TotalEnergies Takes FID on Nigeria's Ima Gas Field, Targeting 2028 Production for NLNG Train 7

TotalEnergies said on Sept. 23, 2026, it has taken a final investment decision to develop the Ima gas field offshore Nigeria, a move aimed at boosting feedgas supply to the expanding Nigeria LNG export plant. The French supermajor holds a 40% stake and operatorship in the shallow-water field, which straddles the OML 112 and 117 licenses, with local partner AMNI holding the remaining 60%. Production is expected to start in 2028 at a plateau of 350 million cubic feet per day, or more than 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The field will be developed with a single platform tied via a 22-kilometer pipeline to the Nigeria LNG plant, in which TotalEnergies holds 15%. On stream, Ima will supply roughly one-third of the gas needed for the Nigeria LNG Train 7 expansion, lifting capacity from 22 million tons per annum to 30 Mtpa.