BP is forging ahead with a huge new phased gas project in Senegal that will tap 32 trillion cubic feet of resources via a big liquefied natural gas facility, while also underpinning the nation's switch away from diesel-fired power. A development plan for the Yakaar-Teranga complex is set to be submitted within weeks to the government in Dakar, as BP moves to fast-track project sanction, targeting start-up as early as 2026. The LNG facility is expected to have a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per annum, a senior government official told Upstream yesterday, indicating this will be for phase one only. BP's preferred overall development plan for Yakaar-Teranga is unclear, but asset partner Kosmos Energy previously suggested it may mirror phase one of BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) scheme on the maritime boundary between Mauritania and Senegal. GTA features subsea wells tied back to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel that separates condensate and natural gas, with liquids exported via shuttle tanker and gas piped to a floating LNG vessel moored behind a breakwater.
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