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UPSTREAM During his visit to the governor, Seplat CEO just introduced in Edo State.”
Godwin Obaseki said Seplat would continue to The Governor requested to partner with the
Woodside to begin drilling create value for the federal and State govern- Company in the construction of roads in some
ments through the payment of royalty, taxes and parts of the State. Also, he charged the Company
campaign at Senegal’s levies; Communities through robust corporate to provide electricity to some immediate com-
munities within its operations.
social investments especially in capacity devel-
Sangomar in 2021 opment, sustainable community infrastructure Seplat Petroleum Development, November 24
projects and economic empowerment pro-
2020
Australian natural gas producer Woodside grammes. Brown reaffirmed that Seplat has con-
Energy has announced a delay in its drilling tinued to drive up its commitment to increasing
activities in Senegal’s Sangomar offshore wells. the country’s energy security and boosting SERVICES
The company has postponed activities until Nigeria’s gas to power initiative through deliber-
the second quarter of 2021 due to the effects ate significant investment in its gas business. He TechnipFMC commences
COVID-19 has had on the oil and gas industry. added: “To date, Oben remains a major gas hub
The start of the campaign, which comprises and that the company has recently drilled addi- work on new hydrocracking
23 wells, was scheduled for the first quarter of tional new gas wells in Oben to increase further
2021. Due to the international nature of the our production and our ability to meet growing complex in Egypt for ANOPC
project, Woodside will begin drilling on June demands.”
31, 2021. However, the first barrel of the phase The Edo State Governor, in his remarks, wel- TechnipFMC has successfully completed the
1 development in the Sangomar field is still on comed the Seplat team and commended the remaining conditions required to enable work
track for delivery in 2023. Company and its partner NPDC for the signif- to commence on the Engineering, Procurement,
“For now, we have been successful in mitigat- icant investment made in the State. He pledged and Construction (EPC) contract with Assiut
ing and sustaining the impacts of COVID-19. It the State Government’s continual support of the National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC)
is indeed evident that since COVID-19 emerged, Company in its quest to drive development in for the construction of a new Hydrocracking
we have had serious problems organising staff Edo State. He also gave assurances of the State’s Complex for the Assiut refinery in Egypt.
mobility and supply. But we have succeeded, and communities’ continued collaboration with As previously announced, this majorEPC
with the close collaboration of all the players, in Seplat in providing the enabling environment for contract covers new process units such as a
maintaining the deadline,” said Géraud Mous- the Company to operate. Vacuum Distillation Unit, a Diesel Hydrocrack-
sarie, Director of Woodside Energy. The Governor expressed his appreciation for ing Unit, a Delayed Coker Unit and a Distillate
Woodside expects to complete the acquisi- the Company’s social programmes. He noted Hydrotreating Unit, as well as a Hydrogen Pro-
tion of Joint Venture (JV) partner Cairn Energy’s that the goals of educational initiatives of Seplat duction Facility Unit using TechnipFMC’s steam
interest in the JV before the end of the year. align with that of the State, which hinges on reforming proprietary technology. The project
Africa Oil & Power, November 27 2020 improving the standard of education. Obaseki also includes other process units, interconnect-
continued: “We are focused on education, ing, offsites and utilities.
retooling and resetting our educational system. The project supports the Egyptian Govern-
DOWNSTREAM Thank you for your quiz programme. Our chil- ment’s Energy Transition strategy and will rein-
dren are now learning because we have retooled force the economic growth of rural areas while
Seplat says Oben gas our educational system in Edo State. We would minimising environmental emissions as well
like to work with you on the teachers’ employ-
as reducing the government export bill. The
plant is critical for ment programme because as a state, we have complex will transform lower-value petroleum
experimented a lot in terms of teachers’ reforms. products from Assiut Oil Refining Company’s
powering the nation I just reviewed the progress we have made in the (ASORC) nearby refinery into about 2.8mn tpy
three-year teachers’ programme that we have of cleaner products, such as Euro V diesel.
Edo State Governor Godwin Nogheghase
Obaseki on Friday, November 20, received a
team of Seplat executives who were on a tour to
the State Government as well as host communi-
ties of the Oben Gas Plant facility sited at Oben
Field situated in Edo State.
Seplat has deepened its business and invest-
ment in energy infrastructure in Oben Field with
its construction, years ago, of a massive state of
the art ultra-modern gas plant which today sup-
plies gas to energy companies and industries
across Nigeria. The Oben gas plant provides
gas that facilitates the provision of over 35% of
electricity in the country. According to Roger
Brown, who recently assumed office as Seplat’s
new Chief Executive Officer, it was pertinent
to pay courtesy to critical stakeholders who are
hosts in these areas where significant gas as well
as oil assets are located.

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