Country Report
Mauritania upstream summary
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Report summary
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 becoming 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
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Key companies
- IOCs
- NOC
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Geology
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Introduction
- Senegal-Bove Basin
- Taoudeni Basin
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Introduction
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Exploration
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Licensing
- Licensing
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Success rates
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Licensing
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Reserves and resources
- Reserves
- Contingent Resources
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Production
- Oil/Liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
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Introduction
- Refinery
- Proposed Gas Power Plant
- Pipelines
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Introduction
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Costs
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Capital costs
- Capital expenditure by location
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Operating costs
- Operating expenditure by location
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Capital costs
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Policy and regulation
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Key legislation
- Local content
- Licensing
- Decommissioning
- State participation
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Key legislation
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
- Upstream
- Mid/Downstream
- Current fiscal terms
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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
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Key facts: Table 1Country MapNet Acreage 2025
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Liquids and Gas Production 2025Map of BasinsReserves and resources: Table 1Reserves and resources: Table 2Production: Table 1Production: Table 2Liquids ProductionProduction: Table 3Production: Table 4
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