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Senegal, Mauritania step closer to
launching LNG production
LNG-TO-POWER SENEGAL and Mauritania have moved a step to create a new energy hub in Africa,” it said.
closer to launching LNG production with the The statement did not specify when the ves-
completion of the floating production, storage sel was expected to begin its voyage to the GTA
and off-loading (FPSO) unit that will be installed block. Kosmos Energy (US), BP’s partner in the
at the offshore Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim (GTA) project, reported recently that the FPSO was not
block, operated by BP (UK). expected to depart the shipyard until the fourth
Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CSHI), a quarter of the year because of delays related to
subsidiary of China’s COSCO, finished work the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It also
on the FPSO at its shipyard in Qidong last week, stressed, though, that these delays were not
marking the milestone with a ceremony on Sep- expected to affect plans for launching gas pro-
tember 9. CSHI noted in a statement that the duction at the block in the third quarter of 2023
event had been attended by representatives of and then starting LNG production in the fourth
BP and TechnipFMC (US/France), its engineer- quarter of the same year.
ing, procurement, construction, installation and GTA, which straddles the offshore border
construction (EPCIC) contractor. between Mauritania and Senegal, contains
The Chinese company built the topside mod- around 15 trillion cubic feet (425bn cubic
ules for the FPSO and was also responsible for metres) of gas, enough to support an export-ori-
engineering, procurement and construction of ented LNG project as well as pipeline deliveries
the vessel’s main hull and living quarters, which to Senegal’s domestic market. Kosmos discov-
can accommodate up to 140 people. The ship ered gas at the block in 2015 and then teamed up
is 270 metres long, 54.5 metres wide and 31.5 with BP for the project in 2016.
metres deep. The two companies made an FID on Phase 1
Technip Energies, which was spun off from of the project in late 2018. To support LNG pro-
TechnipFMC in February 2021, confirmed the duction, they have contracted Bermuda-regis-
completion of the FPSO in a separate statement tered Golar LNG to convert the Gimi LNG
posted on social media sites. “This FPSO is a key tanker into a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel with
part of the Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim LNG pro- a Phase 1 production capacity of 2.5mn tonnes
ject and will soon sail to Mauritania and Senegal per year (tpy).
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