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Technip Energies signs MoU with COS

PROJECTS TECHNIP Energies (France) will provide more engineering for oil, gas and water. For example,
support for projects in Senegal under a memo- it envisions the organising of workshops and
randum of understanding (MoU) signed last skills transfer initiatives to facilitate the process
week with COS Petrogaz, the state agency that of energy transition.
steers, co-ordinates and monitors the develop- Technip Energies is already set to play a key
ment of the West African country’s oil and gas role in the development of Senegal’s hydrocar-
sector. bon sector, as it is building the floating produc-
The French company explained in a state- tion, storage and off-loading (FPSO) unit that
ment that it had signed the MoU with COS will be installed at Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim
Petrogaz on May 25. It did not say whether the (GTA), a gas-bearing block that straddles the
parties had identified any specific joint projects, maritime border with Mauritania. This offshore
but it did mention several areas where Technip block holds around 15 trillion cubic feet (425bn
Energies would provide additional support to cubic metres) of gas, enough to support an
the Senegalese agency. export-oriented LNG project as well as pipeline
For example, it noted, the document outlines deliveries to Senegal’s domestic market.
plans for the two sides to co-operate on pro- US-based Kosmos Energy discovered gas at
jects involving LNG, decarbonisation and car- GTA in 2015 and then teamed up with BP for
bon-free energy solutions within the framework the project in 2016. The two companies made a
of developing Senegal’s natural gas resources and final investment decision (FID) on first-phase
supporting the transition to renewable energy. It production in late 2018 and are slated to begin
also calls for Technip Energies to carry out stud- production next year.
ies related to Senegal’s overall gas development To support the LNG component of the pro-
strategy, as defined by the Senegalese agency. ject, the partners have contracted Bermuda-reg-
Additionally, it seeks to promote collab- istered Golar LNG to convert the Gimi LNG
oration between teams from COS Petrogaz tanker into an FLNG vessel with a production
and Technip Energies in order to facilitate the capacity of 2.5mn tonnes per year (tpy). As of last
transfer of knowledge related to offshore gas November, this FLNG unit was reported to be
field development concepts, various types of 75% technically complete and slated for delivery
onshore installations and platforms and process in 2023.™

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