Shell has announced another key investment in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry in a significant FDI driveThe company said its Nigerian subsidiary will invest in Bonga North, a deepwater project with 16 drilling wellsThe company said the project, which began in 2005, produced its one-billionth barrels of crude oil last year
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Shell has said that its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), will invest in Bonga North, a deepwater project off the coast of Nigeria.
In a statement on Monday, December 16, 2024, the oil firm said that the Bonga North would be a subsea tie-back to its Bonga floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.
Shell announces investment in Bonga oilfield
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The new project will produce 300 million barrels
It stated that the project involves drilling and starting 16 wells, modifications to the existing Bonga Main FPSO, and the installation of new hardware.
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The firm said the project will maintain oil and gas production at the facility.
Shell stated that Bonga North already has a recoverable resource volume of 300 million barrels of oil equivalent and will reach a full production capacity of 110,000 barrels daily.
Shell’s integrated gas and upstream director, Zoe Yugnovic, said the move is another key investment to help the company maintain stable liquid production from its upstream portfolio.
Jugnovic disclosed that the project will help the company’s leading integrated gas and upstream business generate cash into the next decade.
Bonga North produces one billion barrels
Reports say the multinational oil firm operates the Bonga field in collaboration with Esso Exploration Production Nigeria Limited and holds a 20% interest.
Agip Exploration Limited owns 12%, and TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Limited owns 12.5% of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC).
Shell disclosed that the Bonga North project produced its one-billionth barrel of crude oil last year since exploration began in 2005.
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