As of 2019, the largest discovery made by the oil and gas industry in Africa was in Mauritania. The discovery, done by BP, estimated new resources of gas by over 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent on the coast of the Northwest African country.
Leading oil and gas discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by estimated resources
(in million barrels of oil equivalent)
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PwC. (November 1, 2020). Leading oil and gas discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by estimated resources (in million barrels of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198546/leading-oil-and-gas-discoveries-in-africa/
PwC. "Leading oil and gas discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by estimated resources (in million barrels of oil equivalent)." Chart. November 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198546/leading-oil-and-gas-discoveries-in-africa/
PwC. (2020). Leading oil and gas discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by estimated resources (in million barrels of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198546/leading-oil-and-gas-discoveries-in-africa/
PwC. "Leading Oil and Gas Discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by Estimated Resources (in Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198546/leading-oil-and-gas-discoveries-in-africa/
PwC, Leading oil and gas discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by estimated resources (in million barrels of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198546/leading-oil-and-gas-discoveries-in-africa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Leading oil and gas discoveries in Africa as of 2019, by estimated resources (in million barrels of oil equivalent) [Graph], PwC, November 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198546/leading-oil-and-gas-discoveries-in-africa/
