GNPC announces discovery of more oil (Ghana)

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), announced on Tuesday that the Tweneboa-1 oil well offshore the Tano Basin, which has a significant discovery of oil and gas, has encountered more oil after the well was deepened.

A statement signed by Mr M. O. Boateng, Managing Director of GNPC, said the Tweneboa-1 well was deepened from 3,593 metres to 3,939 metres during which it encountered 4 metres of highly-pressured oil bearing interval.

It said the Corporation and its partners would conduct the relevant evaluations to determine the size of the discovery.
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