Senegal-Mauritania Offshore Project to Ship First LNG Cargo in Q1

Senegal-Mauritania Offshore Project to Ship First LNG Cargo in Q1 | OilPrice.com

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ByTsvetana Paraskova– Feb 10, 2025, 4:59 AM CST

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal has achieved first LNG and the first cargo is expected to be lifted during the first quarter, one of the partners in the development said on Monday.

The GTA project, operated by BP in partnership with Kosmos Energy, has started delivering natural gas to the floating LNG vessel and liquefaction has begun, Kosmos Energy said in a statement.

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On December 31, 2024, gas from the first phase of GTA started to flow from wells to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel as part of the commissioning process.

BP has now given notice to the offtaker, BP Gas Marketing Ltd., for an LNG carrier to arrive later this quarter to export the first LNG cargo, Kosmos Energy said.

“We are looking forward to the accelerated ramp-up of LNG production and the first LNG cargo lifting during the first quarter,” Kosmos Energy chairman and chief executive officer Andrew G. Inglis commented.

The start-up of the project will benefit the economies of West African countries Senegal and Mauritania. It will also add LNG supply to the market as soon as this quarter, at a time when Europe is depleting its gas storage reserves and rushing to secure gas for the next winter.

The project has seen some delays in recent years as it was originally expected to come on stream in 2023.

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 1 project will 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.

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.

By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com

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