British oil and gas giant Shell Plc has increased its ownership in the Bonga field in Nigeria to 67.5% from 55%.
TotalEnergies announced that its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria (TEPNG) signed an agreement with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) for the sale of its non-operated 12.5% interest in the OML118 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for an amount of $ 510 million.
OML118 PSC is operated by SNEPCo (55%), in partnership with Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (20%), TotalEnergies EP Nigeria (12.5%), and Nigerian Agip Exploration (12.5%). Located deep offshore at 120 km south of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, it contains the Bonga field, which started production in 2005, as well as the Bonga North field, the development of which started in 2024. Production from the OML 118 PSC, which is mainly oil, represents approximately 11,000 boe/d in Company share in 2024.
Completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Shell Plc last week denied a Wall Street Journal report that it is in active talks about acquiring its London-based oil rival BP Plc.
