Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Complex (Senegal-Mauritania)

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Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Complex is an in development gas complex in Senegal-Mauritania.


The project consists of the following units:

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Complex-level project details for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Complex

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim In development[1][2][3] BP[4] BP (60.0%); Kosmos Energy Ltd. (30.0%); Societé des Petroles du Sénégal (Petrosen) (10.0%)[5][6] 2014[7] 2018[8] 2024 (expected)[9][10][11]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Complex

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas recoverable reserves 424748.69 million m³ 2022 [4][12][13]
gas reserves 566000 million m³ 2021 [14]

Location

Table 3: complex-level location details for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Complex

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
C-8 (Mauritania); Saint-Louis Profond (Senegal)[15] Offshore, Senegal-Mauritania[16][17] 15.967, -17.662 (approximate)[16][17]

The map below shows the approximate location of the complex:

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Background

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas complex supplies gas to the with the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG Terminal.

According to a February 2023 report, 35 million standard cubic feet per day of gas are allocated for domestic market in both Senegal and Mauritania (70 MMscfd total for domestic markets).[18]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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