Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) signed a production sharing contract (PSC) last Friday for the exploration and production of Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 281. Under the terms of the PSC, Transcorp has committed itself to a work programme to prove and develop an estimated 104 million barrels of oil reserves, an additional 335 million barrels of probable reserves, and approximately four trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas reserves.
The addition of OPL 281 to its portfolio of oil and gas assets is another milestone in Transcorp's strategy to create Nigeria's leading integrated energy company, operating in production, refining, power generation, petrochemical and fertiliser production.
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