Aker Energy is gearing up for a plan of development and operation on its Deepwater Tano-Cape Three Points (DT-CTP) block off Ghana after an encouraging result at its latest appraisal well. The operator is wrapping up drilling operations at the Pecan-4A well, which spudded late last year with the drillship Maersk Viking in 2667 metres
Maersk Drilling-owned drillship Maersk Viking is nearly ready to start drilling an appraisal well offshore Ghana for Aker Energy, following the arrival in Ghanaian waters. Maersk Drilling and Aker Energy signed a contract for the drillship Maersk Viking to drill the Pecan-4A appraisal well located in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block in
HYDROCOL, in collaboration with SVS were selected to mobilize the SVS Guardsmen to Ghana to provide escort vessel duties for an offshore seismic survey project totaling 60+ days. Working offshore Takoradi, Guardsman successfully scouted ahead of the survey vessel, and kept other marine traffic, including fishing vessels, clear of the streamers. Often working independently, the
Exploration History According to the “Ghana Geological Survey Bulletin No. 40” exploration for oil and gas in Ghana started in 1896 in Onshore Tano Basin (Western Region). This was due to the presence of onshore oil and gas found by early explorers in that area. During that period early wells were drilled without geological understanding
(Oslo, 1 June 2018) Aker Energy Ghana AS, a subsidiary of Aker Energy AS (“Aker Energy”) has completed the acquisition of Hess Ghana, the operator of the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block (“DWT/CTP”) with a 50 percent participating interest in the license. Aker Energy will work closely with licence partners and authorities to submit
Eni has started gas production during the past weekend from the Sankofa field in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Integrated Oil and Gas Project, in Ghana, on schedule. A statement from the company said the field would provide 180 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) for at least 15 years, enough to convert
Hydrocol was established to facilitate investment in large scale infrastructure and to provide bespoke services for oil and gas companies in Ghana.