Kosmos unfazed by Greater Tortue Ahmeyim delay

Postponement of large LNG project does not seem to have derailed Kosmos’ expansion or capex plans

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project—which straddles the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania—has suffered delays and is now expected to produce first gas in the first quarter of next year. The project’s 2.5m t/yr first phase had previously been expected to start gas production in the fourth quarter of this year. The LNG development, which had already been delayed from 2022 to 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will eventually help ease some of the pressure on a global gas market that remains squeezed by a loss of Russian supplies and at risk of further price spikes.  US independent Kosmos, part of the GTA LNG consortium, confirmed the delays have been to subsea works on the