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As part of an Indonesia deepwater development project, a newbuild 6th generation deepwater drillship, or “rig,” was awarded a contract in 2013 to fulfill the requirement to execute a deepwater subsea campaign in Indonesia. There are many challenges in initiating a new subsea operation including the development and management of an operational team with the competency to plan and execute the program in a safe and efficient manner. This includes the operating company (Chevron in this case), its non-operating co-owners in the development (“Non-operators”), contractors of rig-related services, and rig contractor personnel. In addition, there were challenges related to the use of new highly technical rig equipment, contractors’ new technology and tools, and procedures that have not been previously used in the region due to the relative lack of deepwater experience in offshore Indonesia. This paper describes on how Chevron Indonesia managed this campaign in 2014. Well design assurance, operational preparations, and most importantly, maintaining IFO (Incident Free Operation) were priorities for Chevron throughout this campaign. The well execution outcome and operational efficiency are shared in this paper. The campaign was successful where the well and subsurface objectives were met and all identified risk were managed.