Upstream oil company Kosmos Energy has announced the Greater Tortue Ahemyim (GTA) project – straddling the maritime border offshore Senegal and Mauritania – has achieved first LNG production. According to the company, gas from the project is being delivered to the associated floating LNG vessel, which has commenced liquefaction processes.
The project – developed by Kosmos Energy and energy major bp – achieved first gas flows in December 2024. With first LNG production, bp has given notice to offtaker and bp subsidiary bp Gas Marketing Ltd. to deliver an LNG carrier later this quarter to export first LNG cargo.
“First LNG is another milestone for Kosmos, the GTA partnership and the governments of Mauritania and Senegal,” stated Kosmos Energy Chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis. “We are looking forward to the accelerated ramp-up of LNG production and the first LNG cargo lifting during the quarter.”
Kosmos Energy is expected to record first revenue and generated cash flow from the project following first LNG export. With a 56% working interest, bp is the operator of the GTA project alongside Kosmos Energy (27%), Senegalese national oil company (NOC) Petrosen (10%), and Mauritanian NOC Société Mauritanienne des hydrocarbures (7%).
