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Multinational TotalEnergies and Nigerian partner Amni have taken final investment decision (FID) on the development of the Ima gas field in Nigeria.
Located in shallow waters close to Bonny Island, the Ima gas field will be developed with a single platform and connected through a 22km pipeline to Nigeria LNG. Amni has a 60% stake in the field and TotalEnergies, as operator, 40%.
Production is expected in 2028, with a plateau of 350 million cubic feet per day. Once on stream, the Ima field will supply about one third of the gas required for the ongoing Nigeria LNG Train 7 expansion project, which will increase the liquefaction plant capacity from 22 million tons per annum (mtpa) to 30 Mtpa. Train 7 aims to be operational by the end of 2027.
Ima is billed as a “low-cost and low-emissions development, with a simplified platform design, electric power supply from shore, no flaring, and permanent methane detection and monitoring”.
Nicolas Terraz, President Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies, said reaching FID for the Ima gas project marks a new milestone in the deployment of its integrated gas strategy in Nigeria.
“This new project will contribute significantly to Nigeria LNG gas supply,” he said.
Nigeria’s LNG sector sits at a critical crossroads, driven by massive reserve potential yet hindered by structural, financial, and transitional hurdles. It holds over 200 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, the largest in Africa and eighth globally.
Challenges include feedstock and infrastructure deficits, stranded asset risks, intensifying African competition, domestic energy poverty, and recurrent grid failures.
Nigeria’s $3bn floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project secured a 15-year gas supply agreement , clearing one of the most critical milestones ahead of FID which is targeted for Q4.
UTM Offshore signed the agreement with oil and gas firm Seplat Energy and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, according to the African Energy Chamber.
Located in the deepwater offshore Yoho field, the FLNG project is expected to produce 176 million cubic feet per day once operational.
