Senegalese Presidential Hopeful Pledges Review of Gas and Oil Contracts

  • Opposition leader Faye seeks revamp of hydrocarbons sector
  • Senegal’s readying to become an oil and gas producer this year

A floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored in waters off the Port of Dakar in Dakar, Senegal.

Photographer: Damian Lemaski/Bloomberg
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A Senegalese opposition leader said he’ll renegotiate contracts with oil and gas companies if his bid for the presidency in this month’s election is successful.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a 44-year-old former tax inspector, will review the agreements in a bid to boost government revenue, according to his coalition’s manifesto document. Offshore blocks that have not yet been awarded will be reserved for Petrosen, the state oil company.