Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance. The agenda was launched seven months after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye clinched a landslide election victory on a promise to improve livelihoods in the West African nation. “We aim to […]

Capricorn has been notified by Woodside Energy that the production condition under the sale and purchase agreement related to the disposal of its production sharing contract (PSC) interests in Senegal has now been met as there has been at least 30 days of continuous production on the asset. As previously noted, Capricorn may be entitled […]

Ocean services provider DeepOcean is awarded frame agreements by Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V. to provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services for the Sangomar field located offshore Senegal, West Africa. The Sangomar deepwater oil field is located 100 kilometres south of Dakar, Senegal, and commenced production in June 2024. The scope of work includes […]

Woodside has achieved first oil from the Sangomar field offshore Senegal, marking the safe delivery of the country’s first offshore oil project. The Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 is a deepwater project including a stand-alone floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility with a nameplate capacity of 100,000 barrels/day, and subsea infrastructure that is designed […]

Allseas Pioneering Spirit offshore vessel has completed the infield pipelay scope for BP’s ultra-deepwater GTA liquified natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Two months after arriving in the field, production crew welded, scanned and field joint coated the final piece of pipe for the second 16-inch export gas line. This on time project completion milestone was achieved […]

The floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel 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, operated by bp with partners, Kosmos Energy, PETROSEN and […]

 Woodside Energy has announced that the Léopold Sédar Senghor Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility has safely arrived offshore Senegal. This is a significant step toward achieving First Production from the Sangomar field which is targeted for mid-2024. The arrival of the FPSO from Singapore at its final destination approximately 100 kilometres offshore Dakar, […]

Capricorn has noted the Woodside Petroleum’s announcement regarding the departure from Singapore of the FPSO for Woodside’s Sangomar Field development offshore Senegal. And as defined in the sale and purchase agreement, Capricorn may become entitled to a contingent payment of either $25m or $50m if the average Brent oil price during the first six months […]

Senegal is about to ink the West African country among the league of top crude producer as the back nation African country receives her maiden FPSO vessel for offshore operations in Sangomar Oilfield.  In its recent media release, Woodside Energy said that the has achieved another significant step forward for the Sangomar Project with the […]

Kosmos Energy has increased its working interest to 90% and assumed operatorship, subject to customary government approvals, of the world-scale Yakaar-Teranga gas discoveries offshore Senegal. The increase in working interest follows BP’s exit from the field. Yakaar-Teranga is one of the world’s largest gas discoveries in recent years and holds around 25 trillion cubic feet […]