{"id":19281,"date":"2017-11-20T13:38:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19281"},"modified":"2017-11-20T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:38:48","slug":"nnpc-chevron-sign-1-7b-deal-increase-crude-gas-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/nnpc-chevron-sign-1-7b-deal-increase-crude-gas-production\/","title":{"rendered":"NNPC, Chevron Sign $1.7b Deal To Increase Crude, Gas Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) have executed the final phase of an Alternative Financing Agreement to increase crude production by about 39,000 barrels per day.<\/p>\n

The agreement, signed in London, is also expected to achieve an incremental peak production of about 283mmscfd of gas, NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, made the disclosure in a statement\u00a0on Sunday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The statement was issued by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division\u00a0 of NNPC.<\/p>\n

Baru said the increment to be achieved by the agreement would spread \u201cover the remaining life of the asset ( 2045).\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, the project, which is about 92 per cent completed, will cost 1.7 billion dollars, with 780 million dollars and is expected to be funded by third-party.<\/p>\n

He said it would produce natural gas liquids and condensate extracted from the Sonam and Okan fields located in OML 90 and 91 in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n

Baru described the deal as a step in the right direction which would grow the nation\u2019s daily production and support the Federal Government\u2019s strategic domestic gas-to-power aspirations.<\/p>\n

He said the project would include the completion of the Sonam non-associated gas (NAG) well platform and Sonam living quarters platform; drilling of seven wells in the Sonam field and the Okan 30E NAG well.<\/p>\n

It will also include the completion of the 20\u201d x 32Km Sonam pipeline and Okan pig receiver platform and development of the associated facilities, Baru added.<\/p>\n

\u201dAs we speak now, the facilities are 100 per cent completed while wells are 40 per cent executed,\u201d he \u00a0said.<\/p>\n

In carrying out the project, the NNPC\/CNL Joint Venture (JV) adopted a two-stage financing approach: Stage 1 which provided 400 million dollars sourced from Nigerian Commercial Banks achieved financial close on Aug. 1, 2017.<\/p>

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Stage 2, (signed on Nov. 17), is set to provide 380 million dollars from International Commercial Banks (ICBs).<\/p>\n

Out of the 780 million dollars total financing for both stages, Chevron\u2019s co-lending totals 312 million dollars while NNPC\u2019s portion of the total facility stands at is 468 million dollars.<\/p>\n

Speaking further on the Alternative Financing approach, Baru explained that it was aimed at plugging NNPC\u2019s shortfall in funding JV cash call obligations including settlement of pre-2016 cash call arrears.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt will also enable full funding of NNPC\u2019s JV obligations to restore investors\u2019 confidence and stimulate further Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) as we are beginning to witness,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

The Managing Director of CNL, Mr Jeff Ewing, said his company supported the Federal Government\u2019s aspirations to sustain oil and gas production.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe know the important role gas supply to the domestic market plays in growing power generation.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe also understand government\u2019s need to seek alternative sources to fund profitable and bankable JV Projects,\u201d Ewing added.<\/p>\n

In August, two sets of alternative financing agreements on JV projects were executed between the NNPC\/CNL JV (project Falcon) and the NNPC\/SPDC JV (Project Santolina).<\/p>\n

Both are aimed at boosting reserves and production in line with the Federal Government\u2019s aspirations for the Oil and Gas Industry.<\/p>\n

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