Elf Aquitaine's Nigerian unit plans to spend $100 million on exploration in Nigeria in 1990, reports OPEC News Agency.
Elf hopes to maintain its Nigerian oil production at 90,000-100,000 b/d in the 1990s (OGJ, Feb. 26, p. 27).
Elf Nigeria also plans to begin developing Obagi and Ukpomani fields in Rivers and Bendel states this year.
It estimates reserves at a combined total of more than 100 million bbl of oil in the two fields. Productive capacities are pegged at 95,000 b/d for Obagi and 35,000 b/d for Ukpomani.
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