By Adedapo Adesanya Senegal has officially joined the list of oil-producing countries in West Africa after commencing oil production for the first time last week with the Sangomar deep-water project aiming to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day. This means the country joins regional oil producers, including Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, after the recent discovery of offshore oil fields. “The Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 is a deepwater project including a stand-alone floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility with a nameplate capacity of 100, 000 barrels/day, and subsea infrastructure that is designed to allow
Senegal Begins Oil Production
