bp’s deepwater GTA LNG development earns dual APM Project Awards

(WO) - bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal has secured two major honors at the 2025 Association for Project Management (APM) Awards, including Overall Project of the Year and the Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure Project of the Year. 

The long-running deepwater development—one of West Africa’s most complex LNG projects—features subsea infrastructure in water depths up to 2,850 m tied back to a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel capable of processing around 500 MMscf/d of gas. Once fully online, the project will produce approximately 2.4 million tonnes of LNG annually.

Rahman Rahmanov, bp’s VP for Mauritania & Senegal, accepted the awards on behalf of the project team and emphasized the collaboration behind Phase 1’s delivery. “GTA Phase 1 was an ambitious undertaking on a global scale, made possible by the hard work, resilience and dedication of everyone involved,” he said, thanking both host governments and partner companies.

APM judges highlighted GTA Phase 1 for strong governance, use of industry best practices, and meaningful benefits delivered during execution, including:

• Training 50 apprentice technicians from Mauritania and Senegal
• Working with local fishing communities to design and install an artificial reef
• Reclaiming 120,000 m² of land in Senegal for a caisson fabrication yard that will later expand port capacity

The project marks a milestone for the Mauritania–Senegal LNG corridor, where further phases of GTA and additional offshore gas developments are expected to advance in coming years.

Top image provided by African Energy Chamber (AEC)