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
%
| GDP | 5.2 | $bn |
| Growth | 2.4 | %GDP |
| Debt | 50 | $bn |
| Debt to GDP | 97 | % |
20 Mar, 2020
Featured
Mauritania: Kosmos Capex Crunch To Delay Tortue?
Operator BP may up its stake in the Mauritania/Senegal project rather than agree to deferrals that could see first output miss the 1H 2022 target.
BP/Kosmos Mauritania/Senegal LNG Hub Plans
NEWS IN BRIEF
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
Mauritania: BP Advances Tortue Phase 2 & 3
12 Apr, 2019
Mauritania Bags $75m Shell Cash
5 Apr, 2019
Mauritania's Tortue: Key EPC Contracts
8 Mar, 2019
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