Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, yesterday morning, met with a high-level Ghanaian delegation here to engage the Government on areas of mutual interest in the oil and gas sector.
A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that the team was led by Ghana’s Minister of Energy and Deputy Minister (Petroleum) Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam and included Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana, Napoleon Abdulai and 15 others.
The release said that the team later paid a courtesy call on Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams, who was accompanied by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman.
During the meeting with the team Dr. Bynoe, who was accompanied by Oil and Gas Advisor, Matthew Wilks and Project Co-coordinator and Legal Advisor in the Department of Energy, Joanna Simmons, said the delegation was visiting during a most interesting period.
“I think anybody who says Guyana is …. the hottest place to be and I am not speaking about climatologically but in terms of what we have found thus far in the oil and gas sector would not be lying. It’s a time in which also, we are keen to ensure that as a Department though young…we seek as best we can to ensure that these resources are managed in an efficient manner and an effective manner for all of Guyana,” he said.
Dr. Bynoe added that the Department does not underestimate the momentous task ahead.
“We do not pretend to have all the answers to all the challenges that are before us, but we are very much positioned and we are keen to learn from others; the good, the not so good and even the indifferent experiences so we do not have to trod the same path which others may have trod before us,” he said. Dr. Adam said he was pleased for the opportunity to discuss issues relative to co-operation.
“We are bound by so many factors [that] unites us because as you know, the …formation in your offshore bases is analogous to what we have in Ghana. So it’s not surprising that Exxon, which is here, has also entered Ghana and so we are united by so many factors and …will be able to leverage that for the benefit of the people of our two countries,” he stated.
Technical Advisor at Ghana’s Ministry of Energy, Edwin Provencal Director of Programmes at the Office of the President (Ghana), Nana Ama Ntim; Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Dr K.K Sarpong, Manager of Sustainability -Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Patrick Ofori, CEO (Ag) Petroleum Commission – Ghana Egbert Faibille Jnr, CEO Ghana Gas Dr Ben Asante and Managing Partner, Cromwell Gray LLP Kissi Agyebeng and others also attended the meeting.
The meetings were held at the Ministry of the Presidency, the release said.
