Ministry Of Energy And Petroleum And Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Welcome Oil & Gas Year, Ghana 2013 At Official Launch And Awards Ceremony

Ministry Of Energy And Petroleum And Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Welcome The Publication Of The Oil & Gas Year, Ghana 2013 At Official Launch And Awards Ceremony

The second edition of the most comprehensive publication on Ghana's oil and gas industry, The Oil & Gas Year Ghana 2013, was launched at the Movenpick Hotel, Accra, on October 9, 2013. The Oil & Gas Year Ghana 2013 book uncovers the dynamics of the country's oil and gas value chain and its periphery. The report, published by Wildcat International, was endorsed by and produced in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Stratcomm. The event was sponsored by Schlumberger and Kosmos Energy.

Hon. Deputy Minister of Petroleum Benjamin Spencer Kwaku Dagadu and Kosmos Energy Country Manager Ken Keag spoke about the national oil industry at the event, and GNPC Geophysical Manager Theo Ahwireng presented a speech on behalf of GNPC Acting CEO Alexander Mould. Following the speeches, select figures received awards for remarkable contributions to Ghana's oil and gas industry in 2013.

The Oil & Gas Year Ghana 2013 brings together private and public stakeholders in Ghana's hydrocarbon's industry, including President John Dramani Mahama. The president's article on the future and governance of Ghana's oil and gas industry is the cornerstone of this year's edition. Mahama said, 'Ghana approaches its recent oil and gas discoveries with a strong sense of the history of the industry. Across the globe, time has shown that natural resource-driven prosperity is not so much a result of abundance as much as successful asset management and integration into the larger economy.'

Gas infrastructure was at the centre of Ghana's energy industry in 2013. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, CEO of Ghana Gas, received the Man of the Year award for his stewardship of the $850-million Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Project. The New Development of the Year award was presented to Tullow Oil for the TEN fields project, which is due to bring new oil onstream in 2016.

The West African Gas Pipeline Company was awarded Engineering Project of the Year for the critical $40-million repair job that brought much-needed gas supply back online. MD Walter Perez received the award. The GNPC Oil and Gas Learning Foundation, a $3-million programme aimed at accelerating capacity building for Ghanaians in oil and gas, won Education Initiative of the Year and was represented by Pastor Andrew KL Badoo, Executive Secretary.

The recently-inaugurated Enterprise Development Centre was presented with the Local Content Initiative of the Year award, received by MD Shika Acolatse. Power Project of the Year was awarded to the Bui Hydroelectric Power Plant, represented by CEO Jabesh Amissah-Arthur.

DEPUTY MINISTER BENJAMIN DAGADU

KEN KEAG

MAN OF THE YEAR

TOGY TEAM WITH AWARD RECIPIENTS

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The Oil & Gas Year is the flagship title of Wildcat International, publisher of business intelligence resources. The Oil & Gas Year is a series of executive reports produced on more than 30 countries and territories.

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