First liquified natural gas (LNG) production has been achieved at the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal, Report informs referring to Kosmos Energy company’s website.
The operator of the project is BP with a 56% share, Kosmos Energy owns 27%, Petrosen – 10%, SMH – 7%.
On December 31, 2024, gas from the first phase of GTA started to flow from wells to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel as part of the commissioning process. At the FPSO, gas is being processed to remove any condensate, water and impurities ahead of delivery to the floating LNG vessel for liquefaction.
Gas has now been delivered to the floating LNG vessel and liquefaction has commenced. The liquefaction of gas into LNG is when Kosmos starts to recognize gas entitlement production from the project in its quarterly statements. In addition, BP has given notice to the offtaker (BP gas marketing ltd.) for an LNG carrier to arrive later this quarter to export the first LNG cargo.
