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As a staple of everyday life, energy and utility bills are something we are all too familiar with. However, have you ever stopped to think about the ins and outs of how this energy is supplied to your home, to power your hot shower, or cook your Friday night dinner? Even the screen on which you are reading this, uses energy and utilities in many different forms. As such, the production of energy is really what makes the world go round, and permeates into not only our homes, but all aspects of our lives. Hence why industries surrounding energy and utilities are deserving of a publication due to the integrity of their use in the everyday world.
In this issue, we are particularly looking at regions like South Africa, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and many more successful locations. A common aim of all these businesses, however, is to develop the industry to become more sustainable. This is vital if we are to create a safer environment for future generations. Consequently, this is a key challenge that many energy companies are combatting, in a way that uses natural resources responsibly whilst still promoting growth.
Another key objective is to provide help to the local communities in which many of these companies operate. This is really nice to see, as it suggests a symbiotic relationship between the different companies and the people, adding some heart-warming stories to the wider narratives of success.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company
Home to major offshore oil and gas fields, Nigeria has long played a vital role in the global energy sector. With key oil-producing fields across Nigeria, including the Bonga, Agbami, Egina, Akpo and Erha fields, the country’s economy relies heavily on the energy sector. A key company that has been developing Nigeria’s energy sector is Shell plc, which has been present across the country’s entire energy chain for more than 50 years. Under its subsidiary, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Shell has been pioneering the country’s deep-water development at the Bonga field, which today, along with the Erha field, is responsible for nearly one-third of Nigeria’s deep-water production. Therefore, as a key player enhancing Nigeria’s deepwater development, SNEPCo is focused on unlocking the country’s energy potential for the future. .
NEPCo was formed in 1993 to transform Nigeria’s deepwater oil and gas resources, and so the company has spent the last 33 years focused on delivering vital exploration and production projects across Nigeria’s offshore energy sector. Today, SNEPCo has made significant discoveries towards the development of Nigeria’s offshore energy sector, producing oil and gas resources in depths of up to 2,500 metres. The bulk of SNEPCo’s operations centres on the Bonga and Erha fields. The Bonga field is operated by SNEPCo in partnership with Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd. (20%), Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd. (12.5%) and TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Ltd. (12.5%), who work on behalf of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The deep-water development is located in OML 188, at water depths of more than 1000 metres. The development is supported by the Bonga Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, which began production in 2005, which Shell operates with a 55% interest, and has a capacity to deliver 225,000 barrels of oil per day. Last year, we saw SNEPCo announce it was to increase its interest in the Bonga field following the signing of an agreement with TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited in May. The agreement outlines SNEPCo acquiring TotalEnergies’ 12.5% stake in the OML 118 Product Sharing Contract (OML 118 PSC)
mining lease offshore Nigeria that includes the Bonga field. Upon completion of the transaction, Shell’s interest in the OML 118 PSC block will rise from 55% to 67.5%. In the announcement outlining the agreement between TotalEnergies EP Nigeria and SNEPCo, Peter Costello, the President of Shell’s Upstream division, outlined that “Following our final investment decision on Bonga North last year, this acquisition brings another significant investment in Nigeria deep-water that contributes to sustained liquids production and growth in our Upstream portfolio.”
Costello’s comments highlight how vital the acquisition of more of the Bonga development is to help Shell enhance its role in Nigeria’s deepwater development sector. SNEPCo announced in November 2025 that the acquisition had been completed. For Shell, this investment contributes towards the company’s growing integrated gas and upstream production capabilities, which it is aiming to increase by 1% per year to 2030. In addition, it will also help sustain SNEPCo’s production of 1.4 million barrels per day of liquids production, and in
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Today, HIOSL has established a strong, long-standing relationships with leading international oil operators, including Shell Nigeria and TotalEnergies Nigeria. With Shell Nigeria, HIOSL deploys fast security vessels for Bonga field operations, provides PSV support for drilling campaigns, and offers technical manpower services for both brownfield and greenfield projects. Then, for TotalEnergies Nigeria, HIOSL deploys multiple PSCs across offshore campaigns, as well as security vessel operations and AGO offshore supply and procurement of critical operational spares. Alongside its vital work with TotalEnergies and Shell, HIOSL also deploys jack-up barges, accommodation and construction vessels to other international oil companies.
For HIOSL, its performance across international oil operations reflects the company’s operational reliability, safety, compliance and consistency in the delivery of services to international standards. Thus, HIOSL is not just a service provider, but a strategic execution partner within the offshore energy value chain that is committed to advancing indigenous capacity in line with the Nigerian Content Act, aligning with global operational and safety standards, whilst building long-term value-driven partnerships with international operators.
Furthermore, HIOSL remains committed to making a significant contribution to local content through Nigerian workforce development. This includes training and development programs for Nigerian seafarers and technical personnel, alongside structured cadet and trainee programs. Furthermore, HISOL continues to support local vendors and supply chain partners, whilst remaining actively engaged in host communities, offering employment opportunities across its operations.
As HIOSL looks towards the future, its long-term vision is to become a fully integrated offshore solutions company with a strong regional and international footprint. Therefore, HIOSL is open to collaborating with international companies to create a value chain ecosystem. Furthermore, to actively position itself for the future, HIOSL is focused on fleet expansion with environmentally compliant vessels, participating in high-value offshore tenders, strategic partnerships and consortium-led project execution, and digital transformation across its operations and procurement.
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N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited is a service-oriented company supporting the offshore energy and marine logistics sector through the provision of technical supplies, operational support, and industrial solutions. Its core activities include providing offshore vessels, sourcing and delivering marine spares, safety work wear (PPE), safety equipment, and related resources required for offshore and vessel operations.
N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited acts as a reliable link between operators, contractors and supply chains by ensuring timely procurement, quality assurance, and logistical coordination. However, its role extends beyond supply, and it also provides responsive support that is designed to enhance operational continuity, compliance with safety standards, and cost efficiency for its clients in demanding offshore environments.
We got the chance to speak with Caroline Onuoha, Supply Chain Manager for N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited, who oversees sourcing strategy, vendor coordination, procurement processes, and logistics alignment to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of materials and equipment required for offshore support operations. Onuoha’s role focuses on maintaining supply reliability, cost efficiency, and quality assurance across the company’s operations to ensure they meet operational objectives and support client projects in the process.
Today, N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited has strong relationships across the energy sector, offering its vital services with consistency, transparency, and performance reliability, whilst maintaining open communication and demonstrating its flexibility in resolving its clients’ challenges. Across these challenges,
N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited gets to know its clients’ operational priorities –whether regulatory compliance, downtime reduction, or cost management – and aligns its services to support these goals.
A key partnership for N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited is with Shell, where the company has been contributing technical, supplier and operational support aligned with offshore project requirements. Some key projects with Shell include the Bonga North Project, the Bonga Top Chain Replacement Project and the provision of marine patrol vessels. These highlight N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited’s operational capacity in offshore vessel deployment, marine security services, and compliancedriven service delivery within Shell’s offshore environment.
As N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited looks towards the future, the company is focused on positioning itself as a recognised and trusted support partner within the offshore and marine supply ecosystem. As part of this, N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited is aiming to expand its service reach, deepen its relationships with major operators, improve the digital integration across procurement processes, and strengthen its operational resilience. In fact, N.U.E Offshore Resources Limited is currently expanding its operations and is focused on supplying marine spares for vessel support activities, to strengthen its ability to respond quickly to offshore technical requirements. In parallel, it is also actively pushing its range of incountry manufactured safety workwear (NUE SAFETY WORK WEAR) into the wider market, ensuring accessibility to high-quality protective solutions that meet industry safety expectations and standards.
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In February 2026, SNEPCo began turnaround maintenance activities at the Bonga FPSO vessel. These maintenance activities included statutory inspections, certification and regulatory compliance checks, as well as major asset integrity upgrades and engineering modifications. The upgrades and modifications are designed to improve the long-term operations and subsea assurance activities of the FPSO. The last time such turnaround maintenance activity was conducted on the FPSO was in October 2022, just a few months before it delivered its 1 billionth barrel of oil since it commenced production in 2005. However, following SNEPCo and its co-venture partners reaching a Final Investment Decision for a subsea tie-back development in Bonga North in 2024, the project depends on the reliability and enhanced capacity of the Bonga FPSO. Therefore, the development, maintenance and upgrades of the FPSO are designed to support the vital progress being made in the Bonga North Development.
Speaking on the scheduled maintenance, SNEPCo Managing Director, Ronald Adams, outlined that “The schedule maintenance activity is designed to ensure the FPSO continues to operate safely and efficiently for the next 15 years, while
reducing unplanned deferments and strengthening the asset’s overall resilience”. Adams’ comments highlight just how vital such maintenance and upgrades are for the Bonga FPSO, as it is pivotal in supporting SNEPCo’s long-term success over the coming years. The turnaround maintenance was completed in March, 11 days ahead of schedule, reinforcing SNEPCo’s long-standing commitment to operational excellence and asset integrity for the continued development and support of Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas production operations.
Alongside the Bonga development, SNEPCo also has key operations in the Erha field and the Erha North satellite fields. These fields, located roughly 97km offshore Nigeria at depths ranging between 1000m and 1200m, were the first deepwater offshore field development for Nigeria. The OML 133 Contract Areas containing the Erha Development is operated by Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (EEPNL), who hold a 56.25% participating interest, with SNEPCo holding the remaining 43.7% share.
The Erha field is estimated to hold 500 million barrels of combined recoverable oil reserves. Therefore, the exploration project spans three drill sites, comprising 30 subsea wells which are tied back to the Erha FPSO vessel. The FPSO has a designed storage capacity of 2.2 million barrels of crude oil, and its designed oil processing capacity
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is 210,000 barrels per day. In 2015, the Erha North Phase Two development project was completed, seeing the existing Erha North Subsea system and infrastructure expand, including the installation of associated subsea facilities, a new drilling centre and modifications to the existing FPSO unit. On completion, the Erha field’s capacity was expanded to produce a total of 90,000 barrels of oil a day. Therefore, SNEPCo’s developments across Erha and its continued expansion now deliver vital combined oil reserves for Nigeria, supported by the company’s commitment to deepwater exploration projects.
As SNEPCo looks towards the future, the company confirmed that the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has agreed to the conversion of Oil Prospecting License 245 (OPL 245), which resulted in the granting of two development leases (Petroleum Mining Leases (PML) 102 and 103), as well as two exploration licences (Petroleum Licences (PPL) 2011 and 2012). The license has been granted to Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE), as well
as SNEPCo and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). SNEPCo will work alongside Eni, which is the operator, to help progress the assessment of technical and economic feasibility within the license and explore further development, whilst helping to develop the resources already discovered to date. The leases highlight Shell’s growing portfolio of offshore projects spanning Nigeria.
In 2025, SNEPCo and Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Hi Gas project offshore Nigeria. The HI Project is part of a joint venture held between Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited (60%) and SNEPCo (40%) and comprises a wellhead with four wells to be installed at the HI field location, along with a pipeline to transport the multiphase gas to the onshore Bonny Gas Processing Plant. Gas from the Bonny Gas Processing Plant will then be transported to Nigeria LNG, a joint venture between Shell (25.6%), NNPC (49%), TotalEnergies (15%) and ENI
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(10.4%), and the condensate to the Bonny Oil and Gas Export Terminal. Upon completion, the project would supply 350 million standard cubic feet of gas per day at peak production to Nigeria LNG. Nigeria LNG would then produce and export the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to global markets. Production is expected to begin before the end of the decade and will expand the Bonny Island terminal’s production capacity. This development is in line with Shell’s overall plans to grow its global LNG volumes by an average of 4-5% per year until 2030.
Speaking on the FID reached between SNEPCo and Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited, Peter Costello, Shell’s Upstream President, outlines, “Following recent investment decision related to the Bonga deep-water development, today’s announcement demonstrates our continued commitment to Nigeria’s energy sector, with a focus on Deepwater and Integrated Gas.” Costello continues, “This Upstream project will help Shell grow our leading Integrated Gas portfolio, while supporting Nigeria’s plans to become a more significant player in the global LNG market.” As we can see from Costello’s comments, the project is a vital development for the future of Nigeria’s energy development, and adds yet another vital development to SNEPCo’s diverse asset portfolio spanning the country’s energy sector.
With oil and gas being so vital to Nigeria’s economy, SNEPCo is delivering key deep-water projects along
Nigeria’s coastline. From the company’s continued development of the Bonga and Erha fields, SNEPCo have been delivering valuable resources for the development of the country, supported by Shell’s existing energy infrastructure in the country to make energy more accessible and reliable. With the recent expansion of its projects towards LNG development, SNEPCo can utilise its expertise in deepwater development to bring vital oil and gas resources to Nigeria’s energy market.
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Deepwater oil and gas development has dominated Angola’s upstream energy sector for many years, yielding significant hydrocarbon resources for the country. One of the leading companies responsible for overseeing Angola’s hydrocarbon production is Sonangol E&P, Angola’s national oil company, which works with energy giants from across the world to enhance the country’s energy potential on both a domestic and international scale. Working with the likes of TotalEnergies, Chevron and Azule Energy, Sonangol E&P delivers vital exploration, production, processing, transportation and marketing operations for Angola’s hydrocarbon sector, and in the process cementing the country’s role as a leading integrated company in the African energy market.
Sonangol E&P, wholly owned by the Government of Angola, is an integrated oil and gas company that develops Angola’s energy sector across its subsidiaries which spanning the entire hydrocarbon value chain. Across its operations, Sonangol E&P aims to deliver the sustainable development of oil and gas for energy generation, whilst ensuring greater returns for its shareholders, partners and local communities across Angola. Thus, the central objective of Sonangol E&P is to increase its share of operated crude oil and natural gas production to help reduce the country’s dependence on imported refined products, develop petrochemical hubs, produce electricity from new renewable resources, and, in the process, deliver the vital logistics infrastructures needed to support the country’s overall energy development. However, Sonangol E&P aims to help achieve this significant energy development for Angola, whilst delivering its operations with sustainability in mind. Thus, across Sonangol E&P’s operations, there is a keen focus on acting in a sustainable manner to deliver Angola as a significant oil and gas generator for Africa.
Formed in 1976, a year after Angola’s independence, Sonangol E&P has spent the last 50 years prioritising hydrocarbon resource management, environmental preservation, and industrial safety across the energy production sector. A key part of its ability to achieve this is through the development of key partnerships across the energy sector that can work together to develop Angola’s energy future. Some of its key partnerships are across its exploration and production segment, where Sonangol E&P’s
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subsidiaries are focused on exploring, developing and producing hydrocarbons.
One of the most notable projects under Sonangol E&P is the Kaminho Deepwater Project, which was the first large deepwater development within the Kwanza Basin. The project is located within Block 20/11, located 100km off the coast of Angola at depths of 17,000 metres. The Kaminho Deepwater Project is held in partnership between TotalEnergies (40%), Petronas (40%) and Sonangol E&P (20%). The project spans the development of the Cameia and Golfinho fields across two phases. This development will include subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines, as well as the conversion of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) into a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit. The overall project aims to deliver a plateau of 17,000 barrels of oil per day, whilst minimising greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating routine flaring. Additionally, the FPSO will be entirely electric, and all associated gas will be injected into the reservoirs. In 2024, the partners reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the
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development of the Cameia and Golfinho fields, all made possible thanks to the partnership’s close collaborations with the concessionaire Agencia Nacional de Petroleo e Gas (ANPG).
Commenting on the FID, Sebastião Gaspar Martins, Chairman and CEO of Sonangol, outlined that “The final investment decision of Kaminho project materialises the commitment and efforts made by the Angolan government, through its Ministry and National Concessionaire, and TotalEnergies, Sonangol and Petronas as partners. They allowed the right conditions to contribute to increasing national production of oil and natural gas, and with that the revenues for the country”. Martins’ comments highlight just how vital this project will be for supporting Angola’s overall energy development and enhancing the project partners’ role in the Angolan energy sector. The development is expected to begin production in 2028, where it will provide a vital yet sustainably focused energy development for the country.
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Sonangol E&P’s development has only continued to expand, and in 2025, the company was part of multiple projects set on enhancing Angola’s energy sector. In January, Sonangol E&P outlines that Red Sky Energy had signed a risk service contract for offshore Block 6/24 for exploration in Angola with ANPG, ACREP Exploração Petrolífera (ACREP) and Sonangol E&P. The contract outlines the exploration and development of offshore Block 6/24 located within the Kwanza Basin. The project spans an area covered by 1,531km2 of 2D seismic and 1,465km2 of 3D seismic data, where Red Sky has identified significant potential for oil. Red Sky Energy holds 35% participating interest in the development, along with Sonangol E&P, which is the operator with 50% operated interest, and ACREP, which holds the remaining 15%. However, ANPG will retain ownership of all hydrocarbons produced.
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project outlines a full field development covering the Agogo and Ndungo fields, which have a combined reserve of 450 million barrels of oil, with a peak production rate of roughly 180 thousand barrels of oil per day. The project is operated by Azule Energy (36.84%) and is in partnerships with Sonangol E&P (36.84%) and Sinopec International (26.32%) and is located within the 15/06 Block offshore Angola, in the lower Congo Basin. Production was reached in August 2025, significantly ahead of schedule at just 29 months following the FID. This fast timeline puts the project development ahead of industry average; however, every development was carried out with a constant focus on safety.
Furthermore, Sonangol E&P announced in November the inauguration of one of its newest developments: the New Gas Consortium (NGC) gas treatment plant in Angola. The NGC will be Angola’s first non-associated gas development located in Soyo, with a processing capacity of approximately 400 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) and 20,000 barrels of condensate per day. This gas will be sourced from the Quiluma and Maboqueiro fields, which will then be treated and supplied to the Angola LNG plant for export and domestic consumption. NCG is operated by Azule Energy (37.4%), in partnerships with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (31%), Sonangol E&P
(19.85%) and TotalEnergies (11.8%), whilst ANPG is the national concessionaire. In November, the partnership announced the gas treatment plant had entered into the commissioning phase with gas, and so has reached operation just 24 months after groundbreaking in 2023. The project is a vital step for Angola’s overall energy development and diversification, representing the responsible development of resources and enabled the growth of other key sectors such as fertiliser production for agriculture. Thus, this new development looks set to play a big role in shaping the future of Sonangol E&P’s energy project development for the future.
Overall, Sonangol E&P is a vital energy company for Angola, that works with leading companies within the global energy market, to deliver projects that enhance the rich hydrocarbon resources of Angola and develop them into projects that bring both economic and social development across the country. With so many projects currently underway, Sonangol E&P are leading the way across Angola’s energy development to reduce the country’s need for imported refined products, and establish a diverse, yet sustainably focused energy resource development hub in Angola that can serve the country for many years to come.
BP Trinidad and Tobago
As the country’s largest hydrocarbon producer, BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) operates 12 offshore platforms and three subsea installations across the region, which account for around half of the nation’s total gas production. Now 65 years since its first development in the country, BPTT has positioned itself as a key energy developer for the nation, championing the country’s natural gas production. Across its deep-water projects, BPTT is committed to ensuring that every development and new project works towards the future, supported by sustainability practices designed to improve people’s lives and care for the planet in the process.
Since 1960, BPTT has been a key part of Trinidad and Tobago’s energy story. From its very first wells to its gas development projects of today, the company has been committed to delivering vital hydrocarbon projects designed to enhance the country’s energy sector. Today, the majority of BPTT’s operations are largely located off the southeast coast of Trinidad, where the company has 12 offshore platforms, three subsea installations and two onshore processing facilities.
One of the most significant current projects carried out by BPTT is the Cypre Project, which is the third subsea development for the company in Trinidad and Tobago. The project encompasses 7 subsea wells and subsea trees, which are tied back into the company’s existing Juniper Platform’s infrastructure. The Juniper Platform is the 14th platform developed in Trinidad and was designed to develop the Corallita and Latana gas fields. However, the platform is now being utilised by BPTT to enhance its production at the current Cypre Project development by leveraging its existing infrastructure in the region. The Cypre Project is located 78km from the Trinidad coastline, and the Cypre gas field sits within the East Mayaro Block at depths of up to 80 metres.
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In November 2025, BPTT announced that it had safely completed its seven-well drilling program for Cypre, following the delivery of the project’s first gas 7 months earlier in April. First gas was achieved following the drilling of the initial 4 wells in 2024, and by the third quarter of 2025, BPTT had completed the drilling and completions programs for the final three Phase 2 subsea wells. Now that all the wells have been completed, the project is expected to produce approximately 45,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day at its peak.
David Campbell, BPTT President, outlined in the press release announcing the delivery of Cypre’s wells that “Completion of these wells and the gas delivered mark a safe and successful delivery for bp and Trinidad and Tobago. This achievement underscores our commitment to maximising production from the Columbus Basin and reflects a significant investment and BPTT’s continued dedication to the country’s energy sector.” Campbell’s comments highlight the valuable role that Cypre will play in the future of Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector, as a vital project delivered with expertise to enhance the country’s energy potential.
However, Campbell continues, “This is the latest achievement in a year of strong delivery from BPTT, including the bp-operated Frangipani gas discovery and working with our joint venture partner EOG, to deliver first gas from the Mento major project. We
look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Government and other stakeholders to unlock Trinidad and Tobago’s energy future”. Campbell’s comments here allow us to understand the vast scope of BPTT’s operations across the country’s energy sector. With so many vital energy projects, BPTT is bringing vital investment into the country’s hydrocarbon market, supported by key partnerships across the global energy sector. A key partnership in Trinidad and Tobago, as highlighted by Campbell, is the Mento Project, which safely delivered first gas in May 2025. The project is part of a 50/50 joint venture between BPTTT and EOG Resources Trinidad Ltd (EOG), with EOG as the operator. Mento, which features a 12-slot attended facility, is one of BPTT’s top major projects in the country and is expected to start up worldwide production between 2025 and 2027. Once it reaches maximum production, Mento is expected to significantly add to the existing oil production already seen across BPTT’s upstream energy portfolio.
One of the other key developments currently in progress under BPTT is the Ginger Project. The Ginger Project, once completed, will be BPTT’s fourth subsea development, spanning 4 subsea wells and subsea trees, which will tie back to the existing Mahogany B Platform, and then flow onto Juniper. In 2025, BPTT completed the first well of the project, with drilling expected to continue in 2026. Alongside this, BPTT are progressing the fabrication
operations required for 2026 offshore topside and subsea construction to begin. First gas is expected in 2027 and will add to BPTT’s top 10 projects that it is delivering between 2025 and 2027. Once completed, the Ginger Project is expected to have the capacity to produce an average gas production of 62 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.
With such vital hydrocarbon developments offshore Trinidad and Tobago, BPTT remains committed to ensuring that its energy development is achieved alongside vital sustainability projects. One of the most significant sustainability projects for Trinidad and Tobago is a large-scale solar project, in partnership with Shell plc. The partnership will see two sites, Brechin Castle and Orange Grove, developed to create the country’s first utility-scale solar project. The project is planned to produce over 300,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity per year, which will be enough to power just over 40,000 homes and, in the process, will cut carbon emissions. The solar plants are currently being constructed by consortium partners BP Alternative
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Energy Trinidad and Tobago (BPATT) and Shell Renewables Caribbean (Shell). Once operational, the sites will provide up to 112 Megawatts Alternating Current (MWac). With such a vital development, BPTT is focused on ensuring that throughout its operations, it remains focused on delivering vital projects that meet the carbon reduction goals of the future, whilst delivering sustainable energy options for today.
As Trinidad and Tobago’s largest hydrocarbon producer, BPTT is delivering vital subsea energy developments that are making gas resources more readily available across the country. As we have seen from the Cypre and Ginger Projects, BPTT is set on enhancing its existing infrastructure to bring more gas resources online and support the continued development of Trinidad and Tobago’s energy development. However, all of these operations are underpinned by a firm commitment to sustainability that ensures that its projects, operations and developments are moving the energy sector towards a carbon-reduced future.
TotalEnergies Uganda
TotalEnergies has long played a valuable role across Africa, developing energy projects that deliver the vital energy needed for everyday life in the most sustainable way possible. With more than 100 years of operations behind the global company, TotalEnergies today delivers its expertise across more than 130 countries, with the goal of making energy more affordable, accessible and sustainable. In Africa, TotalEnergies’ operations are vast, with major projects spanning many countries. One of the most notable operations is in Uganda, where TotalEnergies plays a key part in the country’s energy development through the development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Tilenga Project.
Since 1995, TotalEnergies has been focused on developing Uganda’s energy landscape, with operations spanning downstream developments, including service stations, to upstream exploration and production. TotalEnergies’ downstream segment is led by TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Ltd, which focuses on developing the company’s downstream sector to make everyday fuels more accessible across the country. However, from this focus on the downstream sector, TotalEnergies sought new developments upstream and so began vital exploration and production operations. Today, TotalEnergies’ exploration and production operations have vastly expanded, and the division is now home to two vital energy projects set to enhance Uganda’s energy sector for the future.
Across all of TotalEnergies’ operations in Uganda, the company is focused on positioning itself as the preferred oil company for its customers that is set on delivering sustainable shareholder value by providing high-quality petroleum products and services. In Uganda, TotalEnergies works alongside CNOOC Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) to expand the country’s exploration and production segment, and in the process, deliver the vital energy resources needed across Uganda. These companies are part of a joint venture partnership, which sees TotalEnergies hold a 56.6% interest, with CNNOC and UNOC holding 28.33% and 15% respectively.
The first major project under the joint venture partnership is the Tilenga Project, which is a vital energy development set on delivering vital oil production in a way that is low in cost and low in emissions. The project is located in the Buliisa and Nwoya districts and is an expansive development spanning 6 oil fields, where over 400 wells will be drilled across 31 well pads. The central purpose of the joint venture is to oversee and develop the upstream sector of Uganda, making the most of oil deposits within the Lake Albert region. At peak production, the Tilenga project is expected to deliver 190,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), delivering significant oil development for Uganda. At present, the Tilenga Project is still under construction, but it is expected to begin production this year.
The second key project is the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which works alongside the
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Tilenga Project to transfer oil from the project to TotalEnergies downstream services. Collectively, these projects aim to help deliver a streamlined and well-connected upstream sector, which seamlessly connects via the pipeline’s midstream operations to TotalEnergies downstream services. EACOP is operated by EACOP Ltd., and shareholders TotalEnergies East African Midstream holds a 63% share, whilst UNOC (15%), CNOOC (8%) and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) (15%) hold the remaining shares.
The pipeline is not only valuable for Uganda’s energy development, but also for neighbouring Tanzania, as the pipeline will connect the oil from the Tilenga Project to the Port of Tanga. At the port, the oil from the project will then be stored in terminals, and loaded onto the port’s jetty and distributed to end markets. Thus, the pipeline represents a vital
investment in the region’s energy delivery, making oil from the Tilenga more readily accessible to end markets. Much like the Tilenga Project, the development of the EACOP is still in progress, with the pipeline expected to be ready for its first crude oil exports in late 2026.
Across the Tilenga and EACOP projects, around $2 billion has been invested in contracts with local firms, and the construction phase has created around 80,000 direct and indirect jobs alone. Thus, whilst the project is vital for the energy delivery of Uganda, the development will bring continued economic benefits to those across Uganda and Tanzania, and will see significant growth of both countries’ economies in the process. Furthermore, to ensure the long-term success of the project within the local community, TotalEnergies continues to put Corporate Social Responsibility
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Bureau Veritas: Building the Confidence Behind Uganda’s First Oil
Uganda’s journey toward First Oil is more than an engineering milestone — it is a national transformation. The infrastructure emerging across the Tilenga and Kingfisher fields, the central processing facilities, well pads, pipelines, and logistics systems all share a common requirement: impeccable quality and uncompromising safety.
This is where Bureau Veritas plays a defining role. For years, long before First Oil became a headline, Bureau Veritas Uganda has been working behind the scenes with operators, EPC contractors, and drilling partners to ensure that every weld, every electrical system, every lifting operation, and every material delivered to site meets the highest global standards. This unique legacy places Bureau Veritas in a position not just of participation — but of leadership — in Uganda’s oil and gas future.
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These examples illustrate a broader reality: When Uganda’s oil infrastructure needed trusted eyes, trusted systems, and trusted verification, Bureau Veritas was already there.
During key phases of Uganda’s upstream development, Bureau Veritas played a crucial assurance role — from witnessing qualification work for specialised GRE piping teams to safeguard the integrity of high-pressure flowline systems, to conducting independent examinations of lifting equipment across remote drilling pads to ensure cranes, slings, and hoisting devices operated safely under demanding conditions.
As drilling activity accelerated, Bureau Veritas reinforced operational readiness through rig inspections and electrical safety audits, helping major operators maintain compliant and continuous operations. And as one of the country’s leading energy companies prepared both office and field installations for upcoming production, Bureau Veritas carried out electrical integrity assessments and technical audits to ensure all assets met stringent safety standards well ahead of start-up.
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Under the leadership of Edwin Kabuleeta, whose background spans auditing, verification, and project oversight across multiple sectors, Bureau Veritas Uganda has evolved into a strategic partner for operators navigating the complexity of major capital projects. His experience and vision continue to position Bureau Veritas as a key player in Uganda’s industrial transformation.
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(CSR) at the heart of its operations. In doing so, TotalEnergies can ensure its operations protect the safety and security of people and its facilities, limit its environmental footprint and ensure that local stakeholders are kept in dialogue to make sure that developments are meeting and delivering economic and social development for shared value across the region.
In October, TotalEnergies Uganda highlighted its work within the local community through its partnership with World Vision Uganda. The partnership saw newly constructed and rehabilitated classrooms, staff houses and improved latrines handed over to the Kirama and Kisomere Primary Schools within the Buliisa District. The facilities are
part of the company’s 2025 projects designed to support the local district and help deliver better learning outcomes and strengthen the region’s institutional capacity. At the ceremony, Phillipe Groueix, General Manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda, outlined that “Today, as we hand over this infrastructure, we celebrate a vision in action where strategic partnerships and investment in education lay the foundation for resilient, informed, and empowered communities”.
Groueix continues, “By enhancing learning environments, empowering teachers and school managers, and providing essential resources, we are preparing them to participate in the development of their communities in the future. This initiative reflects
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our long-term commitment to creating shared value and supporting the holistic development of the Tilenga Project host communities.” As we can see from this vital partnership, TotalEnergies is focused on supporting local communities in areas such as youth inclusion and education, to support the continued development of those most impacted by its operations.
Speaking on TotalEnergies overall role in Uganda, Phillipe Groueix, outlines, “We are proud to be part of Uganda’s energy journey by supporting the development of not only oil and gas resources but also renewables in line with our multi-energy ambition. Our ambition is anchored on our desire to achieve together with society net zero emissions by 2050 and to foster sustainable development in the countries where we operate”. Grouiex’s comments highlight how TotalEnergies Uganda’s projects are founded on a commitment to deliver vital energy resources but in the most sustainable way
possible, whilst supporting the local communities in which they operate at every step. It is this focus on sustainability that can be seen across all aspects of its operations, ensuring that Tilenga and EACOP are being developed in a transparent, socially and environmentally friendly manner.
Across TotalEnergies’ operations in Uganda, there is a vital focus on delivering key energy projects that will enhance the country’s energy potential and deliver vital economic and social impacts for the future. From key downstream operations to the vital developments in Uganda’s upstream sector, with the Tilenga and EACOP projects, TotalEnergies is focused on delivering low-cost and low-emission projects that are designed for the future, while protecting the planet for today. We look forward to seeing how the Tilenga Project and EACOP will develop over the coming years once they come online later this year.
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TotalEnergies Suriname
TotalEnergies is a key global energy company committed to delivering vital energy resources to the market, thereby enhancing global energy development and supporting the economic growth of each country’s energy sector. In recent years, we’ve seen the expansion of TotalEnergies’ operations in Suriname, where the company is delivering exciting energy exploration and production projects that are bringing key investment into the country for the long-term development of Suriname’s energy sector. However, across all of TotalEnergies’ operations, and especially those in Suriname, the company remains committed to developing these energy resources with sustainability and local responsibility in mind.
TotalEnergies’ operations in Suriname began in late 2019, when it signed its first agreement in the country for a 50% operated stake in one of the region’s most prolific oil-producing regions, the Guyana-Suriname Basin. The agreement covered Block 58, which today is the site of the GranMorgu project, a major deep-water offshore oil project that is operated by TotalEnergies. The GranMorgu project spans the Sapakara South and Krabdagu oil fields and has been a site of significant development under TotalEnergies in recent years. The project has a confirmed combined recoverable resource of close to 750 million barrels across the two oil fields, offering a vital energy development for Suriname. Block 58 is jointly owned by TotalEnergies and APA Corporation in an equal 50% partnership. However, following the FID for the project in 2024, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie), Suriname’s state-owned national oil company, were given the option to enter the agreement with a 20% ownership.
The GranMorgu project will deliver new wells at depths of between 100 and 100 metres across Block 58. Oil production will be achieved through this system of subsea wells, which will ultimately be
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connected to an FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading Unit) also located off the Suriname Coast. Once completed, the project is expected to have an oil production capacity of 200,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d), and it will contribute significantly to the development of oil resources across Suriname. Production is expected to begin from the project in 2028, where the FPSO is designed to support future connections of satellite fields across the block to extend the duration of its production plateau.
The GranMorgu development represents a vital investment in Suriname’s energy sector, not just for its expected production rates, but due to the investment it brings to the local community. The total GranMorgu project will see a total of $10.5 billion invested, and a significant portion of this will be made locally, which will contribute to the local employment and economic development of Suriname. A key reason for this is that local companies, including logistics providers as well as the maintenance of the installation, will see between $1-1.5 billion invested in local content, creating over 60,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs across Suriname. Thus, the local community has long played a key role in the development of the project, and so throughout its development, TotalEnergies has remained committed to working with local stakeholders across Paramaribo and the
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Alongside the project’s key local community development, TotalEnergies also remains focused on delivering the project in line with its sustainability strategy to create more low-emission and low-cost oil and gas projects. The GranMorgu project is well in line with these goals, due to its focus on minimising greenhouse gas emissions, with the final project’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity planned to be less than 16kg Carbon Dioxide equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent (CO2e/boe). This will be achieved through the all-electric FPSO for the project, which will have zero routine flaring and full reinjection of associated gas into its reservoirs. In addition, the project will be optimised for power usage with a Waste Heat Recovery unit and an optimised water-
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cooling system for enhanced efficiency, as well as the installation of a methane detection and monitoring system. Collectively, these measures aim to help TotalEnergies deliver the GranMorgu project to enhance the region’s energy potential, support local content, whilst also limiting its overall impact on the environment.
Speaking on the FID reached in 2024, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, outlines, “Building on TotalEnergies’ pioneering spirit, this landmark project marks the first offshore development in the country and capitalises on our extensive expertise in deep offshore innovation. Launched only a year after the end of appraisal, GranMorgu fits with our strategy to accelerate time-to-market and develop low-cost and lowemission oil projects.” Pouyanné’s comments here highlight just how valuable this project will be for the future of Suriname’s energy sector, thanks to its focus on enhancing the country’s offshore
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energy potential, whilst implementing measures to limit its environmental impact and support local development.
However, TotalEnergies’ operations in Suriname do not end there, because in 2025 the company announced it had signed an agreement to acquire the 25% interest held by Moeve in Block 53. Block 53 is located directly east of Block 58, where the GrandMorgu development is taking place. Following the acquisition, Block 53 is now held in a joint venture between APA Corporation (45% and operator), Petronas (30%) and TotalEnergies (25%). Block 53 contains the Baja-1 discovery, where over 34 metres of oil were encountered in the Campanian formation. This discovery is a significant downdip extension of the same deposit system as the Krabdagu discovery in Block 58. For TotalEnergies, the proximity of Block 53’s development to its existing GranMorgu infrastructure in Block 58 will allow TotalEnergies to utilise its existing networks to enhance the development of Block 53.
According to Javier Rielo, Senior Vice President Americas, Exploration and Production at TotalEnergies, “This acquisition brings new resources to the development of our low-cost and low-emission Gran Morgu project.” Rielo continues, “It also proves how TotalEnergies will
leverage GranMorgu infrastructure to develop profitably additional resources and extend its production plateau, strengthening the position of the Company in the offshore of Suriname.” As we can see from Rielo’s comments, the acquisition of 25% of the Block 53 development will help enhance TotalEnergies’ total portfolio across Suriname’s energy sector to deliver vital energy development that can strengthen the company’s energy delivery for the future.
Suriname represents a vital hub for energy development in South America, and with TotalEnergies providing vital oil and gas resource development projects, the country’s energy sector looks set to continue to grow in the coming years. However, each project delivered by TotalEnergies in Suriname is underpinned by local and environmental considerations to ensure that Suriname can produce the energy it needs now, whilst supporting the future of the country’s energy sector. With continued investment and acquisitions into the sector, we look forward to seeing how TotalEnergies will continue to enhance its network across Suriname, whilst leveraging its existing infrastructure to enhance the energy potential of the country for the future.
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Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
Globally, Eni is a leading integrated energy company focused on meeting the energy needs of today whilst protecting the future of people and the planet. For this reason, Eni concretely supports the global energy transition, and so throughout its operations, these commitments remain at the forefront of its development. One of the countries where Eni has made significant organic growth is in Ghana, where Eni has been in operation for over 15 years. In Ghana, Eni Ghana Exploration and Production is focused on enhancing the energy delivery of the country, supported by Eni’s objective to preserve the planet and promote the efficient and sustainable access to energy for all.
Eni has been present in Ghana since 2009, delivering significant offshore exploration and production within the hydrocarbon sector through its subsidiary Eni Ghana Exploration and Production (Eni Ghana). At present, Eni Ghana is responsible for the gross production of approximately 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Eni Ghana achieves this through its operation of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) exploration project. The project is held in a joint venture between Eni Ghana Exploration and Production (44.44%), Vitol Ghana Upstream and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (35.56%) and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (20%). The project is located about 60km off Ghana’s western coast, where the OCTP Block holds reserves of 500 million barrels of oil and 270,000 barrels of oil equivalent of natural gas.
OCTP began producing oil in 2017, just under 2 and a half years after the approval of the development plan by the Government of Ghana. This meant the project was delivered 3 months ahead of schedule, and by the end of 2017, the project was producing 45,0000 barrels of oil per day. Production of oil has
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remained steady over the last 15 years and is now one of the most reliable energy sources for the region. Oil produced from the wells of the Sankofa and Gye Nyame facilities is sent to the John Agyekum Kufuor Floating Production and Storage Unit (FPSO), where oil and condensate production takes place. The FPSO can hold up to 14 million barrels of oil, and can treat 58,000 barrels of liquid per day, delivering vital products from the OCTP block to Ghana.
For natural gas development, OCTP is the only deep-water development entirely dedicated to the domestic market in Sub-Saharan Africa, not associated with oil production. Gas produced from the Sankofa field is treated onboard the John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO and then transported to the Onshore Receiving Facility (ORF) in Sanzule, where it is then compressed before being distributed across domestic pipelines in the country. For Eni Ghana, this means that it can sell gas to local markets at a competitive price, whilst satisfying 65% of the country’s energy demand. This helps to improve access to energy across the domestic network of Ghana, and so, Eni Ghana is now a proven and dedicated gas supplier for local off-takers.
Whilst the project enhances energy accessibility across Ghana, it is also working to deliver environmental benefits for Ghana. The natural gas reservoir, developed with the support of the World Bank, plays a significant role in helping Ghana move away from oil-fueled power generation to more sustainable power sources. This movement not only helps deliver cleaner fuel for Ghana but also contributes significantly to the country’s overall economic and environmental development.
One of the most exciting developments for Eni Ghana came in 2019, when discoveries were made within the CTP-Block 4. The CTP-Block 4 is owned and operated by Eni Ghana (42.469%), as part of a joint venture with Vital Upstream Tano (33.975%), GNPC (10%), Woodfield Upstream (9.556%) and Explorco (4%). The block is located within the OCTP area, roughly 50km from the existing infrastructure of Sankofa and the John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO. The discovery was made via a well within the Akoma exploration prospect, which highlighted an estimated reserve
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By 2021, the CTP-Block 4 had produced significant natural gas and condensate for Eni Ghana, and a new discovery was made on the Eban prospect, forming the Eban-Akoma complex, which is home to between 500-700 million barrels of oil equivalent from the Block. These discoveries usefully link to Eni Ghana’s existing infrastructure offshore Ghana, allowing each discovery to be quickly fast-tracked to production with a subsea tie-in to the John Agyekum Kufuor FSPO. The Eban-Akoma field in CTP-Block 4 announced in July 2025 that it had reached commerciality, solidifying its place as a new and significant source of energy, leveraging existing infrastructure for the benefits of value and time to market.
As Eni Ghana looks towards the future, energy development and sustainability remain firm pillars of its operations. This was highlighted in September when Eni Ghana and its OCTP partners signed an agreement with the Government of Ghana for energy production and sustainability. The Memorandum of Intent agreement signed will evaluate a comprehensive
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and integrated investment plan that is aimed at contributing to national goals for reliable, affordable, and low-impact access to energy. The agreement aims to see key initiatives proposed to increase the production capacity from the OTCP block, whilst utilising the existing synergies between offshore and onshore upgrades, with the overarching goal to meet Ghana’s growing energy demand.
With such vital energy development for Ghana under Eni Ghana, the company remains committed to benefiting the local community. To date, Eni Ghana and its partners have invested more than 22 million USD into social and environmental initiatives,
designed to improve living conditions and support sustainable development. These initiatives include training for micro-businesses, water access resources, education and healthcare. Eni Ghana has even distributed improved stoves across the country to help the population have access to more efficient energy sources for cooking. Across all of these operations, Eni Ghana is ensuring the people of Ghana remain at the forefront of its energy development, to ensure that each new project is positively giving back to the local community. Furthermore, along with its key community work, Eni Ghana is working towards Carbon Neutrality
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by 2050. To achieve this, Eni Ghana focuses on emissions generated throughout the life cycle of energy products, whilst implementing innovative technology that can reduce emissions and help the company achieve complete decarbonisation. This commitment to decarbonisation is so vital as the world looks for energy options that meet the energy demands of today, whilst protecting people and the planet for the future.
Across Eni Ghana Exploration and Production’s operations in Ghana, there is a real focus on making energy accessible across the country, supported by the company’s commitment to sustainability. From
the OCTP project to the new developments in CTPBlock 4, Eni Ghana are working with vital partners and governmental figures to bring vital investment into Ghana’s energy sector, to make energy more accessible across the country. We look forward to seeing how Eni Ghana continues to develop the energy sector of Ghana, whilst implementing vital community and environment-focused initiatives to meet the energy needs of today.
Noble Drilling Guyana
As a dynamic leader in offshore energy development, Noble Corporation Plc has long facilitated innovative offshore drilling operations as a contractor for the oil and gas industry. The company’s central mission is to deliver vital drilling activities that can power the world responsibly, aiming to be the leading global driller for offshore energy projects. Therefore, Noble Drilling has positioned itself as the first choice for employees, customers and investors alike to facilitate drilling projects across the world. To achieve this, Noble boasts one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. This fleet is recognised for high quality and performance, and that is why it is one of the largest offshore drilling contractors in the world today.
Noble has been operating globally for over a century, beginning in 1921 with a single rig. From this initial vessel, Noble has continued to expand its fleet and now delivers vital drilling operations across both established and emerging energy regions worldwide. The company’s international growth has been driven by its central values to deliver the highest quality service and performance across its drilling operations. Most of Noble’s activities are conducted through its subsidiaries and contract drilling services. Across these, the company has a fleet of 25 offshore drilling units, including 12 drillships and semisubmersibles, and 13 jack-ups. These vessels are focused on delivering oil in ultra-deepwater and highspecification jack-up drilling projects worldwide.
A key place of Noble’s current drilling expansion is in Guyana, where its subsidiary Noble Drilling (Guyana) Inc. operates to deliver key drilling vessels to support the country’s oil field development. In Guyana, key oil developments are primarily located in the Stabroek Block, which is home to an expansive offshore oil and gas reservoir. The block is operated by energy giant ExxonMobil, in partnership with Hess and CNNOC. One of the most notable developments in the Stabroek Block is the Liza-1 development. The initial Liza-1 discovery was announced in 2015 by ExxonMobil and was the first significant oil find offshore Guyana. In 2020, Noble announced a drilling services agreement with ExxonMobil. The agreement outlines that Noble would facilitate the drilling services for ExxonMobil across the Liza-1 development within the Stabroek Block of the GuyanaSuriname Basin.
The agreement outlines that Noble will deliver ultra-deepwater drillships, which are already in operation in Guyana for ExxonMobil, and utilise them for delivering new drilling for the project. The vessels include the Noble Bob Douglas, Noble Tom Madden, Noble Sam Croft and Noble Don Taylor, which are Gusto P-1000 design ultra-deepwater drillships that can operate at depths of up to 12,000ft. The rigs, which commenced operation in 2013 and 2014, are equipped with the necessary advanced drilling system and subsea control technology to facilitate the drilling of ExxonMobil’s oil project across Liza-1 for Guyana.
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Thus, the agreement signed between Noble and ExxonMobil is vital in helping to deliver valuable resources to Guyana’s energy sector. For this, Noble plays an important role as a leading drilling contractor, helping global energy giants such as ExxonMobil deliver vital drilling solutions for the future. The president, CEO and chairman of Noble in 2020 outlined that “The Guyana-Suriname basin stands as one of the world’s premier offshore exploration and development opportunities. Since establishing an operational presence offshore Guyana in March 2018 with the Noble Bob Douglas, we have continued to expand our footprint in the region”. The CEO’s comments highlight the pivotal and expansive role that Noble has continued to play across Guyana’s energy sector, as its drillships have long been used to deliver vital energy development projects for the benefit of the country’s energy delivery and economic growth.
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Upon the announcement of the contract extension, the CEO of Noble outlined that “We are extremely pleased to further our relationship with ExxonMobil and their partners offshore Guyana. This award demonstrates the capability of the Commercial Enabling Agreement to align the interests of Noble and ExxonMobil while continuing our participation in one of the world’s premier offshore exploration and development opportunities and supports additional investment by Noble in local content”. The CEO’s comments here exemplify how pivotal Noble remains in bringing such valuable resources to market, thanks to its modern fleet of drillships.
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However, Noble’s role alongside ExxonMobil doesn’t end there, as ExxonMobil is continuing its pursuit of more oil and gas resources with the support of Noble Drilling. Since it began operations in Guyana, ExxonMobil has made over 30 new discoveries, which equate to more than 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe). Therefore, as ExxonMobil continues to expand its reach across Guyana’s Stabroek Block region, it looks set to hand more work out to the four drill ships currently in operation by Noble in Guyana. The Noble Tom Madden, Noble Sam Croft, Noble Don Taylor, and Noble Bob Douglas have secured an additional 4.8 rig years of backlog in Guyana, which has extended
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One of the central focuses of Noble in Guyana is delivering its drilling operations with sustainability in mind. For the global company, Noble is focused
on reducing its carbon intensity by 20% by 2030. To achieve this target, the company is committed to trying and testing energy consumption methods, including monitoring, energy management, behaviour programs, and natural energy efficiency upgrades that help its vessels and operations remain as sustainable as possible. In fact, with more than 100 years of experience behind it, responsible drilling is a core value of the business. Today, the company has developed such initiatives as the Energy Efficiency Insights (EEI) program, which monitors the energy consumption across its rigs. Through EEI, and with the support of the sustainable behaviour programme, Noble could deliver a 6-10% reduction in fuel consumption and derived emissions. This aims to help the company move towards global net-zero targets and ensures that when customers choose Noble for its drilling operations, they know that they are supported by a company pushing towards sustainable targets.
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Across Noble’s operations on both a global and local scale, there is a real focus on delivering drilling operations that help companies achieve their energy operations to bring vital oil and gas resources to market. Through Noble’s fleet of modern, versatile and technically advanced vessels, the company is the leading offshore drilling provider. With energy operations across the world utilising Noble’s drilling
solutions, the company plays a valuable role in supporting the energy sector and in turn helps bring economic development to countries across the world as they make the most of the energy resources offshore their countries. One of the most vital parts of Noble’s operations is its commitment to sustainability. By fostering sustainable practices from its design to its delivery, Noble can deliver vital energy development whilst working to protect the planet for future generations. We look forward to seeing how Noble’s fleet continues to service ExxonMobil’s developments in the Stabroek Block off Guyana’s coastline for many years to come.
Ecopetrol is a world-class integrated oil and gas company based in Colombia, focused on hydrocarbon production. Throughout the entire hydrocarbon value chain, Ecopetrol provides exploration, production, transportation, refining, and commercial operations. Consequently, it is no surprise that Ecopetrol has become a leading energy group operating across Latin America. Nonetheless, throughout all its activities, Ecopetrol remains committed to integrating technology and innovation to deliver valuable hydrocarbons with sustainability in mind.
Ecopetrol, formerly Empresa Colombiana de Petróleo S.A., is Colombia’s state-owned energy company, which is the largest and most prominent energy company in the country, responsible for 60% of the nation’s hydrocarbon production. While Ecopetrol’s operations focus on the basins of the Americas, it serves customers worldwide with key energy projects. Globally, Ecopetrol operates and participates in exploration and production ventures in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico.
The first step of Ecopetrol’s value chain is in the exploration for hydrocarbons, where the company is focused on exploring, discovering and appraising commercially viable hydrocarbon accumulations. In Colombia, Ecopetrol’s current exploration projects include onshore activities in the Llanos Orientales and Mid-Magdalena Valley basins. In Llanos Orientales, Ecopetrol has been developing, maturing and drilling prospects in the north of Arauca. These operations are in highproductivity fields, which have been associated with the existing Arauca-Caño Limón oil field. Then, Ecopetrol has been exploring and appraising heavy crude prospects near the Chichimene-AcaciasLorito and Castilla production trains, which will
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be developed in line with existing infrastructure. In the Mid-Magdalena Valley basin, Ecopetrol has been recording seismic information to understand the potential for exploration concepts. This is being carried out in cooperation with Ecopetrol’s strategic partners within the region.
One of these strategic partners is Ecopetrol’s subsidiary Hocol, which engages in the oil and gas production, transportation and commercialisation in Colombia. Therefore, Hocol is an incredibly valuable tool for Ecopetrol, as this subsidiary has helped expand its operations from the Upper Magdalena Valley to northern Colombia and the Llanos region. Hocol have been focused on the exploration of medium and light crudes in the Higher Magdalena Valley and in the central part of the Llanos basin, as well as towards gas exploration on the north coast and Lower Magdalena Valley. Thus, a key part of Ecopetrol’s Colombia Onshore exploration strategy relies on Hocol to oversee the company’s exploration operations.
The next key aspect of Ecopetrol’s operations is the production of hydrocarbons. As we have seen,
Ecopetrol is responsible for 60% of the production of hydrocarbons in Colombia, and so this aspect of its operations is vast and vital to the company’s overall economic development. In 2020, the Ecopetrol Group achieved 697,000 barrels of oil per day (boed), which represented a 99.6% fulfilment of 2020’s goal. Now 5 years later, Ecopetrol is reported to have surpassed its 2025 drilling targets and is currently delivering a production rate of 751,000 boed. This figure is above the expected 2025 target and highlights the ongoing success of Ecopetrol’s production in Colombia.
Once crude oil and gas are produced from Ecopetrol’s wells across Colombia, these are then passed over to Ecopetrol’s transport business, which is responsible for taking these resources through pipelines, multi-purpose pipelines (polyducts) and multimodal transport systems, which take the crude from production to refineries and export ports. This division of Ecopetrol’s operations has been overseen by Cenit, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, responsible for resource transportation operations.
Following transportation, crude oil and natural gas are then processed through Ecopetrol’s refining and petrochemical infrastructure. In Colombia, Ecopetrol operates the Barrancabermeja and Cartagena refineries, and this is where the oil and gas resources are transformed into value-added products for selling in the company’s marketing division. The Barrancabermeja Refinery is the main refining centre for Colombia, capable of processing up to 250,000 barrels per day. This refinery deals with 80% of the country’s domestic fuel demand. However, following the 100th anniversary of the refinery in 2022, Ecopetrol outlined a range of modernisation projects that aimed to increase the capacity and deliver more refined products for Colombia. The other key refinery is Cartagena Refinery, which today has a 210,000 barrels per day capacity. Collectively, these refineries bring great value to Ecopetrol’s crude oil, transforming these vital resources into profitable products that can be sold down the hydrocarbon chain.
The final aspect of Ecopetrol’s operation is for sales and marketing, where the company connects its crude oil, petrochemical, gas and energy products with markets on both a local and international level. The sales and marketing division is responsible for the sale of crude oil and gas products extracted from its fields, as well as petrochemical and industrial
products produced in the refineries, towards national and international markets. In addition, Ecopetrol purchases crude oil from royalties and third parties in order to optimise its refinery throughput, whilst importing diluent needed for transporting heavy crude through its pipelines. Plus, to supplement its own supply and commitment to customers, Ecopetrol also acquires fuels and petrochemicals as needed from the international market.
As Ecopetrol moves towards the future, sustainability remains a leading concern among energy companies, especially as the world moves towards the global energy transition. For this reason, Ecopetrol have developed the Generating Value with Sustainability pillar of its operations, which is part of the company’s 2040 Strategy to deliver ‘Energy that Transforms’. This oversees Ecopetrol’s sustainability agenda and the movement of the company towards its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). A key example of this was highlighted in November, when Ecopetrol announced that consultations are nearing finalisation for the construction of the Windpeshi Wind Farm. The Windpeshi Wind Farm plans to be one of Ecopetrol’s largest projects and will encompass 41 state-of-the-art wind turbines, each with a 5-megawatt (MW) capacity. Collectively, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of up to 205MW. The Windpeshi Wind Farm aims to generate
around 8% of Ecopetol’s energy consumption, which will be clean energy and, in the process, will prevent more than 140,000 tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted annually from the company’s operations.
The Windpeshi Wind Farm is currently in discussions with the local communities in the area of influence of the wind farm in La Guajira . According to Bayron Triana, Vice President of Energy Transition at Ecopetrol, a successful series of meetings has been conducted prior to the consultation agreements, which have established relationships with 30 certified communities in the local area. Triana outlined, “We are making a big commitment to turning La Guajira into the development for the Energy Transition that the country needs. That is why we celebrate that the communities have expressed their willingness to work together with Ecopetrol and government entities to promote the development of the great energy potential of this territory, in which the communities
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are our main ally.” Tiana’s comments highlight just how valuable the communities are in helping Ecopetrol deliver such a vital clean energy project, which will significantly contribute towards the company’s global energy transition operations.
Across Ecopetrol’s operations, the entire hydrocarbon chain is covered from exploration and production, to transporting, refining and marketing crude oil products for use across both Colombia and international markets. As the most prominent energy company in Colombia, Ecopetrol is committed to delivering vital energy resources with sustainability and, in the process, developing vital energy projects that help meet the clean energy demands of the future. With the support of its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol’s operations are vast, positioning the company as a leading energy player not just in the Latin American market but across the globe.
Shell Malaysia
Shell is a leading global energy company committed to meeting the world’s energy needs in the most economically, environmentally and socially responsible way possible. The company now plays a leading role across many countries’ energy sectors, supported by its global expertise in the industry. A significant country where Shell has helped pioneer the energy sector is Malaysia, where Shell has been a partner for over 130 years. Having diversified the country’s energy sector from a modest kerosene venture, Shell Malaysia is now one of the country’s top employers, with operations spanning upstream, midstream and downstream energy developments.
Shell’s first oil discovery in Malaysia came in 1910, with the first oil well drilled on Canada Hill in Miri, Sarawak. This well began production with 83 barrels of oil per day and spearheaded Shell’s operations in Malaysia. Now, over 110 years later, Shell is a leader in Malaysia’s deep-water energy sector development, playing a leading role in the extraction and delivery of oil and gas resources for the country. Thus, as a long-term and responsible partner in Malaysia’s energy sector, Shell works closely with its customers, partners, and the government to ensure that every development works towards a more efficient and sustainable energy future.
Shell has long played a key role in Malaysia’s downstream operations, but in 2014, the company began vital exploration and production operations within the upstream deep-water energy sector with the Gumusut-Kakap field. The field, located in 1,200 metres of water off the coast of Sabah, is a joint development of two ultra-deep-water discoveries: Gumusut and Kakap operated by Shell and Murphy Oil, respectively. Initial development began in 2008, when the Final Investment Decision was reached between Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd (SSPC, a subsidiary of Shell plc), who own a 33% holding interest as the operator of the field, and ConocoPhillips Sabah (33%), PETRONAS Carigali (20%), and Murphy Oil (14%). The GumusutKakap development reached first oil production in 2014, with the field initially producing an average of 135,000 barrels a day. With significant production from the field, the development marked a vital step in Malaysia’s energy development, bringing the country’s first deepwater development online.
Today, the Gumusut-Kakap development spans 19 subsea wells, which are tied back to a floating production and storage (FPS) vessel (GK-Semi FPS), which has a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil a day. Once crude oil is produced from the field, it is transported through a pipeline to an oil and gas processing facility in Kimanis, where gas is then transported to the PETRONAS LNG complex in Bintulu, Sarawak. Now, more than 10 years since production was reached, the Gumusut-Kakap facility has undergone vital developments.
Following the oil field’s initial development, Phase 2 of the field was developed, incorporating four additional subsea tie-back wells, which
connected to the GK-Semi FPS in 2019. Then Phase 3 saw the drilling of four new wells, which were again connected to the GK-Semi FPS. This phase included the drilling of two producer wells and two injection wells, which achieved first oil in 2022. Now, the project has reached Phase 4, with Shell announcing in March 2025 that first oil had been delivered from Phase 4 of the Gumusut-Kakap development, specifically in the Gumusut-Kakap-GeronggongJagus East (GKGJE) development. GKGJE is a joint venture between SSPC and Shell Sabah Selatan Sdn. Bhd, ConocoPhillips Sabah Ltd, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd, PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited, PT Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi Produksi, Shell Exploration and Production Brunei, Canam Brunei Oil Ltd, PETRONAS Carigali Brunei Limited and Brunei Shell Petroleum. Phase 4 of the development saw the drilling of three producer wells and one water injection well, which are tied back to the GK-Semi FPS. These wells straddle the border between Malaysia and Brunei, and the development contributes to Shell’s global commitment to bringing new upstream projects online between 2023 and 20205. Phase 4 reached oil production in March 2025 and is
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expected to deliver an additional 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day at peak production, further enhancing Shell’s development towards Malaysia’s energy future. Speaking on the announcement of Phase 4 achieving first oil, Siti Sulaiman, Country Chair of Shell Malaysia and Senior Vice President for Integrated Gas & Upstream in Malaysia, outlined that, “This achievement reaffirms Shell’s ongoing commitment to innovating and executing safe, reliable, and sustainable projects that meet today’s energy needs”. Sulaiman’s comments highlight just how valuable such developments as the GumusutKakap development have been and will continue to be for Malaysia’s total energy development.
Another key deep-water project for Shell is the Malikai development, which is the company’s most recent project within the deep-water segment in Malaysia. The development is located in water depths of 500m and is the company’s third deepwater project. The project is held between Shell, who are the operator with 35% interest, ConocoPhillips Sabah with 35%, and PETRONAS Carigali with the remaining 30%. Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) activities
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for the development began in 2009, with the Final Investment Decision (FID) reached in 2013. The initial development involved the drilling of 17 wells and the delivery of a 26,000 metric tonne tension leg platform (TLP) production facility. The TLP was the first of its kind in Malaysia, and the whole development is tied back via subsea pipelines to the Kebabangan shallow-water hub, which has a processing facility. From here, the resources are further conveyed to Sabah Oil Subsea for export. The development reached first oil in December 2016 and is expected to have a production capacity of 60,000 barrels per day.
As Shell looks towards the future, sustainability and developing its operations towards a more sustainable future for Malaysia are key concerns. Thus, the Rosmari-Marjoram project is a vital deepwater sour gas development project for Shell designed to deliver a sustained gas supply to the PETRONAS LNG Complex. The project spans a deepwater subsea facility, a remotely operated platform and an onshore gas plant. Within this, the development will include the longest sour wet gas offshore pipelines in the world, spanning more than 200km. The project is operated by Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Shell plc, at 80% and PETRONAS Carigali at 20%. Once production begins in 2026, the project is expected to produce 800 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) of gas.
In October 2025, SSB announced that it had begun the development of a plant for the RosmariMarjoram project. This will enable the project to run primarily on renewable energy, through an offshore platform which will utilise power from 240 solar panels, with the new onshore plan leveraging hydropower provided through the Sarawak power grid system. Thus, the development of the onshore plant will enable Shell to further enhance the role of renewable energy resources across Malaysia and cement its place as a key partner both to the country and energy companies such as PETRONAS as they work towards enhancing Malaysia’s overall economic growth through competitive and resilient energy projects.
Across Shell’s operations in Malaysia, it is clear to see that the company has played a vital role in the country’s overall energy development for many years. From initial developments over 100 years ago to now, working across the country’s energy sector via its subsidiaries, Shell is focused on delivering vital projects that will enhance Malaysia’s overall oil and gas development, but in the most sustainable way possible. We look forward to seeing how Shell will continue to advance Malaysia’s energy sector, working alongside key partners, to deliver a more sustainable energy future for the country.
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With over 60 years of experience in the energy and marine design and construction sector, Seatrium Limited (Seatrium) delivers innovative engineering solutions that span across the development of offshore platforms, rigs, floating vessels, and specialised vessels, as well as in its delivery of repair, upgrading and conversion services. With these extensive solution offerings, Seatrium serves the maritime and oil and gas industries well, positioning itself as a premier global player offering solutions that are underpinned by the company’s commitment to high standards, safety, sustainability and performance. With such a pivotal reputation within the energy and maritime sectors, Seatrium is now a leading engineering company operating across the world.
The Seatrium we know today was formed when Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine, two heavyweights in the engineering sector, came together to form a single group that would harness both companies’ extensive expertise and knowledge in the industry. Together, these companies hoped to deliver leading solutions that could better serve their customers and stakeholders by leveraging the synergies between the two companies. Thus, Seatrium was formed in 2023, delivering high-quality and high-performance engineering solutions that are purpose-built to meet its customers’ needs. This innovative approach ensures that Seatrium can continue to work with its clients to develop offshore and maritime solutions that meet their specific needs, enhancing global energy and maritime sectors, whilst solidifying Seatrium’s place as a leading engineering company across the world.
Today, Seatrium’s operations span across the world with the company operating shipyards, engineering centres and technology facilities in places such as Singapore, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Across these hubs of operations, Seatrium is set on delivering vital solutions that explore new spaces, technologies and applications even under the most challenging of circumstances. With innovation at the heart of its development, Seatrium’s key business segments include oil and gas new builds and conversions, offshore renewables, repairs and upgrades, and new energies, with a growing focus on sustainability.
For the oil and gas sector, Seatrium delivers complex rigs and turnkey solutions, which are designed to harness the global network to deliver vital energy developments. Its products include the new builds and conversions for Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) units, Floating Production and Storage (FPSO) Units, Floating Drilling, Production, Storage and Offloading (FDPSO) units, and Mobile Offshore Production Units (MOPUs). In addition to this, Seatrium also delivers gas terminals, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) units, Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) and Gravifloat solutions, as well as Offshore Oil and Gas Fixed Platforms.
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Seatrium has already shown its expertise in this field, with the development of Shell Vito RPF (Regional Production Facility), a deep-water floating production unit that is delivering oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico. The unit was delivered in late 2021 and is a compact and efficient solution that incorporates advanced technology. Shell Vito RPF was one of the first of two new build FPUs Seatrium has delivered and will provide a great model for future compact, efficient FPU developments within the deep-water sector.
In July, Seatrium further cemented its place as a leading FPSO provider across the world with the delivery of PETROBRAS 78 (P-78) to Brazil’s national oil company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). P-78 delivers a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), 7.2 cubic metres (mcbm) of gas per day, and provides storage capacity for 2 million barrels of oil. The FPSO will be deployed across the Búzios Field, which is one of the most prolific oil and gas deposits offshore Brazil, providing essential oil and gas production for Brazil’s energy sector. P-78 ranks among the largest in the global operating fleet of FPSOs, highlighting Seatrium’s engineering expertise and innovation in delivering the vessel
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Another key sector of Seatrium’s business is focused on offshore renewables and delivering new energy. For this, the company delivers turnkey solutions including fixed platforms, offshore wind and new energy solutions that focus on being cost-effective and highly adaptable, whilst also meeting the highest of technical specifications for global clients. Seatrium delivers offshore wind farm fixed platforms, including High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter stations, High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) substations and wind turbine foundations. In addition to this, Seatrium is also focused on delivering Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs), Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) and Floating Wind-HVDC and HVAC stations. This focus on delivering engineering solutions for the offshore renewables and new energies sector highlights Seatrium’s commitment to delivering
designs that are helping customers across the world to meet their sustainability goals, and in the process, solidifying Seatrium’s role as a key provider of solutions that are designed with sustainability and emission reduction in mind.
Aside from its role in the offshore energy sector, Seatrium also provide specialised shipbuilding services to deliver high-performance specialised vessels that are designed with the global energy transition and decarbonisation in mind. These vessels are ‘future-proofed’ utilising Seatrium’s award-winning, high-performance and specialised expertise in vessel construction to deliver vessels that meet the highest of technical specifications for clients across the globe, both for today and for the future. However, alongside its development of new vessels, Seatrium is also passionate about repairing and upgrading existing vessels. For this, the company has developed strong relationships with its clients to repair, refurbish, retrofit and extend the life of existing vessels, including FPSOs, FSOs and FSU units. This focus on refurbishment and repairs to existing vessels helps to promote sustainability by utilising existing vessels rather
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In August, Seatrium signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Karpowership for the development of 4 New Generation Powerships, with the adoption of two additional units. Karpowership will deliver the hulls and key equipment for the powerships, where Seatrium will complete the bulk of the mechanical and electrical equipment integration, mechanical completion and pre-commissioning work. The agreement also outlines the conversion, life extension and repairs to three existing LNG carriers to deliver them as FSRUs. The LOI marks a milestone agreement between Seatrium and Karpowership and deepens the strategic partnership between the two towards delivering more sustainable, mobile and scalable energy solutions for the future.
Alvin Gan, Executive Vice President of Repairs and Upgrades at Seatrium, outlined the following announcement: “This LOI marks a pivotal step in our journey to build a global franchise in floating power infrastructure. Our successful collaboration with Karpowership goes beyond FSRU conversions – its about enabling energy access through innovative maritime platforms. With four FSRUs delivered, a fifth due later this months, and two more underway, we are proud to be a long-term trusted partner in delivering greener energy and sustainable solutions; through a variety of innovative solutions in new generation powerships, FLNGs, floating battery, floating data centres and water de-salination vessels. These projects demonstrate our engineering excellence
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and our commitment to supporting the energy transition”. Gan’s comments highlight just how valuable this LOI is in strengthening Seatrium’s position as a leading engineering and development company for the energy sector. By working with other leaders in the maritime construction and engineering sector, such as Karpowership, the two can leverage their expertise to deliver more sustainable, efficient and reliable power ships for the future of energy development.
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On a mission to provide affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy, Chevron Corporation (Chevron) is a leader in the global integrated energy market. Across its wide sphere of operations, Chevron delivers crude oil and natural gas, whilst manufacturing fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives to support human progress. From this basis, Chevron has been carrying out vital energy projects across the world, with Guyana being one of the newest sites for the company’s development. Following key acquisitions, Chevron is now one of the largest acreage holders along the US Gulf Coast, delivering significant energy and economic development for Guyana in the process.
Chevron is focused on delivering energy infrastructure for the demands of today, whilst delivering reliable energy systems that can tackle the energy needs of tomorrow. To achieve this, Chevron focuses on sustainability and technology across its operations. Every project delivered by Chevron is designed to progress the energy sector, whilst reducing the greenhouse gas intensity of its operations through things such as energy efficiency, flaring reduction and methane management. Along with this, the company has made major progress towards the development of renewable fuels, especially for use in transportation. As part of this, Chevron produces bio-based diesels, renewable and compressed natural gas, renewable gasoline blend, sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen. These help Chevron deliver a world where energy is accessible, but also build towards a lower-carbon energy future.
One of the central ways Chevron can deliver such a variety of renewable and energyefficient projects is thanks to the technology that underpins every operation carried out by the company. Through technology, Chevron can deliver the lower-carbon energy that the world needs, supported by scalable technological solutions. These solutions integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technology, which can be utilised to enhance the energy industry’s operations. One of the central ways AI can be used is for improving seismic imaging in deep-water breakthroughs, which can help Chevron to transform how it finds and produces oil and gas, backed by the data to support developments. These help to deliver a more resilient energy system for the future, where lower-carbon energy can be found, produced and delivered to market.
With oil and gas production making up a significant portion of its development, it’s no surprise that Chevron has major operations in some of the world’s most important oil and gas regions across the world. Many of which are producing significant crude oil and natural gas resources for the company. In Guyana specifically, Chevron has been making significant steps towards the development of oil and gas resources within the Stabroek Block. The block is known as one of the most prolific oil and gas-producing blocks on the globe. In fact,
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The Stabroek Block was first discovered by ExxonMobil in 2015, who currently hold a 45% ownership, and is the operator of the block. The initial discovery was made in the Liza-1 Well, but in the last 10 years, development across the block has vastly expanded, with numerous subsequent discoveries having been made, highlighting the true potential of the region. Stabroek Block has remained under ExxonMobil’s operation, with Hess Corporation and CNNOC holding 30% and 25% ownership, respectively. Since its discovery, the Stabroek Block has transformed Guyana into a major oil-producing region, delivering significant direct and indirect jobs for those across the region to work or supply the development of the field.
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However, in July 2025, Chevron Corporation announced that it had completed the acquisition of Hess Corporation, which would see the two energy corporations join their world-class asset portfolios, people and capabilities. Thus, along with the acquisition of Hess Corporation, Chevron acquired the company’s 30% stake in the Stabroek Block, positioning Chevron in part ownership of the block alongside ExxonMobil and CNNOC. By combining two giants in the energy sector, Chevron now has one of the most differentiated energy portfolios in the industry, with operations spanning multiple critical energy markets around the world.
Following the acquisition, John Hess will now join Chevron’s Board of Directors, subject to the Board’s approval, to enhance the synergies between the two companies and offer his experience in the sector to Chevron. In the announcement of Chevron’s acquisition of Hess Corporation, Mike Wirth, Chevron’s Chairman and CEO, outlined that “the combination [of the two companies] enhances and extends our growth profile well into the next decade, which we believe will drive greater longterm value to shareholders.” Thus, following the acquisition, Chevron now has leading positions in energy markets around the world, delivering a high cash margin production profile with an expected
production volume of 4.31 million boe/d by 2030, which significantly enhances Chevron’s existing production as a standalone company.
The acquisition now positions Chevron as the largest acreage holder along the US Gulf Coast, with access to one of the world’s largest energy markets. However, even before the acquisition, Hess Corporation and Chevron had been partners in deepwater projects for many years, delivering vital energy resources to markets across the world. Thus, the two companies will now come together to deliver their vital oil and gas expertise to enhance Guyana as a new market for sustainable energy development for Chevron.
Ultimately, Chevron’s acquisition of Hess Corporation marks a significant milestone in the company’s entry into the Guyanese energy market. We can expect to see Chevron bring together its wealth of experience across its global portfolio, supported by the frameworks laid out by Hess Corporation, to deliver vital energy resources for Guyana. As Chevron now looks towards the future, with the wealth of expertise that Hess Corporation adds to its existing portfolio, we look forward to seeing how it will expand its role across the region to bring low-carbon energy to market, whilst delivering vital economic benefits for Guyana in the process.
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BP is a well-known name across the global energy market, with projects ranging from upstream exploration and production to downstream energy delivery. Throughout all its operations, BP is dedicated to providing innovative services and product excellence, earning it a reputation as a leading energy provider worldwide. In Africa, BP has spent over a century delivering essential oil and gas exploration, crude oil importation, and refining services. Once refined, these products are supplied as fuel through its retail outlets, ensuring smooth everyday operations. Specifically in South Africa, BP’s operations centre around the petroleum market, where it is now one of the region’s leading petroleum companies, driven by a commitment to deliver energy for today and the future.
In South Africa, BP operates over 500 branded service stations providing vital fuel and retail products. These stations include companyowned, company-leased, and dealer-owned sites, designed to offer convenient services through BP Express and Pick n Pay Express shops, along with its Wild Bean Cafes. BP also manages six fuel storage terminals: two are fully owned by BP Southern Africa, two are jointly owned in a 50/50 partnership with Sasol, and another is an equal joint venture with Shell. The last fuel storage terminal is owned in equal partnership between Astrong, BP Southern Africa, and Engen. Across South Africa’s downstream sector, BP is focused on providing fuel products for transportation, heating, and lighting, as well as lubricants to keep engines and industries running. The supply of these petrochemicals is crucial to South Africa’s daily operations, and by providing such products, BP continues to support energy access across the country.
Across its service stations, BP delivers its BP Ultimate fuel product, which features the company’s ACTIVE technology. This fuel product is the flagship fuel product under the BP South Africa brand, which focuses on engine performance and has earned it many accolades for its enhanced performance properties. Alongside fuel products, BP has its leading lubricant brand, Castrol, which is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of premium lubricating oils and related services to the automotive and industrial customers of South Africa. These products are vital for car manufacturing industries, and so BP supplies a broad range of lubricants designed for a vast range of operating conditions and environments.
In May, BP launched a new programme which would see a significant increase in its presence across South Africa. The programme would see 40 new service stations added to the company’s portfolio, whilst its existing locations would be upgraded to meet the current and future demands of its customers. To facilitate the delivery of these new stations and the logistics needed to do this, BP announced it has partnered with DP World and Makwande Supply & Distribution, who will help BP to outsource specialised logistics functions, in order to improve delivery efficiency and resilience across its locations in both urban and rural areas.
With the expansion of its service station locations, BP is making both its fuel products and its retail stores more accessible for those across the country. Service stations often provide essentials alongside their fuel offerings, which ensures that locals have access to a wide variety of goods, even when traditional shops may be closed. This customer-focused service delivery is further enhanced by BP’s expansion plans, which will also see electric vehicle chargers installed at many of its petrol stations. BP plans to make electric charging more readily available across South Africa, ensuring that customers can recharge or refuel their cars with BP. The electric vehicle industry is a key sector that will shape transportation for the future, with electric vehicles being widely adopted as a sustainable option in line with global emission reduction goals. Therefore, by providing recharging for electric vehicles across more of its locations, BP can remain a leading fuel brand delivering the vital resources and services meeting the demands of its customers every day.
In line with the expansion of its service station with electric vehicle charging points, BP is continuing to expand its retail locations, with many of them now including family-friendly rest areas, readily available Wi-Fi, and a range of retail offerings.
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This necessity comes as customers will spend more time at the refuelling stations whilst waiting for their electric vehicles to charge. Therefore, with a more developed retail and rest area, customers are further incentivised to use BP’s electric vehicle charging points as they are designed to suit its customers’ needs. For BP, its integration of electric charging into its service stations in South Africa moves the country towards its wider African strategy to prioritise inclusive growth and investment into key infrastructure that will pioneer the future of sustainable energy development.
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This focus on the future through infrastructural development and sustainable practices has allowed BP to remain a leader in South Africa’s energy sector. In fact, in 2024, BP celebrated 100 years of operation in South Africa, with the celebration focused on ‘Reimaging Energy for the Future’. This goal allowed BP, along with industry leaders, to explore the pivotal themes and challenges facing the energy sector both in South Africa and on a wider scale in order to deliver solutions that meet the needs of today, whilst protecting the world of the future.
In the announcement of the anniversary, Taelo Mojapelo, CEO of BP in South Africa, highlighted that “Today the global and South African energy landscape faces new demand, including the move to a lower carbon world, changing consumer needs, increased competition in fuel retailing, and the imperative to have greater diversity in the workforce. These changes present us with new
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TotalEnergies has long played a valuable role across the African energy sector, with operations spanning the whole value chain of oil and gas development. TotalEnergies has been serving the Nigerian hydrocarbon sector for over a century, working alongside the Government of Nigeria, as well as various private companies and associations across the country. With a wealth of oil deposits across the country, Nigeria today is one of the largest oil producers in Africa and so contributes significantly to TotalEnergies’ total hydrocarbon production. Today, the bulk of TotalEnergies’ operations centres around upstream exploration and production, through its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited (TEPNG). Across TEPNG’s operations, the company is committed to delivering vital oil resources while working with local communities to deliver socioeconomic development for the country.
Since 1962, TEPNG has been leading the exploration and production of Nigeria’s upstream sector. Working alongside the Nigerian Government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and several indigenous companies, TEPNG is set on developing the country’s hydrocarbon industry. Today, TEPNG holds a 40% interest in the NNPC/TEPNG Joint Venture, which has been producing oil and natural gas from multiple onshore and shallow water concessions across the country. Many of these ventures span the West Delta Basin, a prolific hydrocarbon province, delivering significant oil and gas resources for the country.
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Over the years, the Egina field has seen vital infrastructural developments under TEPNG to help it continue to meet oil and gas demands. However, one of the most exciting developments for Egina was announced in 2019 when the oil field achieved net-zero routine flaring across the development. The field was able to achieve this thanks to the gas compression system installed at the field, which allowed it to become the first oil project in Nigeria to reach this milestone of zero routine flaring. This significant step highlights TotalEnergies’ commitment to cutting emissions to deliver a more sustainable energy sector. In fact, Nigeria was one of the first countries where TotalEnergies led projects to detect and measure the methane emissions of its oil and gas facilities, utilising its cutting-edge AUSEA technology. This technology, made available through NNPC through a corporation agreement in 2023, ensures that TEPNG can routinely monitor the emissions from its projects to help mitigate and limit the impact of its operations on global warming.
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A key example of TotalEnergies’ focus on delivering projects with low emissions was seen when TEPNG announced that it had begun production at the Akpo West site within the PML2 license. Akpo was the first deep offshore project operated by TEPNG in Nigeria, and when it began production in 2009, it had a production plateau of 180,000 barrels of condensate per day with a storage capacity of 2 million barrels of stabilised liquid hydrocarbon. However, in 2024, new developments began across the Akpo field, with the Akpo West deposit being tied back to the existing Akpo FPSO facility. The integration of Akpo West into the existing facilities added 14,000 barrels of condensate production per day and is expected to see up to 4 million cubic metres of gas per day by 2028. By leveraging the development with the existing infrastructure, TEPNG is able to keep costs low and, in the process, limit its emissions. This development highlights that by working with CNOOC (45% interest), Sapetro (15%), Prime 130 (16%) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd on the PML2 project, TotalEnergies (24%) is utilising the expertise and experience of the partnership to bring key condensate production to Nigeria, whilst working towards its strategy to deliver low emission and low cost operations that can deliver significant gas potential to the region in the process.
Another key license for TEPNG is the OML 58 license, a mature onshore field located in the Niger Delta. The field has a production capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil per day. TEPNG operates the OML58 onshore licence with a 40% interest and is developed under the Ubeta Gas Development in partnership with NNPC, who hold a 60% interest. Estimated to be a $550 million investment, the development is set to begin production in 2027 and is designed to deliver a production lifespan of 20 years. The Ubeta Gas Field development project will
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see engineering design, construction, drilling, and commissioning of a six-well gas production cluster; the Ubeta Production Cluster (UPC). The project will deliver a stable gas supply for the operations of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, a liquefied natural gas facility situated on Bonny Island, which is undergoing an expansion to increase its capacity from 22 to 30 million tonnes per annum. The drilling campaign is expected to span 1.5 years and is expected to begin operations in the second quarter of 2026, with a single rig deployed to develop the 6 wells.
As TotalEnergies expands its portfolio across Nigeria, the company announced in September that it had been awarded Two Offshore Exploration Permits following the 2024 Exploration Round, as organised by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. TotalEnergies will hold an 80% ownership of the PPL 200 and PPL2001 exploration licences, in partnership with South Atlantic Petroleum, which will hold a 20% ownership. Development across the licenses, which sit within the West Delta Basin, includes a drilling program for one exploration well. Announcing the awarding of the permit, Kevin McLachlan, Senior VicePresident of Exploration at TotalEnergies, outlines that “TotalEnergies is honoured to be the first international company to be awarded exploration licences in a bid round in Nigeria in more than
a decade, marking a new milestone in our longterm partnership with the country”. McLachlan continues, “These promising block captures are fully aligned with our strategy of strengthening our Exploration portfolio with drill-ready and highimpact prospects, that have the potential for lowcost and low-emissions development from new discoveries in our core areas of expertise”.
McLachlan’s comments highlight the valuable and future-focused developments that TotalEnergies, and especially TEPNG, is all about. TPENG is committed to delivering vital energy resources in a low-cost and low-emissions way that will enhance Nigeria’s energy sector and leverage its expertise in the offshore sector to deliver significant benefits for the country in the process. By doing so, TEPNG can strengthen its role across Nigeria’s energy sector, and in the process highlighting its role as a leading energy company operating across Africa.
This announcement follows TotalEnergies’ divestment of its non-operated assets in the Bonga Field in May 2025. The agreement outlines that TotalEnergies would sell its 12.5% non-operated interest in the field to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo) for $510 million. The OML 118 license is currently operated with a 55% interest, in partnership with Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (20%), TEPNG (12.5%) and Nigerian
Agip Exploration (12.5%). The Bonga Field, located within the Niger Delta, began production in 2005 and has seen significant development within the Bonga North field in 2024. The agreement for TotalEnergies to divest its non-operated assets in the field was commented on by Nicolas Terras, President of Exploration and Production at TotalEnergies, who said, “TotalEnergies continues to actively highgrade its Upstream portfolio, to focus on assets with low technical costs and low emissions, and to lower its cash breakeven”. Terras continues, “In Nigeria, the Company is focused on its operated gas and offshore oil assets and is currently progressing the development of the Ubeta project, designed to sustain gas supply to Nigeria LNG”. Terras’ comments highlight TotalEnergies’ vital move to solidify its place within Nigeria’s energy sector by focusing on its operated assets and sustainable energy delivery options for the future of the country’s energy development.
Across TEPNG’s operation in Nigeria, there is a keen focus on developing vital oil and gas deposits that can develop alongside existing infrastructure to keep costs low. However, one of the key aspects of all of its developments is delivering its projects with low emissions in mind, to protect the sector both now and for the future. With the recent expansion of TotalEnergies’ role across Nigeria, the company continues to solidify its place as a leader in Nigeria’s energy sector, set on delivering vital hydrocarbons for the future, whilst protecting the people and planet of today.
ExxonMobil Nigeria
Nigeria is one of the largest oil and gas producers in Africa. Consequently, many global energy players have vital operations throughout the country aimed at bringing these essential resources to market. For ExxonMobil, its operations in Nigeria focus on exploring and producing crude oil and natural gas, while manufacturing petroleum products to support the country’s energy sector. Given Nigeria’s reputation for substantial energy production, it is unsurprising that the oil and gas sector contributes significantly to the country’s economic growth. Through a variety of affiliate companies, ExxonMobil has long played a crucial role in Nigeria’s energy sector, delivering energy resources to meet global energy demands in the most responsible manner possible.
Across Nigeria, ExxonMobil is heavily focused on the upstream aspects of oil and gas production, with its primary focus covering the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Across these operations, the company then covers the transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. For this reason, ExxonMobil is a vital manufacturer and marketer of such commodities across Nigeria and the global market. In Nigeria specifically, ExxonMobil has 5 upstream affiliate companies which cover 5 deepwater blocks. These include Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, Esso Exploration and Production (Offshore East) Limited, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater West) Limited, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Upstream) Limited and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater Ventures) Limited. Across these 5 companies, ExxonMobil spans some of the most vital offshore fields surrounding Nigeria to deliver vital oil and gas products to market.
One of the most notable fields for ExxonMobil and Nigeria’s energy development is the Erha Field
located off the Nigerian coastline, roughly 85 nautical miles from the Port of Lagos. Within this field, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (Esso E&P Nigeria) operate the Erha development inclusive of the Erha terminal. The terminal consists of a spread-moored floating production and offloading (FPSO) unit, which can store 2.2 million barrels of crude oil. The development of the terminal began over 10 years ago in 2003, with production starting in the first quarter of 2006. The terminal remains a key focus for Esso E&P Nigeria today and is now one of the largest FPSO platforms in the world. Today, the Erha Terminal can store 2.2 million barrels of oil (MMbbl), with a capacity to handle 210,000 barrels per day (b/d). In addition to this, the terminal has a capacity of 340 thousand cubic feet per day (Mcf/d) of gas for reinjection, with a 150,000 barrels per day capacity for water reinjection.
Across Erha there are three subsea centres, these are named Erha DCE, DCW and DCN. Both DCE and DCW have a total of 24 wells, of which 15 are producers, whilst 4 are water injection and the remaining 5 are gas injection. DCN has 8 wells, half
are used for production and the other half are used for water injection. The development is operated by Esso E&P Nigeria, which holds a 56.25% participating interest in the OML 133 production-sharing contract area where the terminal is located. The remaining 43.7% is owned by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (Shell Nigeria E&P Co.).
A field that is currently undergoing vital development is the Usan Field located in the OML Block 138. The field, which is operated by
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TotalEnergies Exploration & Production Nigeria (Total E&P Nigeria), is held jointly between Total E&P Nigeria (20%), Chevron Petroleum Nigeria (30%), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East) (30%) and China National Offshore Oil (20%). Oil was first discovered in the region in 2002 and was approved for further development in 2008. Just 4 years later, the Usan field began production in 2012, and now the project spans 34 subsea production and injection wells, which are supported by 8 subsea manifolds.
Aside from ExxonMobil’s focus on delivering vital energy resources in Nigeria, the company remains committed to achieving its operations in a sustainable way. ExxonMobil is committed to improving the quality of life and so continues to invest in solutions and initiatives that will support tomorrow whilst delivering the vital energy resources for today. ‘Protect Tomorrow’ is the guiding principle
behind ExxonMobil’s sustainability approach, and it is with this in mind that the company is aiming to pursue $30 billion in lower-emission investment between 2025 and 2030. This is a mission that the company is already largely on track with, as it is actively focusing its business plans on reducing its overall emissions.
For ExxonMobil, achieving a more sustainable future is only possible through the implementation of technology and policies which are targeted to help the company achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. With this focus, the company strives for environmental excellence in every aspect of its operations. Beyond its sustainability measures within the company, ExxonMobil is also focused on working with local economies, communities and its workforce to deliver a culture and community that is respected, supported and safe surrounding its operations.
Whilst ExxonMobil’s operation in Nigeria remains vast, there is a key central focus to deliver the vital infrastructure, investment and development to help the country’s energy sector thrive. With vital operations spanning some of the most lucrative deposits along the West African coastline,
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ExxonMobil Nigeria is set on delivering vital economic growth to the region supported by its dynamic and reliable energy delivery operations. As the company moves towards the future, it continues to balance the need for energy resources with a focus on reducing emissions on a global scale. Therefore, through vital energy delivery operations, it is set to continue to enhance the country’s energy development and help deliver these resources to key markets across the world.
With a portfolio of energy projects spanning across the world, Shell is today recognised for its expertise, knowledge, and proven deep-water technologies, which it utilises to unlock new resources to deliver safe and efficient energy for the globe. It is this deep knowledge of the world’s energy sector that began Shell’s deep-water development era in the Gulf of Mexico (also known as the Gulf of America) more than 40 years ago. Today, Shell is the leading deep-water oil and gas producer in the Gulf of Mexico, playing a critical role in delivering deep-water projects that are powering progress across the region.
Shell’s operations in the Gulf of Mexico began when a team of engineers, scientists and explorers came together to reimagine the future of the region’s offshore oil and gas production. The first platform developed was the Cognac Platform in 1978, which exemplified Shell’s expertise in the deep-water development field as it was the first company to produce resources at water depths of 1000 feet (ft). From the establishment of this platform, it was clear that Shell was to be a leading player in the Gulf of Mexico’s development.
Over the years, Shell has continued to invest in profitable and carbon-competitive oil and gas projects achieved through its exceptional technological milestones across the design, construction, and operation of world-class oil and gas producing assets operating at water depths. It is Shell’s innovative approach to deep-water development, often using standardised designs, which has allowed it to remain so competitive. By standardising its operations, Shell can reduce costs and provide quicker returns, and in turn, Shell’s production across the Gulf of Mexico now ranks among the lowest greenhouse gas (GHG)
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At the heart of Proserv’s success lies its status as a trusted partner to industry giants like Shell. In the Shell Arran greenfield development, Proserv delivered a high-data-capacity subsea control system that supported real-time well monitoring. This sophisticated, cost-effective alternative to expensive fiber optics not only met Shell’s performance requirements, on time and within budget, reinforcing Proserv’s reputation for ingenuity and cost-efficient excellence.
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intensity in the world for the production of oil. It is this focus on decarbonisation alongside its project delivery that has set Shell up to deliver vital energy resources across the Gulf region, supported by innovation, research, and development focused on delivering energy now and for the future.
As the largest operator in the Gulf of Mexico, Shell operates world-class oil and gas projects, including one of the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facilities, the Perdido Platform. The platform operates at water depths up to 2,450 metres, highlighting Shell’s ability to deliver ultra-deep-water exploration at such depths. Perdido began production in 2010, and at its peak and can produce up to 125,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The platform is operated by Shell, who hold a 35% working interest, with joint venture partners of Chevron (37.5%) and BP (27.5%). The platform acts as a hub and enables the development of the Great White, Tobago, and Silvertip fields, extracting oil from 35 subsea wells.
However, in recent years, Shell has been developing new and innovative platforms, which are focused on decarbonising its deep-water operations. One of the most notable recent developments for this is the Vito Platform, located 150 miles from New Orleans. The Vito Platform has brought a new era for Shell’s offshore production across the Gulf, with the platform designed to be much smaller and more compact than a typical offshore platform. With Vito being roughly 70% of the size of the platforms we typically see for offshore oil and gas production, the platform provides Shell with a more environmentally friendly development for energy production as it requires less steel, cables, space and power to operate. Therefore, Vito greatly reduces the impact of the development and operation of the platform on the environment. To further enhance its sustainability, Vito is expected to see a reduction in its estimated electrical power load consumption across the platform, whilst also delivering more efficient waste heat recovery units. The platform will have optimised turbines to better fit the required load demand needed to operate the smaller Vito. Production began at Vito in February 2023 and now serves as a clear blueprint for Shell to deliver deep-
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water projects across the Gulf of Mexico to help improve its platform delivery and development to be both economically and environmentally enhanced.
Building on the success of Vito, Shell began work on the Whale Platform, the second of three planned oil and gas platforms, which will feature a similar compact size to the Vito Platform. In contrast to many platforms along the Gulf of Mexico, Whale is roughly only a 6th of the size of the tallest offshore platform in the world. The Whale platform has been designed as a close replica of Vito, but the platform is built to withstand 30-metre waves that often occur during hurricane season. The platform was installed in February 2024, located within the Whale oil and gas fields at a depth of 2,600 metres. The platform is operated by Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell Plc, who have a 60% interest in the platform, alongside Chevron (40%).
In January, Shell Offshore Inc. announced that production had commenced from the Whale Platform. The platform is estimated to have a peak production capacity of 100,000 boepd, with an estimated recoverable resource volume of 480 million barrels of oil (boe). Announcing the start of production from Whale was Zoë Yujnovich, Shell’s
Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, outlined that “Whale demonstrates our focus on driving more value with less emissions from our Upstream business as we deliver the energy people need today. Yujnovich continues, “It [Whale] will make a significant contribution to our commitment to bring projects online, with a total peak production of more than 500,00 barrels of oil equivalent per day from 2023 through 2025”. With a significant production capacity expected from Whale over the coming years, this highlights the leading role Shell is playing in developing energy developments across the Gulf of Mexico.
However, with the Whale Platform replicating 99% of the hull design and 80% of the topside from Vito, Whale enhances Shell’s deep-water development, where its oil production has among the lowest GHG intensity in the world. Whale features energyefficient gas turbines and compression systems, which operate with 30% lower GHG intensity over its lifecycle compared to Vito. This development exemplifies Shell’s continual movement towards decarbonising its deep-water operations and ensuring that with every new development, it is building upon this goal.
Across its platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, Shell is proactively managing the greenhouse gas intensity of its deep-water operation through innovative
project design, efficient operations, and strategic handling of late-life assets. In fact, Shell has achieved a 40% reduction in methane emissions in the Gulf of Mexico since 2016, and in 2023, Shell’s Gulf of Mexico emissions were 5% below its planned target, with intensity levels 9% below expectations. This continual movement towards decarbonisation is underpinned by Shell’s constant investment in research and development through collaboration with more than 25 universities and research centres. This research helps Shell to continually develop its project construction, development and delivery to ensure that each platform or energy development is working towards the global company’s long-term investment towards profitable and carbon competitive oil and gas projects across the Gulf of Mexico.
Across the Gulf of Mexico, Shell is playing a leading role in developing vital platforms that are enhancing the region’s vital oil and gas deposits to bring this energy to market. However, their primary focus throughout this is to deliver energy projects that optimise its research, development and expertise to deliver energy resources in a sustainable way. With compact and energy advanced platforms such as Vito and Whale, Shell is delivering vital energy with a low GHG emission intensity that helps deliver the energy needed today, whilst protecting the planet for the future.
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We continue to successfully complete highly complex and acclaimed infrastructure projects. The challenges are tough and demanding, and we face them with confidence thanks to our leadership, experience and capacity for innovation.
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The challenges are tough and demanding, and we face them with confidence thanks to our leadership, experience and capacity for innovation.
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