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TotalEnergies begins production from Ikike field in Nigeria

French oil and energy company TotalEnergies has begun production from the Ikike field in Nigeria, which is expected to deliver peak production of 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by the end of 2022, it said on Monday.

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Source: Reuters. A sign with the logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is pictured at a petrol station in Nantes, France.

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