Senegal, Mauritania Achieve First Gas at GTA, Signaling New Era of Energy Security and West African Gas Production.
Senegal and Mauritania have achieved a historic milestone with the start of operations at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) development. Project developers bp and Kosmos Energy, alongside Senegal’s national oil company (NOC) Petrosen and Mauritania’s NOC Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH), have officially opened the first well of the GTA project, signaling the start of technical operations and a new era of gas-driven development and energy security in West Africa.
As the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) applauds the milestone achieved by the governments of Senegal and Mauritania. The country’s NOCs and energy ministries have shown the value of public-private collaboration, demonstrating how strong partnerships, contracts and pro-investment policies can position African nations as global gas producers. We should give the governments of Senegal and Mauritania the credit they deserve: they have worked tirelessly to make sure the GTA project can succeed. With this achievement, Senegal and Mauritania are rapidly on their way to become international LNG exporters.
Source: ENERGYCHAMBER
