BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2025, Words: 162) — TotalEnergies (50%, operator), together with its partners QatarEnergy (35%) and the national company SNPC (15%), has been awarded the Nzombo exploration permit in the Republic of the Congo.
The 1,000 km2 Nzombo permit is located 100km off the coast of Pointe-Noire, close to the Moho production facilities operated by TotalEnergies EP Congo.
The work program includes the drilling of 1 exploration well, which is expected to spud before the end of 2025, TotalEnergies said on 1 Sep. 2025 in an official statement.
“This award of a promising Exploration permit, with the material Nzombo prospect, reflects our continued strategy of expanding our Exploration portfolio with high impact prospects, which can be developed leveraging our existing facilities, and confirms our longstanding partnership with the Republic of the Congo,” TotalEnergies senior vice-president exploration Kevin McLachlan said in the statement.
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By Steve Stewart reporting from Baton Rouge. © 2025 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
