Woodside Energy Begins Oil Extraction from Senegal’s Sangomar Field
Australian company Woodside Energy has announced that it has started extracting oil from the Sangomar field, located off the coast of Senegal, marking the country’s debut as an oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa. “Woodside has successfully extracted the first oil from the Sangomar field, completing the delivery of the country’s first offshore oil project,” the company stated. Woodside is developing the field in partnership with the Petroleum Society of Senegal (Petrosen), as reported by international
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