The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is getting ready to start drilling an oil and gas exploration well in the Voltaian Basin next year, and the Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the current state of peace and stability in the area.
When Herbert Krapa, the deputy minister of energy, led a government team to meet with members of the council in Tamale last Saturday, Shani Alhassan Shaibu, the chairman of REGSEC, provided the assurance.
The purpose of the visit was to provide the REGSEC members with an update on the Voltaian Basin Project's development.
Alhaji Shaibu remarked in his remarks that the region was now a tranquil and secure location for business after years of continuous strife.
You may be certain that the business climate in this region is sound and safe because "we began this journey in full awareness of its importance to the development of Ghana and what it would also mean for the region's growth."
The GNPC's aim of digging a well in the Voltaian Basin to open the area to the rest of the globe, he added, will be realised by the REGSEC working in conjunction with all stakeholders.
Project
Mr. Krapa, for his part, thanked the REGSEC members for their assistance with the initiative.
He reaffirmed the government's commitment to using oil earnings from Ghana's operations to support Ghanaians' needs for development.
"Our visit, with the management of GNPC, is an opportunity to not only monitor the project's activities directly but also to get feedback on the same from stakeholders such as yourself on the progress made so far," he added.
That, he claimed, would direct the project's next stage by resolving any urgent issues that could have cropped up thus far.
Commendation
Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah, the chief executive officer of the GNPC, gave members of the council an update on the project's status and thanked the REGSEC for its early collaboration and assistance.
"Since work began in 2017, we have made tremendous progress, casting a positive outlook on Ghana's search for oil onshore, and we are grateful for your extraordinary support," dedication, and assistance with this crucial national responsibility," he said.
To secure the project's continuation, he emphasised the necessity of enhancing multi-stakeholder participation and collaboration.
Background
About 460 settlements make up the 13 metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) that make up the Voltaian Basin, 13 of which are in the Northern and Savannah regions.
To better comprehend Ghana's sedimentary basin, the country has over the years performed regional studies independently and hired outside specialists such as Robertson, CGG, De-Goyler, and Macnaughton.
Since 2017, the GNPC has been utilising a combination of geophysical, geological, and geochemical techniques to investigate the hydrocarbon prospective of the nation's onshore sedimentary basin (the Voltaian basin) following the finding of probable oil.
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