New Senegalese President Basserou Diomahi Faye pledged to build a strong economy. The period between 2014 and 2017 recorded the peak of oil and gas discoveries in the territorial waters of Senegal.
Economic researcher Al-Hussein Muhammad Omar estimates the expected return from investing in the “Turtle-Ahmim” and “Sangomar” fields at approximately $828 million annually. The Yakar Teranga basin represents the third jewel in Senegal's underground wealth, with reserves estimated at about 140 billion cubic meters of gas.