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NNPC Ends 24-year Contract With Addax Petroleum, Recovers 4 Oil Wells

by Nse Anthony - Uko
3 years ago
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) said  it has taken over the operation of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for four oil wells from Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd.

The takeover signals the end a 24-year PSC relationship between NNPC Ltd. and Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited, the national oil firm said in a statement, yesterday.

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The NNPC said the contract was amicably terminated three months after the execution of the Addax Transfer, Settlement, and Exit Agreement (ATSEA) for the PSC oil blocks, OMLs 123/124 and 126/137, operated by Addax all closing obligations have been concluded and the assets have been transferred to the Concessionaire, NNPC Limited.

“Consequently, NNPC has taken necessary steps to take over the assets and oversee a clean, amicable, and speedy exit for Addax Petroleum Ltd., operate the asset on interim basis as a first step and subsequently appoint a competent replacement PSC contractor while NNPC continues to remain the Concessionaire of the assets in line with extant laws and regulations,” it noted.

While the TSEA was signed in November 2022, the transfer of the oil wells to NNPC took place on Tuesday January 31, 2023.

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It also said Addax transferred the operatorship of OMLs 123/124 and 126/137 to Antan Producing Limited on interim basis through the transition period pending the emplacement of a substantive replacement PSC in compliance with the directive of Mr. President

NNPC Ltd has also appointed the Transition Team lead, Mr Sagiru Jajere, as the managing director of Antan Producing Ltd.

before his appointment, Jajere was the head of PSC Investment Management at the NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS). He will be supported by a team of highly competent personnel with in-depth knowledge of the peculiarities of the Addax Assets.

Addax and NNPC had a long running battle over the operation before the latest amicable settlement.

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