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Santos is planning on drilling the Tanumbirini position after being replaced by the US.
2H and Tanumbirini 3H horizontal wells in “We have to set our sights on Trains 8, 9 and
EP 161 next year. EPs 136 and 161 lie adjacent 10,” Attah said. He also called for Nigeria to
to Origin Energy and Falcon Oil & Gas’ EP76, expand its use of gas at home, in areas ranging
where all civil engineering and constructions from petrochemicals and power generation to
have been completed and the 76-N2H horizontal motor transport and home cooking.
well is planned for 2021. In other news over the past week, Kuwait has
Tamboran CEO and Managing Director Joel brought on stream its largest crude distillation
Riddle said: “In total, this area may see between unit (CDU) at the Mina Abdullah refinery. The
three and five new delineation wells or results unit was launched as part of Kuwait’s Clean Fuels
over the next year, making this one of the most Project (CFP), which involves the upgrade of the
active onshore exploration plays globally. These Mina Abdullah and Mina Al Ahmadi refineries
next 12 months are crucial as the Beetaloo grad- to increase their output and create cleaner and
uates from being viewed as an exploration play higher-value products. Meanwhile in the UAE,
to the world-class commercial development state-owned ADNOC launched a second trading
opportunity that we believe it is.”. arm focused on refined products.

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DMEA: Nigeria’s unfulfilled gas potential EurOil: EU takes tougher climate action EU the government
Nigeria needs to make more use of its abundant leaders agreed on tougher climate goals on have complained
gas resource in order to bring down energy costs, December 11 following some 10 hours of talks,
lower its emissions and spur economic growth, overcoming opposition from certain members. about Nigeria’s
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) CEO Tony Attah said at a The bloc will now strive towards a 55% reduction
conference last week. in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 ver- slow pace in
While Nigeria is better known as Africa’s big- sus the level in 1990. This compares with a pre-
gest oil producer, it also holds 200 trillion feet vious aim of 40%. growing its LNG
(5.4 trillion cubic metres) of proven natural gas. The deeper cut will require major changes in export capacity
According to the NLNG head, “it’s about time the energy and transport sectors, the European
Nigeria really takes advantage of this resource.” Commission has said, as well as the mass retrofit
The consortium’s LNG plant on Bonny Island of buildings to make them energy-efficient and
can produce up to 22.5mn tonnes per year (tpy) able to charge electric vehicles (EVs).
of LNG. The consortium last year took a final Investment will be most significant in coun-
investment decision (FID) on adding a seventh tries that currently have a higher reliance on fos-
train and de-bottlenecking the project, which sil fuels.
should expand its output to 30mn tpy in 2024. While wealthier states such as France and
Both the consortium and the government Germany that already boast significant clean
have complained about the country’s slow pace energy capacity supported tougher action,
in growing its LNG export capacity. The coun- coal-dependent countries in Europe’s east such
try was the world’s fourth-biggest LNG exporter as Poland and the Czech Republic initially came
until last year, when it moved down to fifth out against the proposal.

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