Côte d'Ivoire.

The country today

Côte d'Ivoire spans 322,000 square kilometres and has 32.7 million people. GDP reached roughly $100 billion in 2025. Oil output has doubled in three years on the back of Baleine. PETROCI Holding is the state NOC — fully state-owned since 2021 and taking 10 percent in most new production-sharing contracts.

Energy — oil and gas

National crude output averaged 63,050 barrels a day in 2025, up 43 percent on 2024, driven by Eni's Baleine field. Baleine produces over 57,000 barrels a day and 78 million cubic feet of gas a day. Phase 3 reached FID in May 2026 with a new FPSO, targeting 150,000 barrels a day; all gas goes to the domestic market. Calao South, found in February 2026, holds up to 5 Tcf of gas and 450 million barrels of condensate. Petrobras signed eight offshore contracts in September 2026, and Murphy confirmed oil pay at Bubale West-1X. PETROCI became sole operator of block CI-26 and the mature Espoir field in July 2026. The government targets 200,000 barrels a day by 2028.

The blue economy

Côte d'Ivoire produces about 92,000 tonnes of fish a year against demand above 733,000 tonnes; aquaculture contributes only around 8,500 tonnes. Tilapia is the priority species, and the FAO-backed FISH4ACP programme targets a nine-fold rise by 2031. Abidjan is a major tuna port, handling over 600,000 tonnes of sea products a year, including 250,000 tonnes of tuna.

The Norwegian corridor

TGS is the most visible Norwegian player. In October 2026 it launched its second seismic reprocessing project in six months — 14,691 square kilometres of 3D data, run with the hydrocarbons directorate and PETROCI. Norwegian well, subsea and offshore-logistics suppliers fit the work programme now forming offshore.

What Saga sees

On Baleine and Calao, PETROCI is a partner and Eni picks the suppliers. The faster route is acreage PETROCI operates itself, such as CI-26 and the mature Espoir field. A low-capex well-stimulation pilot fits a capital-constrained NOC. Second track: subsea, pipeline-landfall and supply-base work as Baleine Phase 3 and the Calao gas developments move ahead.

How we work

Saga connects Norwegian and Nordic technology and service providers with operators and the national oil company, working in French and through local partners. We are building our presence in Côte d'Ivoire and provide market entry, commercial representation and technical due diligence.

At a glance

• Population: 32.7 million (2025)
• GDP: $100 billion (2025)
• Hydrocarbons: Crude 63,050 b/d (2025); gas c. 266 MMscf/d, over 90% to power; Calao South up to 5 Tcf gas
• Principal NOC: PETROCI Holding
• Norwegian footprint: TGS (offshore seismic reprocessing with DGH/PETROCI)
• Saga focus areas: PETROCI mature-field well stimulation · Baleine Phase 3 and Calao subsea/landfall supply chain · Abidjan supply-base and tool-pool logistics · Tilapia aquaculture