Tagged With Senegal
Senegal starts crude production
18 June 2024
This will be a transformative year for the West African nation, as first LNG is also expected before the end of 2024
Letter from Paris: Africa eyes future fuelled by oil and gas
30 June 2023
A recent industry forum highlights how developing nations see hydrocarbons very differently from some in the West
Senegal eyes global and domestic energy markets
14 June 2023
Dakar is keen to meet its own energy needs, even as major export projects near start up
Global LNG analysis report 2023 — Part 1
27 February 2023
Decarbonisation and the war in Ukraine are just two of the factors driving the massive investment in liquefaction and regasification around the world. The first part of this deep-dive analysis looks at developments in Africa
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FPSO sets sail
25 January 2023
The LNG project’s vessel is due to arrive in the second quarter
Woodside sees long-term future for LNG
11 October 2022
CEO Meg O’Neill is positive about the prospects for gas as the energy transition gathers pace
Is floating LNG coming of age in Africa?
11 August 2022
Offshore liquefaction projects seem well-suited for the continent’s upstream
Africa's upstream to feel transition squeeze
21 June 2022
The continent’s oil production will decline in the 2020s while gas production will increase before starting to slip, according to the IEA
Woodside plans post-BHP expansion
9 June 2022
The Australian firm is now one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas players
Mauritanian LNG project has wind in its sails
16 May 2022
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim development could be shipping cargoes before the end of next year
Indies seek partners in Gambia
1 March 2022
The independent oil and gas firms active in the country’s promising offshore are looking to farm out their assets as they seek to pursue further exploratory and drilling work
Letter from Africa: Upstream opportunities abound as majors step back
5 July 2021
There are plenty of large sellers and smaller buyers, but there may be a medium-size missing piece
Petronor eyes African expansion
20 May 2021
The Norwegian firm is looking for new opportunities on the continent
Tortue gets back on track
4 February 2021
Senegal’s flagship developments are beginning to shrug off Covid-19 impacts
Woodside consolidates Sangomar ownership
22 January 2021
The Australian producer has upped its stake in the Senegal oil development in two deals, but plans to shed some of that equity this year
Kosmos sheds frontier portfolio
22 September 2020
Explorer divests non-core assets to cut costs and focus attention on proven basins
Senegal hit hardest in West African project delays
10 April 2020
BP has declared force majeure for a FLNG vessel at Grand Tortue Ahmeyim and Woodside is reviewing cuts and delays to Sangomar
Licensing rounds announcements and developments
29 March 2020
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licenses
BP marketing deal sets up Senegal-Mauritania LNG exports
24 February 2020
Marketing agreement for phase one of Greater Tortue Ahmeyim will elevate the countries into the league of large-scale LNG exporters
Power play in West Africa
4 February 2020
The countries in the region would all receive an economic boost if a regional power market can be established
Senegal prepares to repeat licensing success
22 January 2020
Hot on the heels of FID for its Sangomar oil project, the West African country is heavily promoting a promising licensing round
Yakaar-Teranga gas to prioritise Senegalese market
27 September 2019
Kosmos and BP have found more gas in Senegal, but further LNG exports will have to wait
Senegal probes corruption allegations
5 July 2019
The government has moved fast to investigate block sale
Sall to oversee Senegal's journey to first production
8 March 2019
West Africa's latest entrant to the hydrocarbons sector is expected to be producing oil and gas from 2022
Senegal and Mauritania projects make headway
26 February 2019
BP's Greater Tortue project already has the green light, and Woodside's SNE development is poised to be next
African deep-water makes progress
14 December 2018
Drillers began to renew their interest in African projects that were once deemed too costly and risky
Senegal’s energy hub ambitions gather pace
2 November 2018
Two big hydrocarbons projects are heading for FID with Woodside stepping up to take operatorship of the SNE development
Senegal and Guinea-Bissau deal faces domestic pressures
17 October 2018
Guinea-Bissau is eager to kick start exploration in acreage shared with oil-rich Senegal, but it’s slow going
Senegal seeks to avoid the oil curse
28 August 2018
Offshore oil and gas is set to flow within five years, and Senegal is bracing itself for the impact
Mixed fortunes in Mauritania—Senegal
19 April 2018
Drilling for the gas export project between the two countries has been disappointing
Senegal—the start of a beautiful friendship
21 February 2018
A victory for Macky Sall in the presidential elections in 2019 would cement the future of his country's hydrocarbons industry and bring more exploration
Senegal-Mauritania borderline development
21 February 2018
A project straddling Senegal's northern maritime border could be signed off by the end of the year, despite its complexities
Senegal moves towards first oil
21 February 2018
The Cairn-led SNE venture must now convert some of the world's largest recent discoveries into viable production
Senegal-Mauritania deal boosts LNG export project
13 February 2018
BP and Kosmos Energy plan to give the Greater Tortue development the green light later this year
Senegal's crunch year
7 February 2018
With two major projects ready for sanctioning, 2018 will be pivotal for the country's upstream aspirations
Drillers holding fire
30 January 2018
Unless oil prices surge, drilling activity will remain subdued next year. Any increase will breed cost inflation
A brighter year for Africa
24 January 2018
Senegal's and Mozambique's projects gained momentum, Nigeria's production started to rise again
Côte d’Ivoire's exploration drive rebooted
12 January 2018
Can an overhaul of concessions lure companies to the country's frontier acreage?
Where did it all go right for Senegal?
12 January 2018
Major oil and gas discoveries make the country set to move from speculative play to producer
African competition hots up
11 January 2018
It's a tough environment for exploration, but some countries are making headway
Plenty of optimism in West Africa
7 November 2017
Nigeria remains West Africa's largest producer by far, but if you want an exciting exploration prospect then Senegal and Mauritania are the places to be
Africa's upstream investment terms fail to impress
27 October 2017
The region will have to offer much more attractive investment terms to lure operators to its upstream
Senegal's vote in favour
29 September 2017
The coalition ruling one of Africa's more stable nations has out-performed expectations in recent polls, giving assurance to the hydrocarbons sector
Senegal—steady as she goes
20 June 2017
A ministerial departure and a supermajor arrival reflect the rising stakes in West Africa's latest upstream player, but the president is playing it cool
Senegal's offshore oil plans inch ahead
26 April 2017
Cairn seeks to manage expectations, as reserve estimates grow
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