Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has arrived at BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
The FLNG unit Gimi arrived at the GTA field on 10 January 2024, after departing Seatrium Shipyard in Singapore in November 2023.
Golar LNG has notified BP, the project operator, of the arrival of FLNG Gimi.
After completion of all preparatory activities, FLNG Gimi will be taken to her berth at the hub and for her subsequent connection to the gas pipeline.
Golar LNG and BP have agreed that the FLNG Gimi will proceed to berth offshore Tenerife pending the completion of the necessary preparatory activities.
“Golar is delighted to see that the FLNG Gimi has arrived at the GTA field offshore Mauritania and Senegal, its home for the next 20 years. We are excited to integrate the Golar FLNG Facility with the GTA hub and begin the next phase of our long-term relationship with bp and GTA partners in LNG production,” said Karl-Fredrik Staubo, CEO of Golar LNG.
“This is an important step forward for the overall delivery of the GTA1 project in Mauritania and Senegal. The safe achievement of this milestone is the result of excellent teamwork,” added Rahman Rahmanov, BP’s vice president of projects for Mauritania and Senegal.
The GTA field is one of Africa’s deepest offshore projects at 2,000 meters below sea level.
The project will produce gas from an ultra-deepwater subsea system and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will process the gas, removing heavier hydrocarbon components.
The natural gas will then be transported to GIMI FLNG at an offshore hub located on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. The FLNG facility is designed to provide approximately 2.5 million metric tons of LNG per year on average. Total natural gas resources in the field are estimated at approximately 15 trillion cubic feet.
Kosmos Energy discovered the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim field in 2015 and BP signed the project through an agreement with Kosmos in 2016.