As a member of the International Gas Union (IGU), SMH took part in the IGU Council Meeting held in Cairo, Egypt, from October 14 to 18, 2024. During this event, SMH’s General Director, Ismail Abdel Vetah, was represented by Technical Advisor Mohamed Lemine Mohamed Bowba. The IGU, a global non-profit organization founded in 1931, is...Continue Reading
On October 3rd, 2024 SMH augmented its fleet dedicated to the secure transportation of petroleum products, with the addition of three new tanker trucks. Each truck has a capacity of 50 cubic meters (m³), or 50,000 liters. These tankers are now actively transporting aircraft fuel (JET) to the SMH depot at the airport. The vehicles...Continue Reading
SMH – Mauritania’s National Oil Company, participated in Gastech 2024 held in Houston, USA, from September 17 to 20, 2024. A delegation from SMH, led by General Director Ismail Abdel Vetah and including the technical team from Exploration and Projects, had the privilege of showcasing Mauritania’s vast energy potential at SMH Booth A301. The exhibition...Continue Reading
On August 27, 2024, SMH officially launched the expansion project for its hydrocarbon depot, a strategic initiative aimed at increasing national storage capacity. Chaired by Mr. Mohamed Lemine Bowba, Advisor and Acting General Manager of SMH, the project launch meeting brought together SMH’s technical teams, Addax representatives, and the team from the EPCM company contracted...Continue Reading
Mauritania, represented by a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, the Mauritanian Hydrocarbons Company SMH, and several national institutions, participates in the conference “Technologies for Exploration and Exploitation of Oil and Gas in Marine Areas,” which will be held between May 6 and May 9, in the city of Houston, in the...Continue Reading
In an effort to search for investors and to strengthen joint cooperation mechanisms in order to develop the Banda field, which aims to enhance energy production through gas in Mauritania, a delegation from the Canadian company CAMBERWELL arrived today at the headquarters of the SMH. During the meeting, potential plans and strategies for developing the...Continue Reading
Today, a delegation from the giant Indian company ESSAR paid an important working visit to SMH. Fruitful discussions were held about ways to develop the Banda field in order to enhance energy production through gas to power in our country. We discussed plans and strategies for developing the field and exploiting its gas to produce...Continue Reading
During the visit of the SMH delegation to Egypt, efforts were made towards strengthening energy cooperation and the development of energy projects in Mauritania. A fruitful discussion with great perspectives focused on the ways and means to develop the Banda field into a gas to power project. These discussions were organized by TAQA Arabia, GoGas...Continue Reading
On the occasion of the arrival of the floating natural gas liquefaction platform “Gimi” at its final location on the maritime border between Mauritania and Senegal, for the start of the first phase of the Grand Tortue/Ahmeyim (GTA) project, SMH extends its sincere thanks to all its partners in this project. We look forward to...Continue Reading
As part of the implementation of the existing Memorandum of Understanding between the Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbues (SMH) and the Algerian Petroleum Institute (IAP), the two parties signed on January 17, 2024 a Framework Contract paving the way for a fruitful collaboration focused on skills development and training.This Framework Contract was signed, on the Mauritanian...Continue Reading
