2006
Vitol acquires the OCTP license and Petroleum Agreement by Parliament of Ghana
2009
– Vitol drilled discovery Sankofa gas well
– Eni farmed into the licence2012
First oil discovery in Sankofa
2015
The World Bank approved $700 million of guarantees, its largest ever, to underpin the project
February 2017
FPSO is completed in Singapore and starts its journey to Ghana
May 2017
First oil is delivered 3 months ahead of schedule
August 2018
Gas production begins
2019
– Oil production is 20% above development forecast at 57,000 bpd
– Reverse flow of gas to Tema via the West African Gas Pipeline
– First Ghanaian gas delivered to Tema industrial centre
– Gas production up to 220 million mmscfpd