Yakaar-Teranga: the Ministry of Energy denies any 'fire sale' and corrects the concerned block in Senegal

Author: Charly HessounPublished on: September 18, 2026Country: Senegal
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Yakaar-Teranga: the Ministry of Energy denies any 'fire sale' and corrects the concerned block in Senegal

The Senegalese Ministry of Energy denied accusations of a fire sale regarding the agreement with Italian group Eni, stating that the Yakaar-Teranga gas field is not among the five blocks involved. The ministry asserted that the protocol pertains solely to specific offshore areas and that the map used for the accusations was outdated. This clarification responds to statements by Alioune Gueye, former director of Petrosen, who claimed that block SN07M corresponded to Yakaar-Teranga.

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