The Ikike field will be put on production this month, said this morning Victor Bandele, Deputy Managing Director at TotalEnergies EP Nigeria. His remarks were made during the opening of the Nigerian Content Seminar in Abuja, which marks the start of DMG Events’ 21^st NOG Conference & Exhibition.

The Ikike field is developed as a tieback to the Amenam platform on OML 99 and has a targeted peak production of 32,000 barrels per day (bpd). Its final investment decision (FID) was taken back in January 2019.

The project set new local content records, with an overall Nigerian content target of 90%. The project management was fully executed in-country, along with all the detailed and basic engineering. In total, the development of Ikike create over 3,000 direct jobs, according to TotalEnergies.