TotalEnergies has said it will continue to partner with Nigeria to develop key oil and gas assets to support the federal government’s revenue generation and community development.
The managing director, of the oil major, Matthieu Bouyer, gave the assurances during the tour of the TotalEnergies’ offshore fields of Ofon and Egina by the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, as part of a one-day familiarisation visit.
Egina oilfield is an ultra-deepwater field located in 1,600m-deep waters in the Gulf of Guinea, approximately 150km off the coast of Nigeria. Deepwater developments are one of Total’s main growth avenues in Nigeria, where the Group operates the Akpo field in OML 130 and is also preparing to develop the Egina field in the same lease.
The visit was intended to intimate the Minister with TotalEnergies’ investment plans, ongoing projects and challenges faced by the company in the areas of capex and community relations.
On hand to receive the minister were the managing director, Matthieu Bouyer, the deputy managing director JVA, Olivier Cassassoles, deputy managing director, DWA, Victor Bandele and the executive general manager, HSEQ, Eragbae Aikhoje.
Expressing delight during the visit of the minister, Bouyer said TotalEnergies is ready to partner with the Federal Government in achieving its objectives of boosting production levels through the implementation of the various new projects lined up by the company.
He stated that these projects which are tied-back to existing fields will not only increase production but also bring more revenue to the federal government.
In his remarks at the end of the tour, the minister, Senator Lokpobiri commended the company for being a shining example of what the federal government expects from International Oil Companies.
Earlier, the minister said, “the federal government is very desirous to increase investment in the oil and gas sector to boost its production level.
So, I must commend TotalEnergies for being a shining example of what the federal government expects from IOCs. So let us work together and see how we can improve the sector and continue to do what we can to support your company for our mutual benefit”.
The minister, however, noted that the government is not unmindful of the problems of the International Oil Companies (IOCs). Let’s have a meeting, see where the problems are and arrive at a win-win situation. ““We are not trying to give problems to anybody, it’s going to be a win-win approach because the government is not unreasonable to people’s problems,” he added.
