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Divestments: ‘No, we’re not leaving onshore,’ IOCs tell Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite the prevailing rave about the exit of foreign multinational companies from joint venture operations with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, TotalEnergies and Chevron still have a longer outlook for portfolios located onshore Niger Delta. Shell…
Akpo FPSO ups output to 84 kbs, 58 MMcm/d
Sopuruchi Onwuka One of Nigeria’s old deepwater oil and gas production facilities, the Akpo Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, has encouraged TotalEnergies to start production of satellite Akpo West oilfield. The French company which operates the Petroleum Mining…
Ebereonwu canvasses industry-academia collaboration to close skill gaps
Sopuruchi Onwuka Emerging Nigerian petroleum industry policy analyst, Dr Charles Ebereonwu, has called for effective collaboration between the nation’s industrial sector and the academia in order to deepen innovations that propel economic development of the country. Dr Ebereonwu, who currently…
TotalEnergies puts Ubeta, Perowei projects on the table
Sopuruchi Onwuka French multinational oil major, TotalEnergies, will activate two main projects in the year; putting the Ubeta gas project and the Perowei deepwater development in focus. To fast track the project, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development…
NNPC Ltd, TotalEnergies adopt methane detection technology
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies for the adoption and deployment of a methane detection technology known as Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Application (AUSEA) in all its upstream…
FDI: TotalEnergies is Nigeria’s best investment partner
Sopuruchi Onwuka French multinational energy company, TotalEnergies, says it has remained undaunted in staking huge investments in supporting Nigeria realize it full economic aspirations in the energy sector. Deputy Managing Director in charge of Deepwater Assets at Total E&P Nigeria…
TotalEnergies pledges 9.4 MW of renewable energy by 2025
Sopuruchi Onwuka French multinational energy major, TotalEnergies, has pledged to assist in meeting Nigeria’s electricity demand by adding significant 9.4 megawatts of supply through renewable sources. The company which has developed more oilfields in the past decade than any operating…
Matthieu BOUYER takes charge at TotalEnergies in Nigeria
Mr. Matthieu BOUYER has been appointed the Managing Director/Chief Executive of TotalEnergies Upstream Companies in Nigeria and representative of TotalEnergies Company in Nigeria effective August 21, 2023; a statement from the company’s media handler said.. A graduate of the Ecole…
TotalEnergies acquires Total Eren for €1.5 bn
TotalEnergies has announced full acquisition of Total Eren, its renewable energy partner, and integrating it into its corporate renewables business unit. The €1.5 billion deal entails buying out Total Eren’s other shareholders and increasing TotalEnergies’ stake to 100%. TotalEnergies had…
TotalEnergies bursts new lode in Nigeria’s OML 102
Sopuruchi Onwuka TotalEnergies has declared significant oil and gas discovery in Ntokon oilfield within operated concession offshore eastern Niger Delta. The Ntokon oil and gas discovery was made in oil mining lease (OML) 102, some 60 kilometers offshore the southeast…
