TULLOW GHANA BUILDS LOGISTIC BASES FOR OPERATIONS (BACK PAGE, MARCH 13, 2010

TULLOW Ghana has established integrated shore logistics support bases that will support its shallow and deep-water drilling operations in the Jubilee Oil Field.
The bases, located at the Takoradi Air Force Station, the Sekondi Naval Base and the Takoradi Port, are to enhance the company’s ability to handle heavy equipment without transporting them far away from the oil rig at the Jubilee Field at Cape Three Points in the Western Region.
The Logistics Base Manager of Tullow Ghana, Mr Nicolas Hoting, made this known when members of the board of directors of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) visited the various bases in Takoradi and Sekondi.
He said at the Takoradi Air Force Station, there had been an improvement on a 600-metre road provided with street lights and a pedestrian path.
The company has also constructed a warehouse, as well as training facilities and a canteen for its staff.
Additionally, he said, Tullow was resurfacing a 5,000 square-metre area for aviation at the Air Force Station for its operations.
There has also been an improvement on roads, drains and other facilities at the Sekondi Naval Base.
The company is using the Takoradi Port as a primary port and the Sekondi Naval Base as a second port.
Touching on human resource, Mr Hoting said the company was to structure and implement an effective nationalisation programme at all levels.
He said it was providing all staff with the required training in firefighting, first aid, computer literacy, oil spill response, emergency response, swimming lessons, offshore survival, supervisory and management training courses.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the GMA, Naval Captain G.O. Asubonteng (retd), advised Tullow Ghana to ensure capacity building for its Ghanaian employees. .
The Director-General of the GMA, Mr Peter Azumah, noted that Tullow had the correct structures but it must put up more permanent structures.
He said the authority had trained marine surveyors, engineers, security and safety officers who could assist companies which would need assistance in that direction.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Real Admiral M. Quarshie, commended Tullow for its efforts and collaboration, adding, “We look forward to better understanding and co-operation.”