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April 09, 2019

Aker Energy announces $4.5 million capacity-building support in Ghana

Aker Energy, operator of the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block, has pledged $4.5 million in support for the Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity-Building (AOGC) programme in Ghana. The programme is designed to enhance the competences and expertise of Ghanaians in the oil and gas sector.

Established in November 2017, the AOGC programme is the latest phase of several capacity-building initiatives in Ghana. The Petroleum Commission-led programme, set to run for five years, seeks to train individuals in various vocational and technical areas, as well as to build the capacity of educational institutions to be able to train students and award internationally recognised training certificates.

Mr. Jan Helge Skogen, Country Manager of Aker Energy in Ghana, emphasized that the programme’s efforts aligns well with Aker Energy’s commitment to go beyond local content and take part in building the necessary competences and skills to prepare the local workforce for jobs in the industry.

“We are very happy to announce our support of the efforts to raise local knowledge and capacity levels in the growing Ghanaian oil and gas industry. Aker Energy will support the Petroleum Commission to certify vocational and technical experts, preparing them for jobs in the industry. Under AOGC, we will also seek support from, and utilize, Ghanaian educational institutions to increase competency levels through a training of local trainers’ programme,” says Jan Helge Skogen, Country Manager of Aker Energy.

Aker Energy’s $4.5 million commitment to the programme was announced at a ceremony attended by stakeholders, key players, and regulators in the oil and gas sector in Accra on Friday.

“The AOGC programme seeks to ensure that Ghanaian youth are deliberately and strategically trained and qualified to work in Ghana and elsewhere. The investment of Ghanaians in the upstream sector is expected to rise to levels that will prove that that AOGC is a bold attempt to ensure that our people take their rightful place in the industry,” said Mr. Egberg Faibille Jnr, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission.

In addition to vocational and technical training, the AOGC Programme, supported by projects by Aker Energy, will provide business and management training for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and ensure continuous professional development of employees of various public institutions connected to the oil and gas industry.

Some of the beneficiaries of the ongoing Aker-GNPC Scholars programme, which, along with the company’s partners – Lukoil, Fueltrade and GNPC – supports nearly 800 Ghanaian students in their pursuit of education at the secondary level, may now be capable of going through the AOGC programme.

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