Golar LNG has received a force majeure claim from BP on its agreement to supply a floating LNG (FLNG) unit to develop the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas field project on the maritime border between Mauritania and Senegal in West Africa.

BP claims that it will not be able to receive the FLNG unit Gimi by the target connection date in 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Golar said in a Nasdaq filing.