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Mauritania · asset class
Oil & Gas Fields in Mauritania
Mauritania has 4 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 62nd-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 1 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are BP PLC (3), Kosmos Energy (3) and Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (3) — BP PLC alone is named on 75% of them. 2 are in the pipeline, led by BirAllah Gas Field (Mauritania), proposed. They account for 10% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mauritania.
4
Oil & Gas Field in Mauritania
#62
of 91 countries
2
In construction / proposed
On the interactive map
Who owns Mauritania's oil & gas fields
- BP PLC3 75%
- Kosmos Energy3 75%
- Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier3 75%
- BP Mauritania Investments1 25%
- Harbour Energy PLC1 25%
- Kuwait Petroleum Corp1 25%
- Petroliam Nasional Bhd1 25%
- Tullow1 25%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- BirAllah Gas Field (Mauritania)2015 · proposed
- Orca Oil and Gas Field (Mauritania)2019 · proposed
How Mauritania compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 64. Ethiopia4
- 65. Guatemala4
- 66. Myanmar4
- 67. Mauritania4
- 68. Tunisia4
- 69. South Africa4
- 70. Cameroon3
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Mauritania?
- OverWatts maps 4 oil & gas fields in Mauritania — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 62nd-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Mauritania?
- BP PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 4 (75%). Next are Kosmos Energy (3), Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (3) and BP Mauritania Investments (1).
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Mauritania?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are BirAllah Gas Field (Mauritania) and Orca Oil and Gas Field (Mauritania).