TotalEnergies’ flagship ultra-deep offshore field in Nigeria, Egina, has once again been recognized for its excellence in project integration.
The project was named the winner of the Excellence in Project Integration prize at the 15th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) in Bangkok, Thailand which held from 1-3 March 2023.
Reacting to the news, the Deputy Managing Director, Deepwater, Mr. Victor Bandele expressed his elation, saying, “Congrats to us all. It’s indeed a good achievement to the company and our partners, and we must find a way to communicate the great feat to our teams that were fully involved in the project (Past/Present).”
Similarly, the President EP, Nicolas Terraz, said the award was a testament to the commitment, hard work and dedication of the TotalEnergies EP Nigeria (TEPNG) and TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI) teams.
The award is given to a project that adds value to the industry and has exemplified strong teamwork, solid geoscience knowledge, reservoir and production engineering acumen, determined and watchful construction, and outstanding facilities engineering practices. It also noted that a successful project requires a pervasive culture of HSE, and a positive impact on the communities it affects.
Three nominated projects made it to the final stage, from a pool of nominations, with each finalist’s project making a presentation at the conference before the winner was announced by the IPTC conference.
Mr. Paul Timitula Brisibe, the General Manager, Preowei Development Packages, who made the Company’s presentation at the event, noted that “Partnership & collaboration amongst all stakeholders; Technological Expertise and Local commitment made Egina a Nigerian project with Global footprint.”
Egina is one of the largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels in the world and came on stream in December 2018.
TotalEnergies is the operator of the field with partners that include CNOOC, SAPETRO, Prime 130, and NNPC limited.
It is still reckoned as the largest investment project to date in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and is a polestar of Nigerian content as confirmed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Egina has received numerous prizes and awards for its unprecedented feats, including the 2021 OTC Award as well as the Project of the Year awarded by the Oil and Gas Council in Paris, June 2019.
