The Energy Republic February Edition 2022

AFRICAN ENERGY STORIES
TotalEnergies Makes Significant Oil Discovery
Offshore Namibia
TotalEnergies has made a significant
discovery of light oil with associated gas
on the Venus prospect, located in block
2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern
Namibia.
The Venus 1-X well encountered approximately
84 meters of net oil pay in a good quality Lower
Cretaceous reservoir.
“This discovery offshore Namibia and the very
promising initial results prove the potential of
this play in the Orange Basin, on which
TotalEnergies owns an important position both
in Namibia and South Africa” said Kevin
McLachlan, Senior Vice President Exploration at
TotalEnergies. “A comprehensive coring and
logging program has been completed. This will
enable the preparation of appraisal operations
designed to assess the commerciality of this
discovery.”
Block 2913B covers approximately 8,215 km² in
deep offshore Namibia. TotalEnergies is the
operator with a 40% working interest, alongside
QatarEnergy (30%), Impact Oil and Gas (20%)
and NAMCOR (10%).
TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company
that produces and markets energies: oil and
biofuels, natural gas and green gases,
renewables and electricity.
TotalEnergies 105,000 employees are
committed to energy that is ever more
affordable, cleaner, more reliable and
accessible to as many people as possible. Active
in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts
sustainable development in all its dimensions at
the heart of its projects and operations to
contribute to the well-being of people.
Tanzania $30 Billion LNG Project Making Good
Progress - Shell
Shell has made good progress with the
Tanzanian government in recent months to
advance a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to
tap the East African country's huge gas
resources, a Shell executive said recently,
according to Reuters report.
"We have seen some real quick progress over
the last year compared to what had been a
much slower progress before and we continue
to be hopeful that we can take this project all
the way through to FID (final investment
decision) at some stage," Shell's head of
integrated gas Wael Sawan said.
The Minister of Energy of Tanzania Hon. January
Makamba held talks last week with the
negotiating teams of the $30 Billion LNG project
to be built in the #Lindi Region.
The development of Tanzania's vast offshore
gas resources has been held up for years due to
delays in government licensing agreements, but
Sawan told reporters that some fiscal disputes
"have now been resolved".
Shell operates Block 1 and Block 4 off Tanzania,
which hold 16 trillion cubic feet in estimated
recoverable gas. It aims to develop an LNG
project together with Norway's Equinor
(EQNR.OL).
Equinor also operates Block 2, in which
ExxonMobil (XOM.N) also holds a stake and
which is estimated to hold more than 20 trillion
cubic feet of gas.
Experts Harness Opportunities In PIA At Convening NOG
Energy Conference In Nigeria
The 21st edition of Nigeria’s foremost
energy event, NOG Conference and
Exhibition is set to hold in person at the
International Conference Centre, Abuja from 4 – 7
July 2022.
dmg Nigeria events, the organizers of the event
stated, NOG 2022 will host key stakeholders from
across the global energy value chain to discuss the
strategies that will be employed by the Nigerian
government and private sector leaders to harness
the opportunities created by the historic Petroleum
Industry Act (PIA) which was signed into law by
President Mohammadu Buhari in 2021.
technology innovations for decarbonatization
across the value chain, and other critical topics, that
will help set the nation’s energy agenda for the next
12 months and beyond.
The conversation at this year’s conference is
significant as the industry navigates the growing
global demand for renewable energy and climate
friendly sources of energy in the face of Africa’s
unique energy mix requirements. Many industry
leaders have also dubbed this to be an opportunity
to seek a lasting solution to Africa’s energy poverty
and bring the much-needed socioeconomic
development.
certified NOG Technical Seminar. The Technical
Seminar will host sessions in 5 different streams
covering upstream operation, midstream,
downstream, digitization and project management.
The NOG Conference and Exhibition annually hosts
over 500 delegates, 300 exhibiting companies, 80
industry expert speakers and 40 sessions across 2
conference streams.
2022 Sponsors include: NNPC, Nigeria LNG Limited,
Shell, Chevron, Total Energies, ExxonMobil, NCDMB,
Prime Atlantic, DCPL, Coleman Wires And Cables,
First E & P, ND Westers, Nivafer, Russell Smith, Vurin
Group, MG Vowgas, PE Energy Ltd, WAV and Trexm
Chemicals to date.
The conference will also discuss key issues such as
financing opportunities for energy projects in sub-
Saharan Africa, bridging the infrastructure gap for
the improved domestic gas market, opportunities
for indigenous companies in the PIA era,
As part of its commitment to the development of
the Nigerian energy industry, NOG will also provide
the opportunity to showcase and train industry
stakeholders on best-in-class technology
innovations across the value chain through its CPD
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