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2003. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. All rights reserved.
Fifty Years of Exploration in the Niger Delta (West Africa)
Luc Saugy,1 Jerome A. Eyer2
1Exploration Consultant, Beziers, France
2Earth Science and Research Institute, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
ABSTRACT
Since 1952, the Niger Delta has been explored primarily for oil. At the end of 2000, at least 5200 wells had been drilled on the delta. Initial reserves from this drilling total about 66,100 MMBOE. This has resulted in 240 producing fields. Current production from these fields amounts to more than 2 million BOPD. Exploration of the offshore deep-water areas started in 1995 and has resulted in the discovery of four giant fields and other minor discoveries. Most publications on the Niger Delta refer to the area as an oil basin, but there exists a very large gas-reserve base. Gas statistics have been included here because of the increased importance of gas to Nigeria and its recognition of this as an important source of energy for the area. All of the data contained in this paper includes information gathered and updated to the end of the year 2000.
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