French major TotalEnergies (40%, operator), together with its partner AMNI (60%), have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Ima gas field, straddling the Oil Mining Leases(OMLs) 112 and 117 offshore licenses in Nigeria.
Located in shallow waters close to Bonny Island, the Ima gas field will be developed with a single platform, connected through a 22 kilometre pipeline to Nigeria LNG (15%, TotalEnergies).
Production start-up is expected in 2028, with a plateau of 350Million cubic feet per day (representing over 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent 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 22Mllion tons per annum (MMTPA) to 30MMTPA
“Ima is 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”, TotalEnergies says in the statement.
The company explains that the project, developed in partnership with the Nigerian company AMNI, “is characterized by strong Nigerian content, with all key contractors being local companies”, with around 60% of the workforce expected to be sourced from host communities during the project development.
“After the Ubeta project, sanctioned in 2024 and expected to start-up next year, Ima demonstrates again our ability to unlock new low-cost and low-emissions gas resources, following the incentives introduced by the Nigerian Government for non-associated gas developments”, said Nicolas Terraz, President Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies.
