November 07, 2024 [Oil Price]- West African country Senegal is on track to see the first LNG shipment from a major gas and LNG project operated by BP early next year, Senegal’s Deputy Energy Minister Cheikh Niane told Bloomberg on Wednesday.
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) continues to be “on track” per the latest timeline, and the first gas extraction is expected this year, Niane told Bloomberg on the sidelines of the ADIPEC energy industry event in Abu Dhabi.
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG export project offshore Mauritania and Senegal is being developed by UK-based supermajor BP, and has seen several delays in recent years.
GTA was expected to come on stream last year.
BP and project partner Kosmos are developing the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 1 project, which will use a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel to produce LNG from the massive natural gas find offshore Mauritania and Senegal in West Africa made in 2015.
Phase 1 is set to produce around 2.3 million tons of LNG per year and the project is expected to produce LNG for more than 20 years, enabling Mauritania and Senegal to become a global LNG hub, BP says.
In June 2024, the company announced a major milestone as the FPSO vessel for the Phase 1 LNG development arrived at its final location offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project will produce gas from reservoirs in deep water, approximately 120 km (75 miles) offshore, through a subsea system.
The LNG project, together with the Sangomar oil development, operated by Australia’s Woodside, is expected to drive economic growth in Senegal in the coming years.
In June 2024, Woodside achieved first oil production at Sangomar, which is Senegal’s inaugural oil project.
Another gas project, Yakaar-Teranga, currently owned solely by Senegal, is expected to reach a final investment decision next year, Senegal’s Niane told Bloomberg.
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