BP discovers major gas reserve Offshore Senegal

BP and Kosmos Energy announced the discovery of major gas reserve offshore Senegal.

The Yakaar-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 4,700 meters in nearly 2,550 metres of water in the Cayar Offshore Profond block by the Atwood Achiever drillship.

BP Upsteam CEO, Bernard Looney said that Yakaar-1 follows the earlier exploration success that led to the Tortue discovery and further confirms their belief that offshore Senegal and Mauritania is a world-class hydrocarbon basin. This discovery marks an important further step in building BP’s new business in Mauritania and Senegal. They look forward to results from the additional exploration wells planned for 2017.

BP and Kosmos will be drill stem testing the Tortue discovery in mid-2017 and will now drill 3 additional exploration wells over the next 12 months offshore of Senegal and Mauritania.