Financial Energy Review
Africa Oil, a partner in the TotalEnergies-operated Akpo and Egina fields offshore Nigeria, has said that the commitment for a drilling rig working offshore Nigeria has been extended.
This the company explained would allow drilling to continue across Akpo and Egina through 2025.
The companies have been conducting infill drilling at these fields with Noble Corp’s 3,658-m drillship Noble Gerry de Souza since early 2023.
As of 31 July 2024, Noble Corp stated the rig was firm with TotalEnergies into November 2024 with a nine-month option still available.
Two new producing wells and one injection well were brought online at Akpo West during the first half of 2024 and Africa Oil stated production rates in the field by the end of Q2 2024 were up by 16 per cent since the beginning of the year as a result of the infill drilling campaign.
TotalEnergies recently completed a seismic acquisition campaign at the Akpo, Egina and Preowei fields, which will be used to guide the continuing infill drilling programme
