New exploration permit for TotalEnergies in Congo

A new exploration project is brewing in the Republic of Congo as TotalEnergies, alongside QatarEnergy (35%) and the national company SNPC (15%), wins Operatorship with 50% interests in the Nzombo exploration permit

A work programme has been designed to initiate spudding by the year-end so that drilling activities for one of the wells can begin soon after. The permit spans 1,000 sq km and lies 100 kilometers off the coast of Pointe-Noire, close to the Moho production facilities operated by TotalEnergies EP Congo.

"This award of a promising Exploration permit, with the material Nzombo prospect, reflects our continued strategy of expanding our Exploration portfolio with high impact prospects, which can be developed leveraging our existing facilities, and confirms our longstanding partnership with the Republic of the Congo," said Kevin McLachlan, senior vice-president for Exploration at TotalEnergies.