On Thursday, February 15th, BP PLC marked a significant achievement with the arrival of a gas vessel offshore in West Africa, heralding a major milestone for its project in the region.
The London-based oil major said Gimi, a floating liquefied natural gas vessel, has arrived at its destination on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime borders. The vessel is operated by BP, Kosmos Energy Ltd., Dakar, Senegal-based petroleum firm Petrosen, and Mauritian oil company.
The vessel is a core component’ of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, which is expected to produce 2.3 million metric tonnes of LNG per year in phase 1.
‘The successful and safe arrival of the FLNG vessel is another step forward for GTA Phase 1 and is testament to our team and partners commitment to safely delivering this project. The people behind the project have delivered through many challenges, including the pandemic, to orchestrate a major feat of engineering. We are fully focused on safely completing the project and beginning a new energy chapter in Mauritania and Senegal,’ said Emil Ismayilov, BP’s senior vice president for Mauritania and Senegal.‘
The project is expected to produce LNG for more than 20 years, BP said.
The gas will travel through a pipeline to reach the FLNG vessel stationed at the GTA hub. Once there, it will undergo cryogenic cooling in the vessel’s four liquefaction trains and then be stored before being transferred to LNG carriers. Gimi has the capacity to store up to 125,000 cubic metres of LNG.
