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.
2018 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 | % |
Oil & Gas
1 Nov, 2019
Featured
Mauritania Sees ‘2019’s Largest’ Deepwater Find With 13tcf Orca
US firm Kosmos says the Orca-1 well has 13tcf reserves and has ‘de-risked up to 50tcf… more than sufficient for a world-scale LNG project.’
BP & Kosmos Mauritania/Senegal Gas Finds
NEWS IN BRIEF
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
Mauritania: Cairn Farm In
14 Sep, 2018
Mauritania LNG: 'Rapid Progress'
31 Aug, 2018
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