BP and U.S.-listed Kosmos Energy are leading the development of GTA and Yakaar-Teranga, Senegal's first natural gas projects. The first phase of GTA, which straddles the border between Senegal and Mauritania, is expected to start delivering gas by the end of 2023.

The FPSO left China for Senegal and Mauritania via Singapore on Jan. 20, French oil and gas services provider Technip Energies said in a statement. It will service the GTA Phase 1 project site on the maritime border between the two West African countries.

At least 369 vessels are waiting to transit the canal, including dozens of container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels, the SCA's Rabie said.

The worth of projects to be unveiled by the PM on March 2 across sectors such as energy, fertilisers, infrastructure and rail connectivity will be a colossal Rs 1.62 lakh crore

Sinopec is expected to complete a feasibility study by June for a plant at the Chinese-run Hambantota port, after winning Colombo’s approval last November, two sources said

Offshore gas supplies are running out in the Bass Strait and there are plans to dismantle some of Esso's ocean gas rigs. But the company's intention to leave parts of them in the sea has sparked concerns.