BirAllah LNG Hub

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BirAllah LNG Hub is a proposed LNG export terminal and hub in Mauritania.

Location

The LNG hub is expected to harness to substantial natural gas resources off the coast near the Mauritanian-Senegalese border. The location below is a loose approximated based on the location of Block C8 off the Mauritanian coast.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: BP; Kosmos Energy
• Parent company: BP; Kosmos Energy
• Location: Presumed to be at a major port near Nouakchott, Mauritania
• Coordinates: 17.9929, -16.0268 (approximate)
• Capacity: 10 mtpa
• Trains:
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
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Background

The LNG hub has been mentioned in reporting as a likely area of concentration, along with Yakaar-Terenga LNG Hub, once BP finished the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG Terminal project.