Ghana News


Fugro completes Hess Ghana work

Aug 02, 2016

Fugro completed a 33-month period of metocean data acquisition for Hess Ghana Exploration, offshore western Ghana. Measurements were made at three locations in an area offshore western Ghana known as the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block…

Eni shows Ghana's Offshore Cape Three Points project

May 09, 2016

In this illustrated video, Italian giant Eni give an overview of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project that is located offshore Ghana. The existing project involves the development of multiple subsea wells tied back to a FPSO…

DeepOcean lands Tullow Ghana contract

Apr 14, 2016

DeepOcean and Tullow have entered a three-year contract for vessel operations, offshore Ghana. DeepOcean’s Ghana arm will provide a light construction vessel (LCV) to Tulllow Ghana in the agreement, which comes with options for two further years…

Eni JV wins Cape Three Points license

Mar 29, 2016

A consortium led by Eni and comprising of GNPC, Explorco, Vitol, and Woodfields, has been awarded a new exploration license, Cape Three Points Block 4, located in the Tano Basin, offshore Ghana. GNPC, Vitol and Eni are already developing…

Keppel wins Ghana FPSO conversion

Dec 29, 2015

Yinson has awarded Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine conversion work on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel meant for Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points Block (OCTP), offshore Ghana. The award is one of four the…

McDermott approved for Ghana JV

Oct 29, 2015

McDermott International received regulatory approval for its McDermott Marine Construction Ghana Ltd. (MMCGL) joint venture to pursue key offshore opportunities in Ghana. McDermott and MMCGL officials made the announcement during the 2015 Africa Oil Week in Cape Town…

Erin Energy releases new resource estimate for Ghana discoveries

Oct 05, 2015

Erin Energy Corp. announced that the resource volume assessment of the three previously discovered fields (Tano North, Tano West, and Tano South) has been completed in the Expanded Shallow Water Tano (ESWT) Block, located offshore Ghana. The ESWT block is operated by its subsidiary company…

Tullow's TEN installation starts this month

Jul 01, 2015

Tullow Oil's TEN project offshore Ghana is ramping up towards offshore installation activities this month and is on budget and on track for first oil mid-2016, the firm said today.  The TEN project, named after the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme fields it will develop…

OTC15: Ghana seeks foreign investment

May 12, 2015

Ghana is an emerging oil and gas producing country with “enormous potential,” says Alex Mould, chief executive of Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC). “We are looking for joint ventures and strategic alliances.” Mould made his comments at the recently held Offshore Technology Conference…

Border bust-up won’t stop TEN

May 01, 2015

John Bradbury profiles Tullow Oil’s major TEN development offshore Ghana, its second development in the area following its success at the deepwater Jubilee field. TEN project location offshore Ghana…

McDermott forms Ghana JV

Apr 27, 2015

EPCI contractor McDermott International and Accra, Ghana-based Hydra Offshore Group have joined forces to create a new joint venture called, McDermott Marine Construction Ghana Limited (MMCGL), focused on opportunities offshore Ghana. McDermott's partner…

Court ruling clears TEN path

Apr 27, 2015

A tribunal has rejected a bid by the Ivory Coast to stop oil and gas exploration and development activities in a disputed area between its waters and offshore Ghana.  The ruling paves the way for UK-headquartered Tullow Oil to continue with its TEN Project offshore Ghana…

Ceona, Seaweld form Ghana partnership

Apr 14, 2015

Ceona entered into a joint venture with Seaweld Engineering, which will act as a strategic partner for offshore deepwater construction projects in Ghana. The Ceona Amazon. From Ceona. The…

Oceaneering wins OCTP contract

Mar 24, 2015

ENI Ghana Exploration and Production awarded the Oceaneering International and GE Oil & Gas-led consortium a contract to supply equipment for the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block project development located off the coast of West Africa…

GE gets $850 million Ghana contract

Mar 17, 2015

GE Oil & Gas announced the booking of an US$850 million order across its oil and gas business for the supply of equipment to the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, Ghana. The OCTP block is located in offshore Ghana at a water depth of 500-1100 meters…

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