A disappointing year for Senegal’s nascent gas sector [Gas in Transition]

A disappointing year for Senegal’s nascent gas sector [Gas in Transition]

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A disappointing year for Senegal’s nascent gas sector [Gas in Transition]

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Rising costs, delays and a reported dispute between BP and Senegalese authorities have meant upstream gas prospects have not lived up to hopes for the West African country. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 12] by: Jennifer DeLay

Senegal entered 2023 with the expectation that it was on the verge of entering the ranks of the world’s natural gas producers. At the time, it had good reason to believe it was just a few months away from achieving this milestone. First and foremost, it was close to beginning production at Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim (GTA), an offshore block shared with neighbouring Mauritania. As of the beginning of 2023, UK-based BP and its US partner Kosmos Energy were anticipating bringing the block on line before the end of the year. They had nearly all of the equipment they needed in place to start production in the third quarter and then launch a floating LNG (FLNG) unit in the fourth quarter, in time to...

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