BirAllah LNG Hub
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BirAllah LNG Hub is a proposed LNG export terminal in Mauritania.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| BirAllah LNG Hub | Mauritania[1] | 16.4584, -16.4577 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirAllah LNG Hub | export[2] | proposed[1] | 10 mtpa[2] | 10.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| BirAllah LNG Hub | export[2] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirAllah LNG Hub | export[2] | proposed[1] | 2019[1] | 2025 (Pre-FID)[1] | – | –[1][1] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirAllah LNG Hub | export[2] | proposed[1] | Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier[3][4] | Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier | – |
Background
After the discovery of the BirAllah gas field's commercial viability in 2019, Mauritania planned a gas-to-power plant proposal under an independent power producer agreement. In 2022, the Mauritanian government began talks with BP to explore the conditions needed to advance the project. The proposal included using N'Diago Port as a base for gas liquefaction, storage, and export facilities, with the goal of a final investment decision by the second half of 2025. BP requested a four-year extension for further engineering studies, but Mauritania rejected the extension and allowed the contract with BP and Kosmos to expire in 2024.[5]
Since the contract expiration, Mauritania began advertising the BirAllah field to other companies, seeking proposals for its development - including the gas liquefaction, storage, and export facilities.[5] Earlier documents indicate plans to include an offshore fixed platform as part of the LNG gathering/processing.[6]
Mauritania aims to begin commercial production from the BirAllah field by 2030, with entire development costs estimated at USD$17 billion.[5]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of LNG terminals, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://african.business/2024/11/partner-content/mauritania-woos-investors-to-birallah-gas-field.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mauritania-%E2%80%93-Senegal-an-emerging-New-African-Gas-Province-%E2%80%93-is-it-still-possible-NG163.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220423101502/https://www.rigzone.com/news/bp_turning_to_birallah_13_tcf_gas_project_following_tortue_ahmeyim-22-apr-2022-168753-article/. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://worldoil.com/news/2024/5/7/mauritania-seeks-developer-for-birallah-offshore-natural-gas-discovery-following-bp-license-expiration/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 West, Stuart (2024-11-05). "Mauritania woos investors to BirAllah gas field". African Business. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ "https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mauritania-%E2%80%93-Senegal-an-emerging-New-African-Gas-Province-%E2%80%93-is-it-still-possible-NG163.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
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