High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports

Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Improving Administration of Hydrocarbon Tax Revenues

By Fadia B Sakr, Andrew Okello, Rob Veltri, Scott Shelton

May 6, 2025

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Fadia B Sakr, Andrew Okello, Rob Veltri, and Scott Shelton. "Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Improving Administration of Hydrocarbon Tax Revenues", High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports 2025, 017 (2025), accessed May 22, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229010252.029

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Summary

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania will soon commence gas production through the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim, a major natural gas development situated offshore between Mauritania and Senegal. This mission assessed the current situation of the management of the hydrocarbon tax revenues and provided advice to the revenue administrations on the necessary steps required for effective oversight of hydrocarbon revenue administration. Additionally, it developed a medium-term capacity development (CD) plan for this sector.

Subject: Revenue administration

Keywords: Authorities of Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Capacity Development, Coordination, Global, GTA project, Hydrocarbon, Hydrocarbon revenue administration, Hydrocarbon sector, Hydrocarbon tax revenues, Memorandum of Understanding, Natural gas development, Risk Management, Standard Operating Procedures

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