HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Jan.2025) — bp has begun flowing gas from wells at the GTA Phase1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next stage of commissioning.   bp is operator of GTA with a 56% working interest, […]
Category: Mauritania
Kosmos’ 2Q:24 Update on Projects from Mauritania to Senegal
(Kosmos, 5.Aug.2024) — Kosmos Energy Ltd. announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2024. For the quarter, the company generated a net income of $60mn, or $0.12 per diluted share. When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, the company generated an adjusted net income(1) of $80mn, or $0.17 per […]
Golar and bp Enter Commercial Reset Arrangements for FLNG Gimi
(Golar LNG, 5.Aug.2024) — Golar LNG Ltd., and bp, as operator of the Greater Tortue-Ahmeyim LNG Project, have executed agreements to implement a commercial reset for FLNG Gimi. The commercial reset agreement simplifies contractual cash flows and settles previous disputes related to payment mechanisms for pre-commercial operations date (“Pre-COD”) contractual cash […]
Mega Gas Project off Africa Nears Final Stages Before Start-up
(bp, 4.Jun.2024) — Seven years in the making, something remarkable is taking shape in the ocean where Mauritania and Senegal meet. A project, which includes a breakwater, subsea, a floating liquefied natural gas facility (FLNG), and floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) – each an engineering feat in its own […]
GTA LNG Project Reaches Milestone with Arrival of FPSO
(bp, 4.Jun.2024) — The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, a key component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development, has arrived at its final location offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. The FPSO vessel is currently being moored at the site 40km offshore […]
Mega Gas Project off Africa Nears Final Stages before Start-up
(bp, 4.Jun.2024) — It takes extraordinary engineering and technology to keep the world supplied with energy. The latest example – one of bp’s biggest-ever projects – is coming together in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa. Seven years in the making, something remarkable is […]
Coretrax Reveals Sales and Operations AppointmentsÂ
(Coretrax, 19.Dec.2023) — Coretrax, an oil and gas well integrity and production optimisation, has appointed Colin Graham as the company’s first sales and operations manager for Africa as it plans for further growth in the region.  Colin joins the business with nearly four decades of oil and gas industry […]
NFE Signs MOU with Mauritania for Fast LNG And Gas-to-Power Project
(New Fortress Energy, 21.Dec.2021) — New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) announced execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the development of an Energy Hub, including natural gas, power, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and blue ammonia, utilizing existing offshore gas reserves off the […]
Kosmos Energy Announces 2Q 2020 Results
(Kosmos, 3.Aug.2020) — Kosmos Energy Ltd. announced today the financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2020. For the quarter, the Company generated a net loss of $199 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, the Company generated […]
Orca-1 Well Makes Major Gas Find Offshore Mauritania
(Kosmos, 18.Oct.2019) — Kosmos Energy announced that the Orca-1 exploration well has made a major gas discovery offshore Mauritania in the BirAllah area. The results continue the 100 percent success rate from nine wells targeting the inboard gas trend in Mauritania/Senegal. The Orca-1 well, which targeted a previously untested Albian […]
Ahmeyim-1 Well Expands Resource Potential Offshore
(Kosmos, 1.Jul.2019) — Kosmos Energy announced the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim-1 well (GTA-1), drilled on the eastern anticline within the unit development area of Greater Tortue, has encountered approximately 30 meters of net gas pay in high-quality Albian reservoir. The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project is on track to deliver first […]
Kosmos Announces FID For Phase 1 Of LNG Project
(Kosmos, 21.Dec.2018) — Kosmos Energy and its partners announced today that a Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project has been agreed. The decision was made by Kosmos, BP, Petrosen and SMHPM following a meeting to agree final elements held in Nouakchott between President […]