LNG

Kosmos Energy, the US company based in Dallas with plans for floating LNG projects offshore the West African states of Senegal and Mauritania, saw its net losses widen in the first quarter as it continued to develop its joint venture with BP of the UK.

Kosmos Energy, the stakeholder with BP of the UK in two floating LNG production projects for natural gas discoveries in the Greater Tortue fields offshore Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa, said it completed its latest drilling in a Mauritanian exploration well and would be moving on for a two-month drilling campaign near existing feed-gas finds.

Kosmos Energy, the partner of BP in the offshore West Africa floating LNG projects using feed-gas from Senegal and Mauritania, said it was continuing its drilling programme in what is the early stages of opening a newly emerging basin containing multiple leads and prospects.

KBR, the US energy engineering company, said it was awarded pre-front end engineering and design and project support services contracts by BP of the UK for the development of the Tortue-Ahmeyim gas fields offshore Mauritania and Senegal that will form the basis of two floating LNG projects.

UK major BP and its US project joint venture partner for offshore Senegal and Mauritania announced a large natural gas discovery to further enhance the resources offshore West Africa and providing the foundation for a second liquefied natural gas hub.