Group 1 - TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Conoil Producing Limited to acquire an additional 50% stake in offshore exploration block OPL 257, increasing its ownership to 90% [1] - The transaction signifies TotalEnergies' deeper commitment to the deepwater oil sector in Nigeria, aligning with its strategy to focus on offshore oil and gas assets [1] - Conoil will retain a 10% stake in OPL 257 after regulatory approval, while also receiving a 40% interest in OML 136 from TotalEnergies [1] Group 2 - TotalEnergies plans to leverage existing infrastructure near the Egina oil field to optimize production growth cost-effectively [1] - The OPL 257 block contains oil resources discovered in the PPL 261 structure in 2005, which spans across license boundaries [1] - As part of the next drilling phase, TotalEnergies intends to deploy an appraisal well in OPL 257 in 2026 to assess the potential for development connection with the Egina floating production storage and offloading unit [1]