Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of the Senegal Basin Province of Northwest Africa, 2021

Fact Sheet 2022-3080
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 13,929 million (13.9 billion) barrels of oil and 193,721 billion (193.7 trillion) cubic feet of gas within the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa.

Suggested Citation

Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Woodall, C.A., Le, P.A., Cicero, A.D., Drake, R.M., II, Ellis G.S., Finn, T.M., Gardner, M.H., Gelman, S.E., Hearon, J.S., Johnson, B.G., Lagesse, J.H., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Marra, K.R., Timm, K.K., and Young, S.S., 2022, Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022–3080, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223080.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum Systems and Assessment Unit
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa, 2021
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2022-3080
DOI 10.3133/fs20223080
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 2 p.; Data Release
Other Geospatial Senegal Basin
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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