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NNPCL Unveils Utapate Crude Grade At Global Oil Market

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NNPCL Unveils Utapate Crude Grade At Global Oil Market

Managing Director, NNPC E & P Limited (NEPL), Mr. Nicholas Foucart, speaking at the official unveiling of the Utapate crude oil blend during the Utapate Crude Roadshow held on the sidelines of the 2024 Argus European Crude Conference in London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday.

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has officially unveiled its latest crude oil grade, the Utapate crude oil blend, before the international crude oil market.

This was contained in a press release by the NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Wednesday.

The latest move by the national oil company has been described as a major boost for Nigeria’s crude oil production, revenue generation and economic growth efforts,

It would be recalled that in July, 2024, NNPCL and its partner, the Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company (SEEPCO) Ltd, introduced the Utapate crude oil blend, following the lifting of first cargo of 950,000 barrels which headed for Spain.

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During a ceremony held at the Argus European Crude Conference, taking place in London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday, Managing Director, NNPC E & P Limited (NEPL), Mr. Nicholas Foucart, described the introduction of the Utapate crude oil blend into the market as a significant milestone for Nigeria’s crude oil export to the global energy market.

“Since we started producing the Utapate Field in May 2024, we have rapidly ramped up production to 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) with minimum downtime.

“So far, we have exported five cargoes, largely to Spain and the East Coast of the United States; while two more additional cargoes have been secured for November and December 2024, representing a significant boost to Nigeria’s crude oil export to the global market,” Foucart told a packed audience of European crude oil marketers.

He added that since its introduction into the global market, the Utapate crude oil blend has enjoyed a positive response from the international crude oil market, due to its highly attractive qualities.

Foucart said the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13, fully operated by NEPL and Natural Oilfield Services Ltd (NOSL), a subsidiary of SEEPCO Ltd, boasts a huge reserves of 330million barrels of crude oil reserves, 45 million barrels of condensate and 3.5 tcf of gas.

“We have a number of ongoing projects to increase our production from the current 40,000bopd to 50,000bopd by January 2025 and 60,000bopd to 65,000bopd by June 2025.

“Essentially, we are targeting opportunities to increase production to 80,000bopd by the end of 2025,” Foucart added.

He said the Utapate crude oil terminal is sustainable, affordable and fully compliant with the rigorous environmental regulations and sustainability principles, especially those aimed at reducing carbon emissions and other ecological effects.

Also speaking, the Managing Director of NNPC Trading Ltd (NTL), Mr. Lawal Sade, said the pricing structure of the Utapate crude oil blend is similar to that of Amenam crude.

He said this is so because it is a light sweet crude which is highly sought after by refiners across the world due to its low sulphur content, efficient yield of high-value products, API gravity and other similarities.

Sade said, in bringing the new crude oil blend to the global market, NNPCL wanted to optimise value for both its producers and counterparties across the globe.

He added that, to ensure predictability and sustainability of supply, the NNPC Trading intends to run a term contract on the Utapate crude oil blend cargoes, principally targeting off-takers from the European and the US East Coast refineries.

“Produced from the Utapate Field in OML 13 in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria, the Utapate crude oil blend is similar to the Nembe crude oil grade.

“It has a low sulphur content of 0.0655 per cent and low carbon footprint due to flare gas elimination, fitting perfectly into the required specification of major buyers in Europe.

“The NNPC E&P Ltd and NOSL partnership is also committed to operating in a manner that is safe, environmentally responsible and beneficial to the local communities.

“The Utapate Field Development Plan, executed between 2013-2019 and approved in October, included converting wells and facilities from swamp/marine to land-based operations.

“The plan involved a multi-rig drilling campaign for 40 wells and the development of significant infrastructure such as production facilities, storage tank, a subsea pipeline and an offshore loading platform to facilitate crude oil evacuation and loading.

“The entry of the Utapate crude oil blend into the market is coming barely a year after the NNPCL announced the launch of Nembe crude oil, produced by the NNPC/Aiteo operated Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 Joint Venture (JV).

“This remarkable achievement signals the commitment of the NNPCL to increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production and growing its reserves through the development of new assets,” it was added in the release.

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