Ivory Coast has exceeded initial estimates for production from its Baleine oil and gas field, according to government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly.
Italian oil and gas major, Eni and Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy have signed contracts for the acquisition of four(4) new exploration blocks in the country’s offshore.
The contracts, which were signed in Abidjan further consolidates Eni’s presence in the West African nation.
Eni SpA is planning to sell a stake in its Ivory Coast exploration operations in a potential deal that could be worth about €1 billion ($1.1 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Nigeria, once the sought-after beautiful bride by many oil investment suitors, is facing stiff competition from Namibia and Ivory Coast, who are emerging as the hottest destinations for oil majors in 2024.
Ivory Coast’s oil minister announced the signing of production-sharing agreements with ExxonMobil for two ultra-deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Guinea.
Oil and gas supermajor, Eni, will invest $10 billion toward the development of the Baleine field offshore Ivory Coast. The investment will be made in three phases between 2023 and 2027 and will result in the production of 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd).