North Africa
Mauritania
Mauritania is the Mena region's most sparsely populated country, and one of the least developed. Can it handle the move to becoming a significant gas producer?
State of Play
Mauritania is joining the ranks of the region's hydrocarbons producers with the delayed 2025 start-up of the BP-led GTA project shared with Senegal.
2024 In Numbers
| Population | 5 | mn |
| GDP/Capita | 2,100 | $ |
| Oil & Gas output | zero | - |
NEWS IN BRIEF
Mauritania’s Tortue: First Cargo
18 Apr, 2025
Shell Quits Mauritania As Tortue Timeline Slips
4 Apr, 2025
Mauritania First LNG In 2025
8 Nov, 2024
Green Hydrogen: Mauritania Aims For The Moon
8 Dec, 2023
Mauritania: Shell Well Flops
17 Nov, 2023
Shell Spuds Key Mauritania Wildcat
22 Sep, 2023
Mauritania: Shell Q4 Wildcat
30 Jun, 2023
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