Ghana to Produce its Own Gas by May 2014

Ghana will most likely begin producing its own gas by May 2014.

The gas will come from the Ghana Gas Infrastructure Project at Atuabo in the Western Region. The project is slated to process 150 million standard cubic feet of raw gas per day from the Jubilee Oilfield, reports Ghana News Agency.

The project was originally slated to be operational in December 2013.

George Sipa Yankey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gas Company said that the delay in the delay was due to technical reasons, Ghana News Agency adds.

“The overall Ghana Gas Infrastructure Project is 75 per cent complete. The gas processing plant component is 60 per cent complete, while the onshore and offshore pipelines are 94 per and 95 per cent complete,” he said.

Apart from the processing of gas, the plant would separate raw gas into various components such as lean gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas liquid as well as other mineral residues like propane and bitumen.

The lean gas would then be transmitted through the pipelines to the Aboadze metering station for power generation.

Sinopec is the lead contractor for the gas project.

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