Senegal
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Woodside Energy’s deepwater Sangomar field offshore Senegal has reached first oil, and company CEO Meg O’Neill called the reservoir quality “very, very close” to pre-drill predictions. -
Mooring operations underway following arrival of the GTA FPSO on-site at the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor will be deployed at Woodside’s Sangomar field.
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After successfully identifying prospects offshore Namibia with Shell and TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy is now expanding its African footprint into Mauritania.
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The standalone FPSO destined for Senegal’s first offshore oil development is on its way to a Singapore yard for topsides integration and commissioning.
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FPSO will feed gas from GTA development to nearby FLNG infrastructure.
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The authors write of an efficiency-optimization effort in the planning and construction of a West African breakwater for LNG service that resulted in increased financial and environmental benefits.
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The approval clears the way for final investment decision on the offshore project, which includes a standalone FPSO expected to have a production capacity of 100,000 B/D. First oil is targeted for 2023.
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Three appraisal wells drilled this year—GTA-1, Yakaar-2, and Orca-1—targeted nine hydrocarbon-bearing zones, encountering gas in high-quality reservoirs in all zones and yielding a combined 160 m of net pay.
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