Senegal

After successfully identifying prospects offshore Namibia with Shell and TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy is now expanding its African footprint into Mauritania.

The standalone FPSO destined for Senegal’s first offshore oil development is on its way to a Singapore yard for topsides integration and commissioning.

FPSO will feed gas from GTA development to nearby FLNG infrastructure.

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.

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.

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.

One of the biggest discoveries in the past decade, Sangomar, moves closer to sanction as operator Woodside and its joint venture partners submit the plan for the field's development. First oil from Senegal's first offshore development is scheduled for 2023.

The Yakaar-2 appraisal well encountered 30 m of net gas pay in a similar high-quality Cenomanian reservoir as the Yakaar-1 discovery well drilled in 2017.

The E&P company said that a reduction in its interests for projects off the coast of the West African nations should still happen by the end of this year. This includes the large Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project, which is set to start up in 2022.

The vessel will produce approximately 2.5 mtpa of LNG for the project, which is expected to deliver first gas in 2022.