July 6 (LNGJ) - Kosmos Energy, the Dallas-based company developing a natural gas and FLNG joint venture with UK major BP offshore Mauritania and Senegal in West Africa, has given an operational update on the project with a delay expected for first gas.
“In Mauritania and Senegal, the Greater Tortue-Ahmeyim project continued to make steady progress during the quarter with key milestones achieved across all major workstreams,” said Andrew G. Inglis, Chairman and Chief Executive of Kosmos. “However, we are seeing cost inflation and supplier delays in the current environment together with some scope growth and, as a result, we are updating our estimates, with first gas now expected in the third quarter of 2023. Tortue is the right project at the right time with Phases 1 and 2 expected to deliver attractive returns in a strengthening LNG market,” Inglis added.
