Shell along with JV partner Sunlink Energies has reached final investment decision (FID) on the HI gas project offshore Nigeria. Representing a US$2bn investment, according to the Nigerian government, the development will provide feed gas to Nigeria LNG’s (NLNG) Train 7 expansion.

The HI field, discovered in 1985, lies in 100m of water about 50km off the Nigerian coast. At peak output, the project will supply 350 MMscf/d (about 60,000 boed) to NLNG, in which Shell holds a 25.6% interest. Recoverable resources are estimated at 285 MMboe. Production startup is expected before the end of this decade, supporting Shell’s plan to increase global LNG production by 4-5% per year through to 2030.

The joint venture between Sunlink Energies (60%) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) (40%) includes a wellhead platform with four production wells, a multiphase pipeline to shore at Bonny Island and a gas processing facility connected to the NLNG plant. Condensate will be exported via the Bonny Oil and Gas Export Terminal. Shell said the project aligns with its Capital Markets Day 2025 target to bring new upstream and integrated gas projects onstream delivering over 1 MMboed by 2030.

The HI project follows Shell’s final investment decision on the Bonga North development in December 2024 and the company’s recent increase in its Bonga field stake. Both investments underscore Shell’s long-term position in Nigeria’s deepwater and gas value chains, where LNG remains central to the company’s global energy transition and low-carbon growth strategy.

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