Italian oil major Eni, global energy trading firm Vitol, and Ghana’s state-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) have launched drilling operations for the Sankofa East 1X Side Track 2 well, located offshore Ghana.
This new phase is part of efforts to sustain output from the Sankofa field and strengthen Ghana’s domestic energy supply.
Drilling is underway near the John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO and forms part of the ongoing development of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block.
The operation is being carried out by the Deep Value Driller, a state-of-the-art drillship recently mobilized from Ivory Coast.
The OCTP joint venture is composed of Eni, which holds a 44.4% stake, Vitol with 35.6%, and GNPC with 20%. Current production from the venture stands at 34,000 barrels of oil per day.
