Ghana: Nigerians awarded two blocks

Parliament has approved the award of two blocks to Nigeria’s Camac Energy and Amni International, but the Accra-based Africa Centre for Energy Policy (Acep) has raised the alarm over the speed of the awards. The Expanded Shallow Water Tano Block was awarded to Camac and Ghana’s Base Energy, while the Central Tano Block Offshore was awarded to Amni International Petroleum Development Company (Ghana). The contracts, approved by parliament under a certificate of urgency on 21 March, were presented on 27 February, but Acep said they were approved less than six hours after notice of the motion for approval was given.