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  1. 01 / 01Subsea tie-back

    Bonga North deepwater tieback

    Nigeria

    A ~US$5 bn subsea tieback.

    Size16 wells; up to 110,000 b/d through the Bonga FPSO

    1. FID
    2. Engineering (named in the reported phase)
    3. Fabrication (named in the reported phase)
    4. Construction (named in the reported phase)
    5. Installation (named in the reported phase)
    6. Commissioning

    Phase, as reported: execution — engineering, fabrication and installation of subsea infrastructure; FPSO modifications

    Who builds it

    • Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company operator
    • Saipem
    • TechnipFMC

    Reported risk First oil is reported around 2030; project cost cited by trade press at ~US$5 bn

    5 sources checked on 2026-10-08

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    Why we watch it

    A ~US$5 bn subsea tieback — 16 wells, new risers, flowlines and umbilicals, FPSO modifications — in execution from 2025 towards first oil around 2030.

    Who builds it as stated by the sources

    Operator / developerShell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo)

    • Shell (SNEPCo)operator 65% of OML 118; partners Esso E&P Nigeria 20% and Nigerian Agip Exploration 15% (after TotalEnergies' exit, completed November 2025)
    • Saipemleader of consortium (with KOA Oil & Gas and AVEON Offshore) for EPCI of risers, flowlines, subsea umbilicals and associated subsea structures; ~US$1 bn total, Saipem share ~US$900 m (Dec 2024)
    • TechnipFMCSubsea 2.0 production systems — design and manufacture of subsea trees, manifolds, jumpers, controls and services; 'substantial' award (US$250–500 m), Dec 2024

    Key dates as stated by the sources

    FID
    December 2024
    Epci awards
    December 2024
    First oil target
    by end of the decade (2030 per NS Energy)

    Disciplines likely needed our inference

    • subsea/SURF engineers
    • pipeline and riser installation engineers
    • FPSO brownfield modification engineers
    • subsea controls/commissioning
    • project controls and QA/QC

    Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.

    Sources checked on 2026-10-08

    1. Saipem leading Bonga North subsea construction offshore NigeriaOffshore Magazine · 2024-12-19
    2. Saipem Scoops $900M for Work with Shell Off NigeriaOE Digital · 2024-12-19
    3. Bonga North Deepwater Project, NigeriaNS Energy · 2025-01-17
    4. TotalEnergies completes divestment of 12.5% Bonga field stake in Nigeria for $510 millionWorld Oil · 2025-11-25
    5. Shell ups equity in Nigeria's Bonga field as TotalEnergies divestsThe Energy Year · 2025-11-27

    Position on the globe: 4.60°N 4.70°E. Location approximate: OML 118, ~120–130 km offshore Nigeria, water depth >1,000 m; tieback to the existing Bonga FPSO.

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