Senegal hit hardest in West African project delays
BP has declared force majeure for a FLNG vessel at Grand Tortue Ahmeyim and Woodside is reviewing cuts and delays to Sangomar
Two months after signing the first sale and purchase agreement for gas from the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim project astride the Mauritania-Senegal offshore border, BP has declared force majeure on the delivery schedule for a floating LNG vessel. The news was announced by Bermuda-registered Golar LNG, which was due to supply the $1.3bn facility in 2022 but is now in talks with BP over a revised timetable and the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic is the cause of the delay. And Golar itself has now begun discussions with main building contractor Keppel Shipyard about a revamped schedule. Back on 1 April BP CEO Bernard Looney, gave a clear signal that his company would respond to weakened world ene
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