TotalEnergies is close to spudding the first of multiple wells on the PML 2 and 3 leases in the deepwater Niger Delta Basin offshore Nigeria, partner Meren Energy said in an update.
The contracted rig has arrived at the Akpo Field and will initially drill the Akpo Far East exploration well (AFE-1X). If successful, a low-cost tieback could follow to the Akpo offshore infrastructure.
Subsurface studies continue to mature further infill opportunities at Akpo and the Egina Field, with well interventions also on track for completion at both fields by the end of the year.
Adjacent to PPL 261 (the location for Egina South), the operator of OPL 257 plans appraisal drilling in 2027. Results will help improve resource definition across both licenses and strengthen planning for a potential tieback to the Egina FPSO.
TotalEnergies continues work on the development concept and associated costs for connecting the Preowei oil discovery in PML 4 to the Egina platform.
Nigeria’s Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives Order, signed in August, provides production tax credits for qualifying projects that reach FID by the end of 2029. Preowei is the type of greenfield development the Order is designed to support, Meren noted.
