays because of metallurgical problems discovered in the facility's mooring shackles. It was scheduled for completion in mid-2008. Major components of the project are nearing completion and work on their installation is expected to continue once timing for new shackles is determined.

Jun. 2007 - Tahiti, which is scheduled to produce first commercial oil in mid-2008, is one of several new, multibillion-dollar energy projects in the deepwater Gulf. Taken together, they are expected to temporarily halt a 20-year decline in U.S. oil production by the end of the decade.

Apr. 2003 - ChevronTexaco reports positive results from two Tahiti appraisal wells, confirming one of the most significant net pay accumulations in the history of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The two-well appraisal program confirmed that the reservoirs in Tahiti are well developed and correlate over a three-mile distance. Results validated the hydrocarbon reservoirs found in the Tahiti discovery well, with one appraisal well encountering more than 1,000 feet of net pay in high-quality sandstones.

Apr. 2002 - The Tahiti #1 well, located in 4,017' of water was drilled to a depth of 28,411 feet with the Discoverer Deep Seas. Results from the exploratory well indicate the presence of high quality reservoir sand with total net pay of over 400 feet.