Eni has started gas production from the Sankofa field in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Integrated Oil and Gas Project, in Ghana. The field will provide 180 million standard cubic feet per day for at least 15 years. This amount is enough to convert to gas half of Ghana’s power generation capacity.
Production initiated from two of the four deep-water subsea wells connected to the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel ‘John Agyekum Kufuor’.
Production will gradually flow through a dedicated 60km pipeline to the Onshore Receiving Facility (ORF) in Sanzule, where gas will then be compressed and distributed to Ghana’s national grid.
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OCTP is the only deep offshore non-associated gas development in Sub-Saharan Africa entirely destined to domestic consumption and it will guarantee stable, reliable, affordable gas supplies to Ghana.
The project was developed with the support of the World Bank, and gas from OCTP can help Ghana change from oil-fueled power generation to a cleaner power source, contributing to the its sustainable economic development.
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, noted:
OCTP combines value creation with social and environmental sustainability. OCTP gas will contribute to Ghana’s energy stability, which is a prerequisite for industrial and economic growth, while at the same time helping reduce harmful emissions.
OCTP overall oil and gas production is expected to reach up to 85,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
