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
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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 July 22, 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 July 22, 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: July 22, 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 July 22, 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/