Tortue Oil and Gas Field (Mauritania)

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

Along with Ahmeyim Oil and Gas Field (Senegal), Tortue Oil and Gas Field 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

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Tortue	Operating	BP	BP (62.0%); Kosmos Energy (28.0%); Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (10.0%)	2015	–	2025	Conventional

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	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	Resources	319524.28	million m³	2021	​
liquids	Resources	226	million bbl	2021	​

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
C-8 block	Offshore, Mauritania	Offshore	16.123, -17.629 (exact)

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).

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Additional Data

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