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ExxonMobil starts $1 billion spending plan at deepwater Nigeria field

ExxonMobil launches a $1 billion capital spending plan to boost oil production at its deepwater Usan project offshore Nigeria, marking the first drilling operation at the field since 2016.

The Wire takeaway

Major oil operator re-committing $1B to Nigerian deepwater signals stability in African upstream ops; relevant to founders in subsea tech, FPSO services, or energy logistics seeking African growth vectors.

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Topics: deepwater-oil · capital-deployment · nigeria-upstream · project-restart · energy-infrastructure

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Verified 10 July 2026 · Sources: Fusion42 review