TotalEnergies Nigeria has unveiled plans to commence production from its shallow-water Ima gas field project, expected to deliver 70,000 barrels per day (bpd), by 2026.
The announcement was made by Matthieu Bouyer, Country Chairman and Managing Director of TotalEnergies Nigeria, during the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week 2025 in Abuja.
Speaking at a strategic panel session themed “Pragmatically Achieving Energy Abundance,” Bouyer said the project is set to supply the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), one of the largest LNG plants globally.
Bouyer emphasized the company’s commitment to sustainably expanding its oil and gas output. “Ima is another gas-field project offshore, which we intend to unveil in the coming year. It is a 70,000 barrels per day field; so that is already 140 barrels per day to accumulate by the two gas projects. So that is significant; NLNG is one of the largest plants in the world, and today I think it is starting to get more gas,” he said.
Bouyer added that TotalEnergies had made emissions management a priority while growing energy output. “We have been investing significantly in the past 15 years in Nigeria with a big project such as Egina, OML 13/2018, Ikike OML 99/2022, and Akpo West OML 130/2009, which we started in 2024. And we have been drilling continuously up to this time on our deep offshore in the past two and a half years. So, the commitment to the country is undeniable, and we believe in Nigeria, in the resources, in the country, and we believe that there is a great future in Nigeria. In 2024, we inaugurated the Ubeta OML 58 project; Ubeta is a significant gas lag field onshore, which will supply gas to Nigeria Lequeified NG, and to the domestic market.”
The Ubeta project, located within the OML 58 concession, is designed to process gas for export to NLNG and domestic distribution via the Obite-Ubeta-Rumuji (OUR) or Gas Transmission System-1 (GTS) pipelines.
Bouyer described the Ubeta field as significant, also capable of producing around 70,000bpd. He noted that the Final Investment Decision (FID) on Ubeta underscores the country’s regulatory progress.
“So by doing this, we demonstrate the commitment, and we are of course keen to go all over the chain, up to NLNG. We have more, and to be able to unlock this more, we need to demonstrate this competitiveness.”
Bouyer acknowledged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for their support and trust.
He added that TotalEnergies remains active in exploration, referencing the ENTPON oil discovery made offshore two years ago, which is currently under further assessment.
Bouyer also highlighted the company’s environmental responsibility: “We deployed technology to achieve less emission, as it was the first company in Nigeria to stop all routine gas flaring.”
Also speaking at the event, Mr. Adewale Fayemi, Managing Director of TotalEnergies Renewable DG Nigeria, discussed the critical role of renewables in Nigeria’s energy future.
Represented by Omotayo Hassan, General Manager of Renewables at TotalEnergies Renewable DG Nigeria, Fayemi advocated for strategic reforms in the electricity sector. “We need to have national electrification plans that have clear commercial priorities because that drives investor confidence; the reality is that investors go to places where they can get their money back. The regulator has to be independent, without any political influence or political obstruction.”
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