PPL 257 — Offshore Nigeria
Canil Energy
Canil Energy

Developing Nigeria's
Utine Field
for the Next Generation

Canil Energy is the Operating SPV for PPL 257 — a significant offshore oil and gas opportunity with up to 1 billion BOE in resource potential, situated adjacent to producing infrastructure in the South-Eastern Niger Delta.

Licence
PPL 257
Awarded November 2022 following NUPRC 2020 bid round
The Asset

PPL 257 — Utine Field, South-Eastern Niger Delta

PPL 257 Utine Field Location Map
Marginal Field (Utine)
Oil & Gas Field
Oil Field
Gas Field

A Proven Discovery in Nigeria's Most Productive Offshore Province

The Utine Field lies within PPL 257 in the South-Eastern Niger Delta, approximately 65 km offshore. It sits adjacent to OML 104, home to the producing Yoho and Awawa fields — making it one of the most infrastructure-advantaged undeveloped assets in Nigeria.

Originally discovered by ExxonMobil in 1993, the Utine-1/1ST well encountered multiple hydrocarbon-bearing sands within the Miocene Agbada formation. Full 3D seismic from ExxonMobil's 1992 regional survey has been reprocessed and reinterpreted by our team.

Licence
PPL 257Awarded Nov 2022
Distance Offshore
~65 kmSE Niger Delta
Nearest Hub
9.5 kmTo Awawa WHP
Resources (Mid-Case)
0.5B BOEPetroVision, Dec 2024
Ownership Structure

PPL 257 Consortium

The Journey

From Discovery to Development

1993
Discovery
ExxonMobil drills Utine-1/1ST. Multiple HC sands confirmed in Miocene Agbada formation.
2020
Bid Round
Canil awarded significant interest in Utine acreage in NUPRC licensing round.
2022
PPL 257 Award
Petroleum Prospecting Licence 257 formally granted by NUPRC, November 2022.
2024
Resources Confirmed
PetroVision independent resource evaluation delivered December 2024.
2025
Fund Raising
Phase I development capital raising underway. Investor and partner engagement ongoing.
2026
Appraisal
Appraisal well drilling and well testing programme.
2027
First Oil
Development drilling and tie-back to Yoho CPP. First oil target.
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Lagos, Nigeria

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