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Ghana FSU/FSRU Finally Under Construction

Oct 31, 2018

Ghana's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project is finally under construction, years after its original inception, with two vessels contracted to store and regasify the fuel by the second quarter of 2020, a project partner said on Wednesday…

UK's Tullow to Ramp Up Ghana Oil Production

Oct 23, 2018

UK-based Tullow Oil aims to ramp up its oil production in Ghana to 180,000 barrels per day by the end of the year, following successful drilling of additional wells, its Ghana head Kweku Awotwi said on Tuesday.Tullow is confident of sustaining peak production from its two oilfields in Ghana…

Tullow Hires Subsea 7 for Offshore Ghana

Oct 10, 2018

Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract by Tullow Ghana Limited on the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana, in water depths of up to 1000 meters.According to a press release from the London-headquartered subsea engineering company, the engineering…

Tullow signs up Maersk drillship for Ghana drilling

Jan 03, 2018

Danish drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling has won a four-year contract with Tullow Oil for use of the deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer offshore Ghana. The contract, signed in December 2017, is expected to start in February 2018…

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…

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…

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