The project straddles the border between Mauritania and Senegal
Mauritanian LNG project has wind in its sails
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim development could be shipping cargoes before the end of next year
Mauritania’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project continues to advance and could potentially enter the LNG market before the end of 2023. The 2.5mn t/yr first phase of the development was around 75pc complete at the end of Q1 2022, according to US independent Kosmos Energy, which has a 27pc non-operating stake in the project. The first gas cargoes could be exported in November or December 2023, according to Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, Mauritania’s minister of petroleum, mines and energy. But operator BP struck a slightly more cautious note. “We had hoped... to start up by the end of next year, but a lot of it depends on how Covid evolves, particularly with the [floating production, storage and
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