PARIS, Sept. 24, 2026 (XOL Africa) — TotalEnergies and Nigerian energy company AMNI have taken a final investment decision to develop the Ima gas field offshore Nigeria, with production expected to help supply the expansion of the country’s Nigeria LNG plant.
TotalEnergies, which will operate the project with a 40% stake, said AMNI will hold the remaining 60% interest. The field is located on offshore licenses OML 112 and OML 117 in shallow waters near Bonny Island.
Ima will be developed from a single platform connected to Nigeria LNG through a 22-kilometer pipeline. Production is expected to begin in 2028 and reach a plateau of 350 million cubic feet of gas per day, equivalent to more than 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, TotalEnergies said.
The field is expected to supply about one-third of the gas required for the Train 7 expansion of Nigeria LNG, which is being developed to increase the liquefaction plant’s capacity from 22 million metric tons per year to 30 million.
“We are very pleased to announce the final investment decision for the Ima gas project, which marks another step in deploying our integrated gas strategy in Nigeria,” said Nicolas Terraz, TotalEnergies’ president of exploration and production.
“Following the Ubeta project, sanctioned in 2024 and expected to start up next year, Ima once again demonstrates our ability to develop new gas resources at low cost and with low emissions,” Terraz said.
He added that the project would “contribute significantly to the gas supply of Nigeria LNG and create sustainable value for its partners and for Nigeria.”
TotalEnergies said Ima has been designed as a relatively low-cost, low-emissions development. The project will use a simplified platform design, electricity supplied from shore, zero routine flaring and permanent methane detection and monitoring systems.
The project will also have a significant local-content component, with TotalEnergies saying all major contractors are Nigerian companies. About 60% of the workforce during the development phase is expected to come from local communities.
TotalEnergies has operated in Nigeria for more than six decades and currently employs more than 1,800 people across its businesses in the country. The company said Nigeria accounted for 188,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of its production in 2025.
The company also operates about 540 service stations across Nigeria.
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