The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project marks a historic milestone today with the announcement of the First Gas from the first well. This key achievement launches Phase 1 of the project, with gas now flowing to the GTA floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Please find below the joint statement from the Governments of...Continue Reading

His Excellency Mohamed OULD KHALED, Minister of Energy and Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, accompanied by Mr. Ismail Abdelvettah, General Director of the Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH), welcomed on December 19, 2024, in Nouakchott, a high-level Senegalese delegation led by His Excellency Birame Souleye Diop, Minister of Energy, Petroleum, and Mines of...Continue Reading

On Friday, December 6, 2024, the Director General of the Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH), Mr. Ismail Abdel Vetah, signed, on behalf of the Environmental Commission (EC), a Partnership Agreement with the Naval Academy and the Higher Institute of Marine Sciences (ISSM). The signing ceremony, held at SMH headquarters, brought together members of the Environmental...Continue Reading

Mr. Ismail Abdel Vetah, General Director of SMH, has launched a strategic training program for SMH engineers to operate on offshore platforms as part of preparations for the start of gas production for the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, scheduled for early 2025. From November 23 to 26, 2024, a team of SMH engineers attended...Continue Reading