TotalEnergies targets Nigeria growth with gas expansion, emissions cuts
Oluwafunbi Bello 
Managing Director, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, Mathieu Bouyer
ABUJA, Nigeria – TotalEnergies intensifies its Nigerian operations with a dual strategy that expands oil and gas output while sharply cutting operational emissions, the company’s top executive in the country says.
Speaking at the 9th Nigeria International Energy Summit in Abuja on Wednesday Managing Director Mathieu Bouyer says Nigeria remains a priority asset within TotalEnergies’ global portfolio but must stay competitive to attract upstream capital.
“Our ambition is clear: deliver more energy while emitting less carbon,” Bouyer tells delegates during a panel on Africa’s upstream momentum.
He explains that the company is prioritising value optimisation from existing onshore gas and offshore oil assets rather than pursuing immediate greenfield developments. Central to that strategy is the Ubeta Gas Project, recently approved to deliver up to 300 million cubic feet of gas per day to Nigeria’s domestic market.
Bouyer confirms that routine gas flaring across TotalEnergies’ Nigerian operations ends in 2023, supported by real-time methane detection systems and more than 2,500 permanent emissions monitors deployed nationwide.
In a further push towards low-carbon production, he reveals plans for a five-megawatt solar plant at OML 58 to power Ubeta operations, positioning the project as one of the world’s earliest near-net-zero gas developments.
Local partnerships remain critical, Bouyer adds, citing long-standing collaborations with indigenous firms on major offshore projects. “Working with Nigerian partners allows us to move faster and create shared value,” he says.
On the summit sidelines, company executives engage with visiting students, reinforcing TotalEnergies’ commitment to skills development and energy-sector knowledge transfer.
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