Total has completed the flare-out of the Ofon field on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102, offshore Nigeria.
Gas from the field is being compressed, evacuated to shore and monetised through Nigeria LNG.
The Ofon field, which is located 65km from the Nigerian coast in water depths of 40m, initially started production in 1997.
The Ofon field currently produces about 25,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd).
The flare-out will increase production to a 90,000 boepd target via monetisation of about 100 million cubic feet of gas per day, followed later this year with the drilling of additional wells.
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Total Exploration & Production senior vice-president for Africa Guy Maurice said: "The flare-out of the Ofon field illustrates our commitment to developing oil and gas resources around our existing hubs in Nigeria.
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By GlobalData"This important milestone of the Phase 2 of the Ofon project was achieved in a context of high levels of local content."
Total E&P Nigeria operates OML 102 with a 40% stake, while the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation holds the remaining 60% interest.
In 2013, Total’s production in Nigeria was 261,000 boepd.
Total also operates the Akpo field in OML 130 and started the Egina field development in the same lease in 2013.