• Seplat starts gas production at ANOH project in Nigeria’s Niger Delta

• Facility can supply 300 mscf/d; pipeline delivers gas to Indorama

• Project supports emissions cuts, production growth after Exxon assets deal

Local energy firm Seplat Energy said it has started gas production at its ANOH project in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The facility can supply up to 300 million standard cubic feet per day (scf/d), the company said in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

The start-up follows completion of an 11-kilometre pipeline to deliver gas to Indorama’s petrochemical plant in Port Harcourt, in Rivers State. Seplat said it received approval on Friday, Jan. 16, from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

Seplat has also brought four wells back on stream that had been shut since November 2025. Gas deliveries to Indorama have since ranged from 40 million to 52 million cubic feet per day, the company said. The project is also producing associated gas liquids of about 2,000 to 2,500 barrels per day, it added.

On Monday, Jan. 19, Seplat said it had completed projects to end routine gas flaring across its onshore operations. It said it achieved the milestone by the end of last year by installing emissions monitoring devices and strengthening integrity controls.

In September 2025, Seplat outlined a 2026-2030 roadmap aimed at raising up to $3 billion over five years to develop its oil and gas assets. The plan followed its December 2024 acquisition of ExxonMobil’s former assets for about $1.28 billion.

“ANOH will provide material income streams for Seplat, reduce our carbon intensity and contribute significantly to the 2030 production target of 200 kboepd, set at our recent CMD,” Chief Executive Roger Brown said.

Abdel-Latif Boureima