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KOTUG Gets BP’s Call for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Project

Oct 31, 2024

Dutch company KOTUG International has secured a contract from BP to provide marine services to the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.KOTUG International and its local Senegalese partner Maritalia have been awarded   a long-term fixed-term contract…

More Wells Come Onstream as Drilling Ops Wrap Up at BW Energy-Operated Block Off Gabon

Oct 22, 2024

BW Energy and its partners have completed production drilling campaign at Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon, bringing the oil production at the development to the highest quarterly rate since the start-up in 2018.Dussafu Marin Permit, operated by BW Energy with 73…

BP Wins Favorable Senegal LNG Arbitration Decision

Oct 08, 2024

Kosmos Energy said on Tuesday a Paris-based arbitrator has ruled in favor of BP, prohibiting Kosmos from selling to third parties liquefied natural gas from the Greater Tortue (GTA) project offshore Senegal and Mauritania.LNG is key to BP's strategy and broader energy transition plan…

BP and Golar LNG Settle Cash Disputes for FLNG Gimi

Aug 06, 2024

BP and Golar LNG have reached a commercial reset agreement for the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel Gimi, a core component of BP’s the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The Gimi FLNG vessel art of the GTA Phase 1 development…

Senegal President Says Oil Contracts Will be Renegotiated

Jul 15, 2024

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said on Saturday the West African country planned to renegotiate its oil contracts, saying it could have negotiated better on the contracts.Faye, who defeated the ruling coalition candidate in a landslide election victory in March…

The Strategic Shift to Subsea Tiebacks

Jul 18, 2024

A potentially cost-effective, efficient means to develop remote oil & gas fieldsSubsea tieback projects are transforming the offshore oil and gas industry by enabling efficient extraction from remote fields and satellite reservoirs, an approach aiming to significantly reduce capital…

FPSO for BP’s GTA LNG Project Reaches its Destination Offshore West Africa

Jun 04, 2024

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, a key component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development, has arrived at its final location offshore Mauritania and Senegal.Following completion of its construction at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard in China…

Into the Deep: Offshore Production Increasingly Finds Deeper Waters

May 08, 2024

Offshore energy is on a growth trajectory. Rystad Energy wrote in February 2024 that upstream oil majors were diving in to deeper waters. “Despite tightened budgets, frontier drilling is fueling optimism for a productive year, particularly deepwater projects in the Atlantic Margin…

Petrofac Extends Contract with BP for North Sea Portfolio

Apr 15, 2024

Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a contract extension with BP to continue work on its North Sea portfolio.Maintenance and engineering services will be provided under the terms of the three-year, multi-million-dollar contract.“Petrofac has supported bp in the North Sea for 15 years…

BP Welcomes FLNG Gimi in West Africa

Feb 15, 2024

The floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel Gimi, that is a core component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, has arrived at its destination on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime border.The FLNG vessel Gimi is at the heart of the GTA Phase 1 development…

Pioneering Spirit Completes Infield Pipelay Work at BP’s LNG Scheme

Feb 21, 2024

Allseas’ construction vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed the infield pipelay scope for BP’s ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquified natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.Two months after arriving in the field…

FLNG Gimi Reaches BP’s GTA Field in West Africa

Jan 11, 2024

Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has arrived at BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The FLNG Gimi unit reached GTA field on January 10, 2024, after departing from Seatrium Shipyard in Singapore in November 2023…

Petrofac Gets Multi-Million Contract from BP for West Africa Ops

Jan 08, 2024

Oilfield services company Petrofac has secured a four-year operations services contract from BP for its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project in Mauritania and Senegal.The multi-million-dollar Master Services Agreement covers a wide scope of services…

Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project Start-Up Could Slide to Q2 2024, Kosmos Energy Says

Nov 07, 2023

Kosmos Energy said on Monday that the start-up of the BP-operated  Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania could slip into the second quarter of 2024.BP last week said that the project was 90% complete and is expected to start production in the first quarter…

Pioneering Spirit Kicks Off Pipelay Ops for BP’s LNG Project

Dec 22, 2023

Allseas’ construction vessel Pioneering Spirit has started pipelaying work on BP’s ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Allseas’ offshore construction support vessel Oceanic kicked…

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