BP’s floating gas production platform arrives off Mauritania, Senegal

Senegal and Mauritania are forging ahead with their joint gas fields with the arrival of BP’s floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit in the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG project.

The vessel, built at China’s COSCO Qidong Shipyard, will serve the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas project, which is planned to produce 2.3 million metric tons per annum in the first phase of development.

“An integral component of the project, it [the FPSO vessel] is currently being moored as the team works towards safely delivering first gas”, BP said in a press release.

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project spans the waters where Mauritania and Senegal meet.

The Tortue field is estimated to hold 15 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas, according to a GTA factsheet on BP’s website.