Ghana News


Eni targets OCTP gas by 2018

Nov 07, 2017

Italy's Eni announced that its gas development offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP), Ghana, is 63% complete, with start-up planned for 2018. Eni said that construction on the onshore receiving facility and associated pipelines are proceeding as planned…

TEN development drilling to resume in 2018

Nov 06, 2017

Tullow Oil plans to resume development drilling at the TEN (Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme) field offshore Ghana in early 2018 after a drilling moratorium related to a boundary dispute was lifted, partner Kosmos Energy reported today (6 November)…

Tribunal ruling paves way for TEN drilling off Ghana

Sep 25, 2017

A drilling moratorium, which has prevented drilling on the TEN fields (Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme) offshore Ghana, has been lifted after a tribunal decided the work didn't violate a border with the Ivory Coast.  Image from Tullow…

Jubilee FPSO featured on Ghana's currency

Jun 01, 2017

Most floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels are known for making money (or costing a lot of it), but the government of Ghana has decided to turn one into money, literally. EPCI contractor MODEC announced that the Kwame Nkrumah MV21 FPSO…

Eni starts OCTP production early

May 22, 2017

Eni has started first production from its Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project, offshore Ghana. The project, which comprises the Sankofa Main, Sankofa East and Gye-Nyame fields, about 60km off Ghana, was completed in just two and a half years…

DeepOcean completes Ghana 3D laser survey

Feb 08, 2017

DeepOcean subsidiary, ADUS DeepOcean, completed a 3D laser survey offshore Ghana, which has led to a further three-year contract for DeepOcean Ghana Ltd. The recent climate in the oil and gas industry has sharpened the need for cost effective…

OCTP FPSO ready to sail to Ghana

Feb 03, 2017

The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is set to depart for Ghana to work on Eni's Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) development offshore Ghana after being named.  The 1.7 MMbbl capacity John Agyekum Kufuor was named after Ghana’s President Emeritus…

UKEF to fund GE at Ghana OCTP project

Jan 16, 2017

UK Export Finance (UKEF) will provide US$400 million in support for a GE Oil & Gas contract the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project in Ghana. UKEF will provide $400 million of support to the OCTP project, including a loan under its direct lending facility…

Seadrill gets West Leo axe

Dec 02, 2016

Seadrill received a notice of termination from Tullow Ghana for the West Leo drilling contract effective 1 December 2016.  The West Leo, from Seadrill. “Tullow has purported to…

Höegh gets Tema FSRU deal

Dec 02, 2016

Höegh LNG inked a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) contract with Quantum Power Ghana Gas for the Tema LNG import terminal located close to Accra in Ghana. The Tema LNG Project is supported by the Ghana National Petroleum Corp…

Eco Atlantic drops out of Ghana

Nov 23, 2016

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. entered into a deal to sell its total interest in Eco Atlantic Ghana Ltd. (Eco Ghana) to PetroGulf Ghana (PetroGulf), and is setting its focus on Guyana. Eco Ghana holds the Eco Atlantic’s interest in the Three Point West Deep Water Block…

Sea Trucks bags Tullow Ghana CSV work

Oct 14, 2016

Tullow Ghana awarded Sea Trucks a contract for the provision of a construction support vessel (CSV) providing accommodation and heavy lift services to the turret moored FPSO Kwame Nkrumahe, in the Jubilee area, 60km offshore Ghana. The…

Seadrill disputes Tullow force majeure

Oct 03, 2016

Seadrill Partners received a notice of force majeure from Tullow Ghana for the West Leo drilling contract effective 3 October 2016 that the company is disputing. Seadrill said it will move to enforce all its rights as per the contract and governing law…

Petrel in Tano talks with Ghanaian officials

Sep 07, 2016

Petrel and its partners have met for discussions with Ghanaian officials, with negotiations now underway for a possible award of deepwater Tano basin acreage, as well as replacement acreage for the company’s signed petroleum agreement on Tano 2A Block…

CGG forms Ghana JV

Aug 30, 2016

CGG signed an agreement with GNPC Operating Services Co. (GOSCO), an independent Ghanaian E&P services company, to form a joint-venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D marine seismic acquisition and related services in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ghana…

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