Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation has begun front end engineering design (FEED) for the next phase of Ghana Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project at Atuabo
Mushtaq Kaloo, Sinopec’s Engineering Advisor on the Ghana Early Phase Gas Infrastructure Project, said that that the FEED would allow them to determine the specifications of the project, including costs, capacity, pipeline routes and other details.
Sinopec also announced that it will also help Ghana develop its oil and gas industry so that the West African country could derive maximum benefits from its hydrocarbon resources
Ghana’s first ever US$850mn gas processing plant (GPP) was constructed by the Chinese firm recently. The Atuabo plant is currently processing about 2.83mn cu/m of gas per day from Jubilee field; about two-thirds of its installed capacity of 4.24mn cu/m of gas per day.
Kaloo told Xinhua, “We are here definitely for the long haul. I think it’s a long-term strategy to assist and support Ghana in all of its needs, economic and social and anything that we can contribute to the improvement of the country.”
Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) had contracted Sinopec in July 2012 to construct the gas facility to take over the associated gas coming from the Jubilee oilfields. The facility started processing gas November last year.
After building the facility, the Chinese company signed a two- year contract to operate and maintain the plant while training young Ghanaian engineers in its operation and maintenance.
“We have brought in our expertise from Beijing, China. Those who are experts in operation and maintenance and running such facilities which are much bigger facilities than this are running in China, huge facilities,” added Kaloo.
Sinopec is also in the process of building a pipeline — an expansion of the main onshore gas pipeline from Esiama to Prestea, where Ghana plans to develop a hydrocarbon propelled minerals complex.
The pipeline is expected to be completed in January 2016.
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