The government says it has set up a committee that would look into the gas supply challenges facing Tullow oil to find a lasting solution to these problems.
Deputy Minister of Energy Dr Mohammed Amin Adam disclosed this in an interview with JoyBusiness.
The committee put together by the Energy Ministry comprises of all the oil and gas producers operating in the country’s oil fields.
Dr Amin said the committee would look at building consensus around the issues in terms of how to deal with the challenge.
He noted that looking at the progress that has been made so far, they are hopeful most of the problems may be addressed by the end of this year.
The Deputy Minister explained that they are being constrained to “taking” the gas from the Jubilee field because of the take or pay the obligation in the OTCP contract, “that is why we are trying to reach some consensus with the players in helping address the issues” .
Dr Amin also added that the government is working to reduce gas supply from Nigeria as another option; a development that would help improve gas taken from Jubilee and TEN oil fields in the country.
He also noted that giving Ghana’s demand, this means that the country has to reduce gas taken from other producers to increase supply from Jubilee fields.
Source:Fiilafmonline/JoyNews
