Seplat Petroleum Development Company

Seplat Energy (Seplat) is a Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed on both the London and Nigerian Stock Exchanges with assets in the Niger Delta.

History

Seplat was formed as Seplat Petroleum Development Company in June 2009 through the partnership of Shebah Petroleum Development Company Limited and Platform Petroleum Joint Ventures Limited to specifically pursue upstream oil and gas opportunities in Nigeria, and in particular divestment opportunities arising out of the incumbent Major IOC's portfolios.

In July 2010, SEPLAT acquired a 45 percent interest in, and was appointed operator of, three onshore producing oil and gas blocks in the Niger Delta (OMLs 4, 38 and 41). SEPLAT subsequently grew oil production to a peak rate of 85,200 barrels (13,550 m³) of oil per day and had almost doubled its remaining reserves at the end of 2015. In June 2013, SEPLAT acquired an interest in the Umuseti/Igbuku marginal field area within OPL 283 and in February 2015 acquired interests in OML 53 and OML 55.

Alongside its oil business, the company has also developed its gas reserves. In 2015–16, SEPLAT installed and commissioned a new 375 million cu ft/d (10.6 million m³/d) gas processing facility at its Oben hub, taking gross overall processing capacity to 525 million cu ft/d (14.9 million m³/d).

On February 8, 2015, it was announced that Seplat had purchased stakes in two onshore Nigeria blocks from Chevron Nigeria for a combined $391.6 million.

Seplat changed its name from Seplat Petroleum Development Company to Seplat Energy in 2021.

Seplat was working toward a purchase of ExxonMobil Nigeria's offshore shallow-water assets for $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in August 2022, pending regulatory hurdles.