By: Reuters

French oil ​major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab has found hydrocarbons as part ‌of a drilling campaign to expand its Moho field offshore Republic of Congo, it said on Monday.

The well ​encountered a column of 160 metres of oil ​and gas. Total said the Moho G ⁠discovery and its previous Moho H find represent ​recoverable resources of close to 100 million barrels.

Oil ​majors have expressed renewed interest in West Africa in a bid to replenish resources from declining fields elsewhere.

TotalEnergies' current production at ​the Moho deep offshore field, located 80 ​km (50 miles) from the coast of Pointe Noire, consists of ‌two ⁠floating units with combined output of around 90,000 barrels of oil-equivalent per day.

The company plans to connect the Moho F and Moho G discoveries to ​existing Moho ​facilities.

"This new ⁠discovery on the Moho license benefits from its proximity to existing production infrastructure, ​allowing a short-cycle, cost-effective tie-back development," ​Nicola Mavilla, ⁠Senior Vice-President Exploration, said in a statement.

TotalEnergies EP Congo is the operator of Moho license with ⁠a ​63.5% participation, alongside Trident Energy with ​21.5% and Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo with 15%.