Ghana’s oil and gas sector is showing clear signs of resurgence, underscored by Eni’s recent declaration of commerciality for the Eban-Akoma complex in the Cape Three Points Block 4.
While crude prices were lower in the second quarter — weighing on earnings at other European oil companies — Eni has been buoyed by a cost-reduction program introduced earlier this year, while asset disposals brought down debt.
Ghana’s oil and gas sector is showing clear signs of resurgence, underscored by Eni’s recent declaration of commerciality for the Eban-Akoma complex in the Cape Three Points Block 4. Estimated to hold between 500 and 700 million barrels of oil equivalent, the find marks the country’s largest offshore discovery in years and lies adjacent to Eni’s existing Sankofa production hub, allowing for rapid and cost-efficient development.
Venture Global and Itay’s Eni today announced the execution of a new Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the purchase of 2 MMtpa of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from CP2 LNG, Venture Global’s third project, for 20 years.
Eni Ghana, along with its Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) partners Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has completed a major upgrade of its gas processing infrastructure, increasing capacity from 246 to 270 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD).
Italian energy group Eni will temporarily suspend operations at a gas plant in Ghana on Sunday to implement a supply increase, likely resulting in power cuts, the West African country said on Wednesday.
The Israel-Iran conflict that began earlier this month took a major turn this weekend after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites – at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan – and warned the Islamic Republic that retaliation against U.S. troops in the region or any other retaliation would be the worst mistake it will make.
“The project has received the full support of the National and Provincial Governments in Argentina that granted all necessary approvals including the first ever unrestricted 30-year LNG export authorization in Argentina; qualification for the Incentive Regime for Large Investments; and provincial approval by the province of Río Negro for the offshore and onshore Environmental Impact Assessments for FLNG Hilli”, the companies said in a statement.
The Deep Value Driller (DVD) drillship, for which Saipem inked a bareboat charter agreement with Deep Value Driller, is in charge of the drilling operations that will be conducted around 60 nautical miles off Ghana’s coast, near the FPSO John Agyekum Kufour, as part of the broader Sankofa field’s development plan.
“This step represents another example of the development of Eni’s satellite model strategy, aiming at attracting strategically aligned capital from valuable new partners at attractive terms, confirming the value Eni is creating in its new energy transition-related businesses and funding their further growth.