BP Achieves Milestone with FPSO Arrival at Major Gas Project
BP, the UK-based energy giant, has marked a significant milestone with the arrival of a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel at its largest project, the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) development. This key component, crucial for the project, traveled from China to its destination off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal, where the first gas is anticipated to flow in the third quarter of 2024.
The FPSO’s arrival brings BP closer to commencing gas production from the GTA Phase 1 project, which involves extracting gas from an ultra-deepwater subsea system. The FPSO Tortue will process the gas, removing heavier hydrocarbon components before transferring it to Golar LNG’s floating LNG (FLNG) vessel, Gimi. The Gimi arrived at the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal in early 2024.
After departing Qidong, China, on January 20, 2023, the FPSO Tortue completed a series of sea trials and underwent inspections and repairs at Tenerife Shipyards in the Canary Islands. The vessel traveled over 12,000 nautical miles to reach its destination and is now moored 40 km offshore in 120 meters of water. BP operates the GTA project on behalf of its partners, including Kosmos Energy, Petrosen, and SMH.
Dave Campbell, BP’s Senior Vice President in Mauritania and Senegal, stated, “BP is investing in today’s energy system – and tomorrow’s too, and GTA Phase 1 represents this investment in action. And this is a huge landmark step for the project, an innovative LNG development that is leading the way in unlocking gas resources for Mauritania and Senegal.”
The GTA Phase 1 development, the first gas project in this new basin offshore Mauritania and Senegal, is expected to produce around 2.3 million tonnes of LNG annually for over 20 years. With wells in depths up to 2,850 meters, the project features Africa’s deepest subsea infrastructure and has been designated a national project of strategic importance by the presidents of Mauritania and Senegal.
The FPSO is designed to process over 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, removing water, condensate, and impurities before transferring the gas via pipeline to the FLNG vessel at the Hub Terminal, approximately 10 km offshore. The gas will then be cryogenically cooled, liquefied, and stored on the FLNG Gimi, ready for export. Some of the gas will also meet growing domestic demand in Mauritania and Senegal.
The FPSO, spanning an area equivalent to two football fields and ten stories high, is constructed with over 81,000 tonnes of steel, 37,000 meters of pipe spools, and 1.52 million meters of cable. It will accommodate up to 140 people during normal operations.
BP continues to advance other global projects, having recently started oil production from a new platform in the Caspian Sea and secured a two-year license for a gas field in the Caribbean, spanning the maritime boundary between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.
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