Project Profile
Location: Mauritania Salt basin
Water depth: 1,600-3,000m
Area: 27,200 sq km
Start-up year: 2014
Kosmos will operate the blocks with a 90% interest, with state-owned Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocabures (SMH) carried for the remaining 10%. Under the initial exploration phase, Kosmos plans to acquire 2-D and 3-D seismic data, with first drilling possible in 2014. All blocks are in water depths ranging from 1,600-3,000 m (5,250-9,800 ft), and cover a total area of 27,200 sq km (6.7 million gross acres).
Operator:
BP: Operator with 62% interest
Kosmos Energy: 28% interest
Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM): 10% interest
Contractors:
Atwood Oceanics: Drilling contract using the drillship Atwood Achiever for the Tortue-1 well