As a newly established oil producer and exporter, Senegal’s Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines recently raised its 2025 oil production forecast for the Sangomar field to 34.5 million barrels, up from 30.53 million barrels. The field – operated by Woodside Energy in partnership with state-owned Petrosen – targets approximately 230 barrels of crude oil, already having produced 24 million barrels for 2025.

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The $5 billion first phase development achieved first oil in June 2024, positioning Senegal as a new oil producer. Production ramped up to over 94% capacity within nine weeks, with reservoir performance exceeding expectations. Early results have delivered reserves additions of over 31 million barrels of oil equivalent, underscoring the project’s long-term potential.

Supplied by MODEC, the Sangomar FPSO is designed to process 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil and 130 million cubic feet of gas per day, with storage capacity of 1.3 million barrels. Four injector-producer well pairs in the S400 reservoirs have delivered stronger-than-expected results, with water injection initiated in late 2024 to further mitigate reserves this year.

Meanwhile, Senegal’s natural gas sector has entered a new growth phase with the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project achieving first gas in December 2024 and commencing commercial operations in June. Developed by bp, Kosmos Energy, Petrosen and Mauritania’s SMH, the project targets an estimated 15 trillion cubic feet of recoverable resources and is designed to produce 2.5 million tons of LNG annually in its first phase. With the first LNG cargo shipped in April 2025 and allocations set aside for domestic supply, the GTA project consolidates Senegal’s role as a regional energy hub.

As such, the SPE Senegal is set to lead a series of informative technical discussions at this year’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference, focusing on machine learning and AI for subsurface modeling and reservoir characterization; technology-driven efficiency in gas production facilities; local content opportunities in gas infrastructure; and strategies for managing gas field development and production.

“SPE Senegal’s expertise and commitment to building local capacity will bring valuable insights to the region’s gas-growing oil and gas industry. Their launch marks a major milestone for the country and their role in nurturing local talent and advancing technical expertise directly supports Senegal’s emergence as both an oil producer and LNG exporter,” states Sandra Jeque, Project Director, Energy Capital & Power.