TotalEnergies to Develop Offshore Gas Field to Boost Nigeria LNG Supply

TotalEnergies and its local partner AMNI have approved the final investment decision to develop the Ima gas field off Nigeria, the French supermajor said on Wednesday. TotalEnergies will act as operator and holds a 40% interest in the asset, while AMNI owns the remaining 60%. The field lies in shallow waters close to Bonny Island and straddles the OML 112 and 117 licences.

The planned development centers on a single offshore platform that will be linked to the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) plant by a 22-kilometer export pipeline. TotalEnergies noted the company itself holds a 15% stake in NLNG. Production is expected to begin in 2028, with a steady-state output projected at about 350 million cubic feet per day — equivalent to more than 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

When it reaches plateau, the Ima field is projected to supply roughly one-third of the gas required for NLNG’s Train 7 expansion, which will raise the plant’s liquefaction capacity from 22 million tonnes per annum to 30 Mtpa. TotalEnergies described the project as low-cost and low-emissions, citing a simplified platform design, electric power supplied from shore, a no-flaring policy, and permanent methane detection and monitoring systems.

Nicolas Terraz, President of Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies, said the project will materially contribute to NLNG supply and create lasting value for partners and Nigeria. The announcement comes amid a broader industry shift — highlighted in the source — toward developing gas and LNG export capacity outside regions vulnerable to disruptions in Middle Eastern chokepoints, a trend other integrated majors such as Chevron have also cited.