Senegal is now an oil producing country with the first oil produced on Tuesday June 11 in Sangomar. For good governance of the sector, the NGO LEGS-Africa expects exhaustive and precise information from the government on the actual quantity of daily production and the arrangements put in place for effective control of production. LEGS-Africa also invites the President of the Republic to inclusive democratic governance of natural resources.
Senegal started its oil production with the first oil drawn this Tuesday, June 11, 2024. After this announcement from the Woodside company which took over the current project as main operator (82%), with Petrosen (18%) which represents the State of Senegal in the consortium, LEGS-Africa expects exhaustive and precise information from the government on the actual quantity of daily production and the arrangements put in place for effective control of production and production costs . “The latter estimated between 4.9 and 5.2 billion USD by the operator Woodside have a major impact on the share of production and the direct income that the Senegalese people can expect from this project, according to the terms of the sharing contract. production (CPP) and the final investment decision signed in January 2020», underlines Elimane H. KANE, president of LEGS-Africa. It calls on the government in its duty to inform citizens on the national strategy defined for the use of the national part’s share of production, the conditions of refining and storage of oil and the means of transport of the production of the site offshore to the continent, security measures and above all the management of environmental and social impact risks. LEGS-Africa also asks the government to inform the Senegalese people, to whom the natural resources belong, on the new hydrocarbon supply strategy, precisely on the contribution of the Sangomar project in the management of imports of petroleum products and the reduction of energy costs for consumers. Finally, LEGS-Africa invites the President of the Republic to inclusive democratic governance of natural resources, particularly oil and gas, by carrying out an immediate reform of the institutional framework with the creation of a Higher Orientation and Monitoring Council on National Interest in the exploitation of hydrocarbons, in place of the Strategic Orientation Council set up since October 2016. The involvement of civil society organizations (CSOs), local communities, operators and other economic and social actors alongside the government, parliament and other republican institutions, as well as local authorities will enable effective governance. resources and effective management of the expectations and rights of citizens and communities », Supported Elimane Kane.
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