PERTH, AUSTRALIA (By Woodside, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 215) — Woodside Energy reported production of 50.1 MMboe (550 Mboe/d) in the second-quarter 2025 (2Q:25), up 2% sequentially compared to the 1Q:25. Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said the company continued to demonstrate operational excellence and world-class project execution over the second quarter, with […]
Category: Senegal
China’s Xi Jinping meets with Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jun.2025, Words: 115) — China’s president Xi Jinping met with Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko to discuss issues of mutual interest between the 2 countries. “China and Senegal are fellow partners and good brothers on the paths of development and revitalization,” China’s […]
Woodside Energy reports 1Q:25 results, updates on Trion and Calypso projects in LatAm
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Apr.2025, Words: 602) — Australia’s Woodside Energy reported production of 49.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) or 546,000 boe/d in first-quarter 2025 (1Q:25), down 4% sequentially compared to 4Q:24. Lower production was due to weather impacts at the North West Shelf (NWS) […]
Woodside’s record 530,000 boe/d output in 2024 aided by Sangomar
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Feb.2025) — Australia’s Woodside Energy reported record production of 193.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe), or 530 Mboe/day, for the full year 2024. The result was underpinned by outstanding early production performance at Sangomar offshore Senegal and world-class reliability at operated LNG […]
Woodside Reports 3.6% Rise in Production in 2024 Driven by Sangomar Offshore Senegal
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Jan.2025) — Woodside Energy reported record full-year production of 194 million barrels of oil equivalent or MMboe (530 Mboe/d) in 2024, at the top end of the Australian company’s production guidance range. This is up 3.6% compared to 187 MMboe (513 Mboe/d) […]
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Flows First Gas Offshore Mauritania and Senegal
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, […]
EAI’s ‘Africa NRG Insights’ investor report (FREE PDF download-prologue)
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jun.2024, Words: 136) — Energy Analytics Institute‘s recently released ‘Africa NRG Insights’: Africa’s ‘Just’ Energy Transition: An Investor’s Perspective on Opportunities and Challenges, explores the continent’s resources and opportunities as well as its major headwinds. The full 42-page report taps into the insights and thoughts […]
Woodside’s Record 3Q:24 Production Driven by Sangomar [PDF Download]
(Woodside, 16.Oct.2024) — Woodside Energy reported record third-quarter 2024 production of 53.1 MMboe (577 Mboe/d), up 20% sequentially from the second-quarter 2024 due to ramp-up of Sangomar offshore Senegal, increased uptime across operated assets including 99.9% LNG reliability at Pluto and increased seasonal domestic gas demand. Woodside narrowed its full- […]
Woodside Execs Visit NYSE in First Equity Market Briefing
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Sep.2024) — Woodside Energy completed its first North American equity market briefing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on 16 Sep. 2024, the Australian company’s CEO Meg O’Neill announced on LinkedIn. Woodside was initially listed on the NYSE in 2022 when the company merged with BHP’s […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Aug. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Aug.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Aug. 2024 including Petrobras achieving its main target at the Uchuva-2 well offshore Colombia; Golar LNG and bp entering into commercial reset arrangements for FLNG Gimi; and more. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN […]
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 […]
Woodside Reports 2Q:24 Results
(Woodside, 23.Jul.2024) — Woodside Energy reported quarterly production of 44.4 MMboe (488 Mboe/day), down 1% from Q1 2024 due to planned maintenance activities, weather impacts at North West Shelf and unplanned outages at Wheatstone and Julimar, partly offset by higher seasonal demand at Bass Strait and first oil at Sangomar. Full […]
Woodside to Acquire Tellurian: Transcript
(Woodside, 22.Jul.2024) — Woodside Energy Group Limited held an investor call to discuss its $900mn all-cash acquisition of Tellurian, Inc., which is developing Driftwood LNG. ____________________
Woodside Achieves First Oil at Sangomar Offshore Senegal
(Woodside, 11.Jun.2024) — Woodside has achieved first oil from the Sangomar field offshore Senegal, marking the safe delivery of the country’s first offshore oil project. The Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 is a deepwater project including a stand-alone floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility with a nameplate capacity of […]
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 […]
Sangomar FPSO Makes it to Senegal
(Woodside Energy, 13.Feb.2024) — Woodside Energy announced that the Léopold Sédar Senghor Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility has safely arrived offshore Senegal. This is a significant step toward achieving First Production from the Sangomar field which is targeted for mid-2024. The arrival of the FPSO from Singapore at […]
Sangomar FPSO Sets Sail for Senegal
(Woodside, 27.Dec.2023) — Woodside Energy has achieved another significant step forward for the Sangomar Project with the sail away from Singapore of the Léopold Sédar Senghor Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility. The FPSO, named after Senegal’s first president, is travelling 12,000 nautical miles from Singapore to its final destination, […]
Kosmos Boosts Working Interest, Assumes Operatorship of Yakaar-Teranga
(Kosmos, 6.Nov.2023) — Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE/LSE: KOS) has increased its working interest to 90% and assumed operatorship, subject to customary government approvals, of the world-scale Yakaar-Teranga gas discoveries offshore Senegal. The increase in working interest follows BP‘s exit from the field. Yakaar-Teranga is one of the world’s largest gas […]
IGU 2023 World LNG Report [PDF Download]
(IGU, 20.Jul.2023) — The International Gas Union (IGU) presented its 14th annual edition of the IGU World LNG report. ____________________
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: September 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during September 2022 including EXMAR closing the sale of the floating liquefaction barge Tango FLNG to Eni; the Venezuelan government officially regaining control of the petrochemical company Monómeros, a subsidiary of the state-owned PDVSA; […]
B2Gold Corp. Buys Oklo Resources’ Land Package near the Fekola Mine
(B2Gold, 26.May.2022) — B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO), (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG), (NSX: B2G) has entered into a definitive Scheme Implementation Agreement with Oklo Resources Limited (ASX: OKU) pursuant to which B2Gold has agreed to acquire 100% of the fully paid ordinary shares of Oklo (the “Oklo Shares”) in consideration for 0.0206 […]
NRGBriefs: Zacatecas Silver Provides Update on Panuco Project
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Zacatecas Silver Corp. (ZAC:TSX Venture; ZCTSF: OTC Markets; 7TV: Frankfurt) providing an update on its diamond drilling program at the Panuco deposit located within the Zacatecas Property in Mexico; and 2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) updating and significantly […]
NRGBriefs: Trinidad’s Gas and LNG Production Fell in Nov. 2021
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) reporting gas, oil and LNG production figures for Jan.-Nov. 2021; and B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) announcing that the government of Mali recently granted B2Gold’s Malian subsidiary a […]
Nigeria Solar Firm Gets $38mn To Expand
(Bloomberg, 12.Jan.2021) — Daystar Power, a Nigerian solar energy provider, has raised $38 million with the support of Investment Fund for Developing Countries and Morgan Stanley Investment Management to expand solar access across West Africa. Lagos-based Daystar plans to replace “unreliable grid or too expensive, polluting diesel generators,” with clean […]
Cairn On Pre-emption Of Sale Of Senegal interests
(Carin, 17.Aug.2020) — Cairn Energy announced that further to its announcement on 27 July 2020 of the proposed sale of Cairn’s interests in the Sangomar field offshore Senegal to Lukoil, Woodside has exercised its right to pre-empt on the same terms and conditions. In the event that no other JV […]
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 […]
How Price Crash Changed The Upstream Sector?
(WoodMac, 24.Jun.2020) — According to Wood Mackenzie’s analysis, the oil price crash wiped US$1.6 trillion off the valuation of the global upstream industry. Andrew Pearson, vice president, upstream, said: “This figure captures the impact of Wood Mackenzie’s downgraded long-term Brent price assumption – now US$50/bbl (2020 terms), rather than the […]
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 […]
Yakaar-2 Well Confirms Resource Offshore Senegal
(Kosmos, 23.Sep.2019) — Kosmos Energy announced that the Yakaar-2 appraisal well has encountered approximately 30 meters of net gas pay in similar high-quality Cenomanian reservoir to the Yakaar-1 exploration well, continuing the 100 percent success rate of wells targeting the inboard Mauritania/Senegal gas trend. Yakaar-2 was drilled approximately nine kilometers […]
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 […]