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Mauritania upstream summary

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Mauritania produces gas via the cross-border Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project. Historically, companies have been exploring in Mauritania since the 1960s, but prior to GTA, only one field - Chinguetti - has produced. The oil field came onstream in 2006, but production was significantly lower than expected and ceased in 2017. Nevertheless, Mauritania is due to become a major gas producer and LNG exporter as GTA ramps up. The play-opening Tortue and ...

Table of contents

  • Executive summary
  • Key facts
  • Location maps
    • IOCs
    • NOC
    • Introduction
      • Senegal-Bove Basin
      • Taoudeni Basin
    • Licensing
      • Licensing
    • Drilling
      • Drilling activity
      • Success rates
    • Reserves
    • Contingent Resources
    • Oil/Liquids
    • Gas
    • Introduction
      • Refinery
      • Proposed Gas Power Plant
      • Pipelines
    • Capital costs
      • Capital expenditure by location
    • Operating costs
      • Operating expenditure by location
    • Key legislation
      • Local content
      • Licensing
      • Decommissioning
    • State participation
    • Overview
    • Upstream
    • Mid/Downstream
    • Current fiscal terms
    • Production Sharing Contract Terms
      • State equity participation
      • Royalty and Other Production Taxes
      • Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
      • Cost Recovery
      • R-Factor Profit Splits
      • Contractor Revenue Entitlement
      • Decommissioning
    • Historical background

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  • Key facts: Table 1
  • Country Map
  • Net Acreage 2025
  • Liquids and Gas Production 2025
  • Map of Basins
  • Reserves and resources: Table 1
  • Reserves and resources: Table 2
  • Production: Table 1
  • Production: Table 2
  • Liquids Production
  • Production: Table 3
  • Production: Table 4
  • 13 more item(s)...

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