TotalEnergies awarded two offshore exploration permits
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TotalEnergies alongside its partner, South Atlantic Petroleum (20%), have signed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses offshore Nigeria. The licenses were awarded following the 2024 Exploration Round organised by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. TotalEnergies holds 80 per cent share while the South Atlantic Petroleum holds 20 per cent.
PPL 2000 & 2001, covering an area of approximately 2,000 square kilometers, are located in the prolific West Delta basin. The work programme includes drilling one firm exploration well.“TotalEnergies is honoured to be the first international company to be awarded exploration licenses in a bid round in Nigeria in more than a decade, marking a new milestone in our long-term partnership with the country.These promising block captures are fully aligned with our strategy of strengthening our Exploration portfolio with drill-ready and high impact prospects, that have the potential for low-cost and low-emissions developments from new discoveries in our core areas of expertise,” the Senior Vice-President Exploration at TotalEnergies, Kevin McLachlan, said.
TotalEnergies awarded two offshore exploration permits - The Nation Newspaper
