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TotalEnergies has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Nigeria’s energy sector, citing two major final investment decisions (FIDs) on gas projects in just over a year as evidence of continued investment in the country’s energy industry.
The company highlighted its 70 years of downstream operations and 67 years in upstream activities in Nigeria, while emphasising the importance of collaboration among industry operators, regulators and the media in advancing public understanding of the country’s energy sector.
Speaking at the 2026 Annual Energy Conference of the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) in Lagos, Senan Murray, Deputy General Manager for External Affairs and Country Communications at TotalEnergies in Nigeria, said constructive industry-media engagement remained important to informed reporting on the country’s complex energy landscape.
The conference, themed “Access to Assets: Empowering Players and Driving Growth,” brought together regulators, international oil companies, indigenous operators and power-sector stakeholders to discuss barriers to asset acquisition, divestment trends and operational changes across Nigeria’s oil, gas and electricity industries.
Murray said TotalEnergies had taken two major investment decisions for gas development projects, signalling continued activity in Nigeria’s upstream sector.
“In June 2024 we took FID with NNPC and our partners to develop Ubeta, and only last month we took another FID to develop the IMA gas project,” he said.
He described the investment climate as encouraging and expressed optimism about further opportunities in the coming months and years.
TotalEnergies prioritises lower-emission gas development
Murray said the company’s strategy was to increase energy production while reducing associated emissions, highlighting the environmental features of the Ubeta and Ima projects.
“Both FIDs are with zero routine flaring. We are taking advantage of the government’s incentives for non-associated gas,” he said.
He added that TotalEnergies had partnered with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to strengthen methane monitoring across its sites using AUSEA, the company’s proprietary technology for detecting and measuring methane emissions.
“If you monitor methane emissions, you can control it,” Murray said.
The emphasis on gas development and emissions management reflects the industry’s challenge of expanding energy supply while addressing environmental concerns and improving operational performance.
For Nigeria, investment in gas projects is also important to efforts to increase domestic gas availability, support industrial activity and develop the country’s wider gas value chain.
Industry-media partnership remains critical
Murray thanked NAEC for sustaining its annual conference and providing a platform for engagement among energy companies, policymakers and journalists.
“On behalf of TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, we thank you for the opportunity to be part of this year’s conference. You’ve done this very faithfully over the past decades and we are delighted to partner with you to make sure the story of Nigeria’s energy sector is told properly,” he said.
TotalEnergies’ participation underscored its continued engagement with Nigeria’s energy industry, particularly discussions on gas investment, emissions reduction, asset development and the conditions needed to sustain investment.
The company’s challenge, alongside other operators, will be to translate investment commitments into timely project delivery, additional gas supply and lasting economic benefits for Nigeria.
