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Shell agrees to sell Nigerian onshore subsidiary, SPDC

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Molly Cooper

Journalist at Tank Storage Magazine.

Shell has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and an international energy group.

a silhouette of a oil pumpCompletion of the transaction is subject to approvals by the Federal Government of Nigeria and other conditions.

The transaction has been designed to preserve the full range of SPDC’s operating capabilities following the change of ownership. This includes the technical expertise, management systems and processes that SPDC implements on behalf of all the companies in the SPDC Joint Venture (SPDC JV)*. SPDC’s staff will continue to be employed by the company as it transitions to new ownership.

Following completion, Shell will retain a role in supporting the management of SPDC JV facilities that supply a major portion of the feed gas to Nigeria LNG (NLNG), to help Nigeria achieve maximum value from NLNG.

Zoë Yujnovich, Shell’s integrated gas and upstream director says: ‘This agreement marks an important milestone for Shell in Nigeria, aligning with our previously announced intent to exit onshore oil production in the Niger Delta, simplifying our portfolio and focusing future disciplined investment in Nigeria on our deepwater and integrated gas positions.’

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