Tortue Oil and Gas Field (Mauritania)

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Tortue Oil and Gas Field is an in development oil and gas field in Mauritania.

Along with Ahmeyim Oil and Gas Field (Senegal), Tortue is a part of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Complex (Senegal-Mauritania).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Tortue Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Tortue In development[1] BP[2] BP (62.0%); Kosmos Energy (28.0%); Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (10.0%)[2] 2015[3] 2023 (expected)[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Tortue Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas Resources 319524.28 million m³ 2021 [5]
liquids Resources 226 million bbl 2021 [5]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Tortue Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
C-8 block[2] Offshore, Mauritania[6] 16.123, -17.629 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim complex:

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Background

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas complex supplies gas to the with the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG Terminal.

According to a February 2023 report, 35 million standard cubic feet per day of gas are allocated for domestic market in both Senegal and Mauritania (70 MMscfd total for domestic markets).[7]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. https://energycapitalpower.com/project-spotlight-greater-tortue-ahmeyim-project/ https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-led-tortue-flng-projects-phase-1-58-pct-done/, https://energycapitalpower.com/project-spotlight-greater-tortue-ahmeyim-project/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201235644/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/greater-tortue-ahmeyim-lng-project. Archived from the original on 01 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230424084515/https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_sn/senegal/home/pdf/gta-brochure-may-2022-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230227132612/https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-led-tortue-flng-projects-phase-1-58-pct-done/. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Andrew Latham (2021) Giant fields of the decade: 2010–2020 . Report.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "African Energy Atlas 2021". Scribd. 2021. Archived from https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/african-energy-atlas-2020-2021-2020-2021nbsped.html the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  7. Equinor (2022). "Rosebank Environmental Statement ES/2022/001" (PDF). Equinor. Retrieved 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)