The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility by Century Group and its joint venture partners will add 40,000 barrels per day to the nation’s production upon completion next year.
The FPSO facility is a joint venture between NNPC Limited and Century Nigeria Limited in partnership with WAEP and ENSERV.
An FPSO is a floating facility equipped with hydrocarbon processing equipment for separation and treatment of crude oil, water and gasses, arriving on board from subsea oil wells via flexible pipelines.
Speaking during his unscheduled visit to the facility at the weekend, Lokpobiri commended the Century team noting that the facility is a clear example of how partnerships can enhance both local expertise and national output, aligning perfectly with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government’s goal of significantly increasing oil production beyond current quota.
“This project demonstrates the kind of commitment and collaboration needed to strengthen our energy sector, and we remain supportive of similar efforts to further enhance our production capacity,” Lokpobiri added.
On his part, the Group CEO of Century Group, Mr Ken Etete appreciated the Minister’s visit to the facility.
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“The Minister’s visit is a surprise and it serves as an encouragement to us in our drive to deliver this project and aid in increasing the country’s production.” Etete said.
Etete also revealed that the various upgrades underway at the facility are on track, with full completion expected by the first quarter of next year.
Etete noted that this is a very unique project adding that this is the first time a firm will do all together in-country upgrade, modification and deployment using Nigerian resources.
“This fits into the government philosophy in the immediate medium term to increase production.”
“We believe that we are domiciling a lot of resources and benefits to the Nigerian economy”, he said
Since 2002, Century Energy has indirectly participated in about 50 valuable and impactful energy projects worth over $10 billion, Oil installations, equipment, and other assets estimated at over $1billion and a cumulative contribution to a daily production of over 200,000 bpd.
The organization has been able to achieve this daring feat being the first domestic energy infrastructure provider to fully own and manage two FPSOs (Tamara Tokoni and Tamara Nanaye). Presently, Century Energy has within its operational portfolio four FPSOs including the newly acquired Sendje Berge, four flow-stations, one MOPU, and one FSO which it operates on behalf of various clients in Nigeria.