Special Adviser on Energy to Bola Tinubu, reacts to Shell's final investment decision on the Bonga North project, highlighting its significance in oil sector.

Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNEPCo, a subsidiary of Shell, has announced a final investment decision, FID, on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. Bonga North will be a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading,

Shell said on Monday its Nigerian subsidiary has announced a final investment decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria.

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. Ltd. (SNEPCo) has reached a final investment decision (FID) on the Bonga North development. The company said in a media release this deepwater project off the coast of Nigeria will be a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Bonga floating storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.

Shell Plc’s subsidiary in Nigeria will begin oil and gas production offshore at the Bonga North floating facility by the end of the decade.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the feat by Shell and its partners in securing Nigeria’s first deepwater project in over a decade, worth $5 billion. Bayo Onanuga, a presidential spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.