{"id":103648,"date":"2015-03-30T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=103648"},"modified":"2015-03-30T06:25:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T06:25:00","slug":"ghana-opens-defence-against-ivory-coast-in-oil-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=103648","title":{"rendered":"Ghana opens defence against Ivory Coast in oil dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427695849823_2178\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427695849823_2177\" class=\"yiv9470657729\">Ghana\u2019s legal team has opened its defense at the International Tribunal of the law of the Sea (ITLOS) after Ivory Coast sued Ghana,<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427695849823_2179\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"> seeking to stop Tullow Oil and its partners from exploring oil over a disputed oil block.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427695849823_2180\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427695849823_2181\" class=\"yiv9470657729\">The dispute involves ownership of portions of the country&#8217;s second biggest oil field the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) project.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427695849823_2196\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span class=\"yiv9470657729\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;CFyXZyfgbyZS8oluavoxa5yquKMZBiB9&#8243;]Ghana\u2019s legal team led by Attorney-General Marietta Brew Oppong-Appiah prayed the court to dismiss Ivory Coast\u2019s claims since it could cost the nation over 2.2 billion dollars by 2017.\u00a0 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span class=\"yiv9470657729\">In her introductory remarks Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Marietta Brew Oppong-Appiah argued, that the claims of Ivory Coast were unfounded and unjustified.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\">\u201cIf the order were granted and all work had to stop, it will have a devastating impact on our oil production\u201d she maintained \u00a0and also accused Ivory Coast of making \u201cunfound allegations\u201d against Ghana and Tullow Oil company.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2471\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2457\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2456\" class=\"yiv9470657729\">But the Ivorian legal team disagrees. To them grave damage has already been caused to their country because of Ghana\u2019s stance on the ownership of the block.<b class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2458\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2460\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2564\" class=\"yiv9470657729\"><span id=\"yiv9470657729yui_3_16_0_1_1427693703765_2562\" class=\"yiv9470657729\">Cote d\u2019Ivoire opened its case in the morning, also insisting that \u201cgrave damage\u201d has \u201calready been caused and continues to cause grave damage\u201d to their country because of Ghana\u2019s stance that the territory is theirs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv9470657729\">By: Rayomond Acquah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s legal team has opened its defense at the International Tribunal of the law of the Sea (ITLOS) after Ivory Coast sued Ghana, seeking to stop Tullow Oil and its partners from exploring oil over a disputed oil block. 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