The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field development, straddling the offshore waters of Mauritania and Senegal, is expected to produce its first gas in 2023 following delays related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Senegal’s Oil Minister Sophie Gladima. “The two countries and international oil companies BP Plc and Kosmos Energy Ltd. are collaborating on the […]

The Senegal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced an extension to the deadline for submission of applications until 17:00 (GMT) on Sunday 30th may 2021.The Licensing Round is the second international competitive bidding round arranged by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Senegal. There has been a significant increase in oil and gas […]

The FPSO will be deployed at the Sangomar field located approximately 100 kilometers south of Dakar, Senegal. The Sangomar Field Development is expected to be Senegal’s first offshore oil development. Scheduled for delivery in 2023, the FPSO vessel will be permanently moored at a water depth of approximately 780 meters by an External Turret mooring […]

Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V has exercised its pre-emptive right to acquire FAR’s interest in the Senegal RSSD Project. Such pre-emption is on the same terms and conditions as the proposed sale to ONGC Videsh Vankoreft Pte Ltd (“ONGC”) announced on 11 November 2020. FAR shareholders are due to consider authorising a sale of the Senegal […]

FAR has announced that together with its wholly owned subsidiaries FAR Senegal RSSD SA and FAR Holdings 1 Pty Ltd it has entered into an RSSD Sale and Purchase Agreement with ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd in respect of FAR’s entire interest in the Production Sharing Contract for the Rufisque, Sangomar, and Sangomar Deep Offshore […]

FAR has advised Cairn that FAR does not intend to pre-empt the transaction or object to the proposed transfer of Cairn’s working interest in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore RSSD Contract Area to Lukoil. FAR says it was offered a preemptive right over the sale of the 40% working interest held […]

FAR   an Australian-listed exploration, development and production company has made known its default in payment of Production Sharing Contract and Joint Operating Agreement on Sangomar oil and gas field off Senegalese as the company is looking forward to sell its interest in the project. The Sangomar oil and gas field being developed off Senegal, is […]

TGS, a global leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production companies, has recently announced the acquisition of its latest 3D survey SN-UDO-19, offshore Senegal. This latest stand-alone survey is located in northern Senegal. This unprecedented fit is sequel to a further recently completed survey, SS-UDO-19, in the southern part of the country. […]

PetroNor has announced that the Company has reached a mutual agreement with the Government of Senegal to suspend the Arbitration related to the Rufisque Offshore Profond and Senegal Offshore Sud Profond licence areas for a period of six months with a view to reaching a satisfactory outcome for all parties. A formal request has been […]

Kosmos Energy announced that theYakaar-2 appraisal well has encountered approximately 30meters of net gas pay in similar high quality Cenomanian reservoir to the Yakaar-1 exploration well, continuing the 100 percent success rate of wells targeting the inboard Mauritania/Senegal gas trend.Yakaar-2 was drilled approximately nine kilometers from Yakaar-1 and proved up the southern extension of the […]