bp and partners have announced that they have developed a concept for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that will proceed to the next step of evaluation.
The partnership, made up of bp, PETROSEN, Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH), and Kosmos Energy, will assess a gravity-based structure (GBS) as the foundation of GTA Phase 2 expansion project (GTA2), which will have an annual capacity of 2.5-3.0 million tonnes.
GBS LNG developments have a fixed link to the seabed, and the structure serves as both a foundation for liquefaction facilities and a storage facility for LNG.
“We aim to build on our strong collaboration with our partners, and the Governments of Mauritania and Senegal, to further develop a long-term, successful energy hub in West Africa. GTA continues to underpin our strategy to develop the most resilient hydrocarbons to help provide energy security today,” Gordon Birrell, bp executive vice president for operations and production, said.
The concept design will also include new wells and subsea equipment, integrating with and expanding on existing GTA infrastructure. The partnership will consider powering LNG liquefication using electricity to help drive operational emissions lower. bp and its partners are now working with contractors to progress the concept towards the pre-FEED stage.
The proposed design will also use and build upon the GTA infrastructure by including new wells and subsea equipment . In order to drive operational emissions lower, the partnership will consider using electricity to power LNG liquefaction. Working with contractors, bp and its partners are currently moving the concept to the pre-FEED stage.
Gordon Birrell, bp’s executive vice president for operations and production, said: “We aim to build on our strong collaboration with our partners, and the Governments of Mauritania and Senegal, to further develop a long-term, successful energy hub in West Africa. GTA continues to underpin our strategy to develop the most resilient hydrocarbons to help provide energy security today.”
