Petrofac signs deal with BP for works in Mauritania and Senegal

Senegal

DAKAR, January 9, 2024 – Petrofac has signed a three-year operations services agreement with operator BP for works on its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) offshore gas project in Mauritania and Senegal, the international energy services company announced on Monday.

The multi-million-dollar contract includes provision of onshore and offshore management and supervision, personnel and equipment maintenance.

The new agreement is in addition to a previous deal with Petrofac to supply deck crew services for the project.

“Having supplied operation services for the floating production storage and offloading vessel and liquefied natural gas hub since 2022, and developed operational procedures in 2021, this additional scope demonstrates BP’s confidence in Petrofac and supports our selective geographic expansion strategy,” said Nick Shorten, COO of Petrofac’s asset solutions segment.

The exact cost of the contract was not disclosed.

In November 2023, BP set a deadline for completion of the GTA natural gas project to Q1 2024.

The GTA project was originally expected to begin production in 2023 but was met with delays in its pipelaying operations.

The development is located 120 kilometres from the shore in water depths of 2,850 metres.

The first phase of the project is under development, which will export gas to an FPSO provided by Golar LNG.

The gas will be processed and separated on the vessel before being delivered to a floating offshore facility located 10 kilometres from the shore.

Production of around 2.3 million tonnes of LNG per year is estimated for when the first phase is complete.

The second phase is expected to produce between 2.5 million tonnes and 3 million tonnes of LNG per year.

BP is the operator of the GTA project alongside independent Kosmos Energy and Société des pétroles du Sénégal and Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures, the NOCs of Senegal and Mauritania, respectively.