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The field is estimated to produce some 2.5 million tonnes of liquified natural gas annually. The country hopes to generate billions of dollars from the field to transform its economy.
Senegal and neighboring Mauritania have become gas producers, using the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim field which separates the maritime border between the two countries.
British company BP, one of the businesses involved in the project, said in a press statement that it had ”started producing gas from the wells of the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA)” field. Along with BP, US group Kosmos Energy, Mauritania’s SMH, and Senegal’s Petrosen will also use the field.
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After six years of planning, the project’s launch has been welcomed by Senegal’s Oil minister, who described it as ”historic”. The field is estimated to produce some 2.5 million tonnes of liquified natural gas per year. it’s hoping to generate billions of dollars from the field to transform its economy.
