The Mauritanian government has decided not to renew international oil company bp’s contract for the exploitation of the BirAllah gas field, situated in the coastal basin of Mauritania.
Although bp expressed interest in extending the contract to conduct additional feasibility studies for field exploitation, the Mauritanian government has chosen to initiate development work independently and is seeking a new partner for the project.
bp, in partnership with American oil company Kosmos Energy, currently operates the Grande Tortue Ahmeyim gas field located between Mauritania and Senegal. Production at this gas field is expected to commence in the third or fourth quarter of 2024.
Discovered in 2019, the BirAllah gas field is estimated to contain nearly 60 trillion cubic feet of gas.
