The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that the Federal Government is very desirous to increase investment in the oil and gas sector to boost its production level.
The minister stated this during his tour of Total Energies offshore fields of Ofon and Egina as part of a one-day familiarization visit.
He commended TotalEnergies for being a shining example of what the Federal Government expects from IOCs and urged the company to work together with the federal Government and see how they can improve the sector, and continue to do what they can to support your company for our mutual benefit”.
The visit was intended to intimate the Minister with TotalEnergies’ investment plans, ongoing projects and challenges faced by the company in the areas of capex and community relations.
On hand to receive the Minister were the Managing Director, Matthieu Bouyer, the Deputy Managing Director JVA, Olivier Cassassoles, Deputy Managing Director, DWA, Victor Bandele and the Executive General Manager, HSEQ, Eragbae Aikhoje.
In his remarks at the end of the tour, the Minister, Senator Lokpobiri commended the company for being a shining example of what the Federal Government expects from International Oil Companies.
The Minister, however, noted that the Government is not unmindful of the problems of the International Oil Companies (IOCs). Let’s have a meeting, see where the problems are and arrive at a win-win situation. “We are not trying to give problems to anybody, it’s going to be a win-win approach because government is not unreasonable to people’s problems”, he added.
Thanking the Minister for the visit, the Managing Director, Matthieu Bouyer said TotalEnergies is ready to partner with the Federal Government in achieving its objectives of boosting production levels for implementing the various new projects lined up by the company.
He stated that these projects, which are tied-back to existing fields, will not only increase production but also bring more revenue to the Federal Government.
