Ghana has finally approved the Plan of Development (PoD) drafted by the Norwegian oil firm, Aker Energy, for the Pecan Field offshore the West African nation, energynewsafrica.com can report.
The country’s upstream oil and gas industry is expected to witness some positive sentiments following the submission of a plan of development (PoD) of Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block to the Ministry of Energy by Pecan Energies.
Russian oil firm Lukoil is in direct talks with Indian companies to sell its 38% stake in a deepwater oil and gas field offshore Ghana, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting Russian and Ghanaian sources with knowledge of the matter.
Norway’s Aker Energy said on Wednesday it would postpone submission of a development plan for its Pecan oilfield off Ghana amid concern the project could face sanctions over the war in Ukraine due to the involvement of Russian oil firm Lukoil.
Government of Ghana has granted an extension to Aker Energy Ghana Limited for the submission of its Plan of Development (PDO).
The GNPC has assured Aker Energy of its full and unflinching support for the project and oil company’s leadership as the operator to achieving first oil by 2025
Norwegian operator Aker Energy AS has returned to rejig the development work on the Pecan field and its satellites,
in Ghana’s Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP).