Ghana to help Guyana after oil and gas discoveries

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Ghana provided free technical badistance to Guyana following the country's discovery of offshore oil and gas resources.

Speaking at a state luncheon held in his honor on Tuesday, June 11, as part of his official visit to Guyana, President Akufo-Addo said that Ghana, at the Following the recent discovery of Aker Energy, can now be considered a major player in the oil industry, having also started oil production in commercial quantities since 2011.

Since 2018, several oil and gas discoveries have had a major impact in French Guiana. The US oil giant, ExxonMobil, made its 11th and 12th discoveries in February 2019.

The President has therefore told his Guyanese counterpart, President David Granger, that "it is appropriate to quickly explore the possibility of setting up a common vehicle to badist in the effective initial management of revenue. oil and gas ".

President Akufo-Addo added, "Based on our experiences, I think Ghana is well equipped to share with you the tasks not to be done in the region and to provide you with free and quality technical badistance. Let's hope that good management of new revenues will help finance the dramatic development of Guyana. "

In his remarks, the President also stressed that since the advent of diplomatic relations between Ghana and Guyana in 1979, the two countries have not done much to create the necessary legal framework for the conduct of their bilateral cooperation.

During his visit, President Akufo-Addo indicated that Ghana was willing to deepen its bilateral cooperation with Guyana in the fields of agriculture, energy, trade and tourism.

"I am also pleased to note that during this trip, we signed an Air Services Agreement, a Visa Waiver Agreement and an Investment Agreement Memorandum, all in the purpose of strengthening our bilateral relations and establishing a legal framework In doing so, he added.

President Akufo-Addo in Bilateral Discussion with President Granger

According to President Akufo-Ado, Ghana and Guyana, united by common blood, geography, history and common ties, he stressed that this required the two nations to work together, each being the guardian of the brother .

"To be guardians of one another means that we watch over each other and make sure that we, descendants of the maternal continent, never allow ourselves to be subjected to dehumanizing conditions and to be sold into slavery. The transatlantic slave trade, in whatever form, should never happen again, "he added.

President Akufo-Addo hoped that under his mandate and that of President Granger, Ghana and Guyana would continually look for ways to cooperate.

"I am confident that together we can create a strong new partnership for cooperation between our two nations, in the mutual interest of our two peoples," he added.