North Africa
Mauritania
One of the region’s least developed countries, this could be about to change after a series of major offshore gas discoveries.
State of Play
Mauritania is set to become a major gas producer from 2022 after BP in late 2018 decided to approve development of the 15tcf Tortue field. Further discoveries and exploration by Exxon, Shell and Total as well as BP hold out the prospect of more to come.
2019 In Numbers
| GDP | 5.2 | $bn |
| Growth | 2.4 | %GDP |
| Debt | 50 | $bn |
| Debt to GDP | 97 | % |
ALL DATA 2018 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
2 Apr, 2021
Featured
BP Write Offs: $2.3bn For Mauritania/Senegal, $950mn For Egypt
With the Raven project again delayed, BP has written off near-$1bn in Egypt. Mauritania write-offs are $2.3bn: key gas finds may stay in the ground.
BP/Kosmos Mauritania Blocks & LNG Hub Plans
NEWS IN BRIEF
Cairn Finalizes Mauritania Deal
9 Apr, 2021
Total Mauritania: Down To Two Blocks
2 Apr, 2021
Cairn: Second Bite At Mauritania
12 Mar, 2021
BP’S Tortue Delayed
10 Apr, 2020
Total Mauritania Shake-Up
27 Mar, 2020
Mauritania: Cairn Entry
13 Mar, 2020
Mauritania: BP Keeps Tortue Sales In-House
21 Feb, 2020
Mauritania: Tullow Quitting
26 Jul, 2019
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