On February 19, 2025, BP, the operator of the Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field, informed Mauritania and Senegal of a leak in well A02, located 120 km offshore, which had not yet entered the production phase.
Upon notification, Mauritanian authorities immediately requested that the company take all necessary measures to control the leak, limit its effects, and address it permanently while providing regular updates on the situation's progress. In response, BP proposed the best and fastest solutions, including costly options, and mobilized a large technical team that arrived in Nouakchott to prepare and oversee the implementation of the solution.
On February 26, an Antonov cargo plane landed at Nouakchott Airport carrying the necessary technical parts and equipment to contain the leak from the wellhead. Since then, the technical teams have continued to install the equipment at the Nouakchott port, and the installation was completed on Friday, March 7. The specialized vessel, carrying the technical team and equipment, left Nouakchott port that evening, heading to the GTA field site.
Mauritanian and Senegalese authorities continue to coordinate their efforts, in collaboration with BP, to monitor the area and assess the leak's impact. Technical teams from both countries exchange daily information with the operator at all levels. Monitoring is conducted along several axes, including by helicopters, drones, the use of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), as well as real-time satellite surveillance to ensure continuous monitoring of the area.
On Thursday, March 6, Mauritanian and Senegalese technical teams, in collaboration with BP’s operator team, conducted a helicopter survey of the area, without observing any materials on the sea surface. Additionally, the national navy remains permanently stationed in the region.
As for the gas production operations at the field, they continue as normal.
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum