The Atuabo Gas Processing Plant is scheduled for its first mandatory maintenance shutdown from the 20th April, 2015.
A statement released and signed by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. George Sipah Yankey explained the shutdown will be for a few days.
Read below the full statement on the maintenance shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Plant:
GHANA NATIONAL GAS COMPANY LIMITED
ATUABO GAS PROCESSING PLANT
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN FOR MANDATORY MAINTENANCE
This is to advice all stakeholders that Ghana Gas has scheduled to place the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant under its first planned mandatory maintenance shutdown commencing April 20, 2015, for a few days.
This planned shutdown is the first since commissioning and gas production began at the plant. It is a mandatory outage required by the vendors for certain critical components in the gas processing plant, particularly our compression facilities, which have been running for nearly 4,000 hours since installation and commissioning.
Besides the required safety protocols, the planned shutdown is also needed for warranty assurance and viability of our operating insurance. Given the multiple equipment manufacturers involved, and the need for cohesive collaboration, we expect the shut-down to last for about Ten (10) to Fourteen (14) days.
GhanaGas is in close communication with the Volta River Authority, the main gas off-taker, and with Tullow Oil Ghana, the upstream gas producer, to ensure a smooth completion of the planned maintenance works.
We will update stakeholders as appropriate on the progress of works.
DR. GEORGE ADJAH SIPA-YANKEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
