Senegal keeps first oil from Sangomar low key amid delicate dance with E&P players

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye plus kingmaker and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko distance themselves from milestone economic event

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be quietly welcoming first oil from Woodside Energy's Sangomar project back in his office, but for political reasons, has kept his public commentary on this milestone event to the bare minimum.
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be quietly welcoming first oil from Woodside Energy's Sangomar project back in his office, but for political reasons, has kept his public commentary on this milestone event to the bare minimum.Credit: UPSTREAM/RYTIS DAUKANTAS
Published 13 June 2024, 12:42Updated 24 September 2024, 09:41
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