Golar CEO, Karl-Fredrik Staubo, commented: “Golar is pleased to see that the FLNG Gimi has arrived at the GTA field offshore Mauritania and Senegal, her home for the next 20 years. We are excited to integrate the Golar FLNG facility with the GTA hub, and starting the next phase of our long-term relationship with bp and the GTA partners into LNG production.”

Rahman Rahmanov, bp’s Vice President Projects for Mauritania & Senegal, added: “This is a major step forward for overall delivery of the GTA1 project in Mauritania and Senegal. Safely achieving this milestone is a result of great teamwork.”