French super oil major, Total, is banking on Nigeria for its target surge its output to 3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2019.
The company, which will soon begin production at its 200, 000 barrels per day Egina field is, according to its Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne, producing crude at a rate that stood at 2.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day during the third quarter of this year.
“With operations in more than 130 countries, Total is a top-tier international oil and gas company and a Major Player in Low-Carbon Energies,’ he said.
“We discover, produce, process, sell and market energy in a variety of forms, all the way to end-customers. Committed to better energy, our staff of 98,000 employees helps provide customers throughout the world with products and services that are safer, cleaner, more efficient, more innovative and accessible to as many people as possible. Our ambition is to become the responsible energy major,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engineer Simbi Wabote has promised the government’s support for oil multi-nationals who adhere to the dictates on the local content growth.
He said this when he was, according to a statement by Manager Corporate Communication, NCDMB, Naboth Onyesoh, inducted as a fellow of the Institute of Petroleum Studies (IPS), University of Port Harcourt for his exceptional accomplishments in engineering, strategic management and local content leadership in the Oil and Gas Industry.
