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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
More gas has been discovered by the partnership of Kosmos Energy, BP, and Petrosen with the drilling of an appraisal well of the Yakaar-Teranga resource base. The Yakaar-2 appraisal well encountered net gas pay in similar high-quality Cenomanian reservoir to the Yakaar-1 exploration well on the Mauritania/Senegal gas trend.
The Yakaar-2 was drilled approximately nine km from Yakaar-1 and proved up the southern extension of the field. Located offshore Senegal, the Yakaar-2 well was drilled in approximately 2,500 meters of water to a total measured depth of around 4,800 meters. The Valaris DS-12 rig, working on behalf of the operator BP, will now move to the Orca-1 exploration well in Mauritania.
The approximate 33,000 sq km of acreage covered by the BP and Kosmos partnership is estimated to contain between 50-100 Tcf of natural gas resource potential. These resources include the Yakaar-1 well, which was the biggest discovery made in the industry in 2017, and the Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim field, estimated to contain more than 15 Tcf of discovered gas resources.
The partners took the FID late last year on Phase 1 of the cross-border Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim development. The decision was made following agreement between the Mauritanian and Senegalese governments and partners BP, Kosmos Energy and the state-owned oil and gas companies of Mauritania and Senegal, SMHPM and Petrosen, respectively.
Commenting on the results of the Yakaar-2 well, chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis said: “The Yakaar-2 appraisal well demonstrates the scale and quality of the Yakaar resource base. Senegal is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and Kosmos is excited to be working alongside BP and Petrosen to support the country’s growing energy needs.”
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