Kosmos discover gas resource in West Africa

The large find is in Mauritania and is part of the Greater Tortue complex

US company Kosmos said it discovered a “large-scale gas resource” in a structure covering 90 square km, with the first well drilled in the west African country’s ultra-deep offshore. The find, Tortue West, is part of the Greater Tortue complex which extends into Senegalese waters to the south. Kosmos made the discovery with its Tortue-1 well, which passed through a net 107 metres of payzones. The main target showed gas in three reservoirs with a depth of 160 metres gross, while the secondary target showed hydrocarbons in a zone of 150 metres gross. “Volumetrically, Tortue-1 has far exceeded our pre-drill expectations”, said the firm’s chief executive, Andrew Inglis. The discovery well was dr