{"id":152343,"date":"2015-09-17T08:07:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T08:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=152343"},"modified":"2015-09-17T08:25:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T08:25:16","slug":"mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday joined the chiefs and people of the Western Region to commission the Atuabo gas processing plant in the Ellembelle district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at the official ceremony at the plant site, President Mahama stated that the facility has come at a time when Ghana needed it most, to provide gas to meet the energy demands of the nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152352 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-9.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (9)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-9.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-9-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plant which\u00a0cost an estimated $1 billion dollars is currently producing over 140 million cubic feet of gas per day to the Aboadze Thermal Plant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152353 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-10.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (10)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-10.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-10-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President Mahama commended the late President John Evans Attah Mills and the National Gas Development Taskforce led by Dr Kwesi Botchwey for remaining committed at seeing the construction of the project despite stiff opposition from persons within the circles of power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152356 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-13.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (13)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-13.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-13-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also commended the Chinese government for providing the initial capital and technical support through the Chinese firm SINOPEC for the gas processing plant and the hard work of indigenous Ghanaian youth who also provided the labour force for the project from 2012 when the project commenced to November 2014 when it was completed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152354 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-11.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (11)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-11.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-11-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Local employment<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident Mahama noted that, since the Ellembelle district is becoming the next growth pole for oil and gas activities in Ghana, it is imperative for the youth in Ghana, specifically in the Nzema area to obtain the right skill through education and to qualify to take up jobs in the sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also charged the district assembly to collaborate with the other oil partners who as a result of the coming on stream the Atuabo gas processing plant to develop a district development plan to streamline the activities in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Atuabo Free Port project<\/strong><br \/>\nThe president during his commissioning speech expressed disappointment in the legal tussle that had to delay the construction of the Atuabo Free Port.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152357 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-14.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (14)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-14.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-14-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, \u201cit is unacceptable\u201d for the five NPP MPs to have resorted to legal gymnastics when the Sekondi High Court ruled in favor of the project but they continued to drag the case to different court which only delayed the execution of the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152347 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (4)\" width=\"536\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-4.jpg 536w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-4-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He revealed that, Ghana was at the verge of losing the project to neighboring Ivory Coast, but it took the intervention of cabinet to lobby to have the project in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152345 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-2.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (2)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-2-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He questioned why the MPs did not raise those red flags when the project was brought before parliament but waited after parliamentary approval before resorting to court to stop the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152346 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-3.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (3)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-3.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-3-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next FPSO to be named after JJ Rawlings<\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Dramani Mahama also revealed at the commissioning ceremony that the third expected Floating, Production, Storage and offloading facility for the ENI project will be named after former president Jerry John Rawlings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-152348 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-5.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (5)\" width=\"312\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-5.jpg 286w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-5-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is because cabinet adopted the policy to name all our FPSOs after our former presidents in whose era saw considerable developments in the oil and gas front. In the coming days there will be a delegation who will name the second FPSO after the late John Mills as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152358 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-15.jpg\" alt=\"mahama commissions atuabo gas plant (15)\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-15.jpg 560w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-15-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Atuabo Gas processing plant is currently producing four different gas products for domestic and industrial use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president assured investors and the entire Ghanaian populace that his government will continue to explore other opportunities at maximizing the benefit of the gas deposited offshore Ghana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday joined the chiefs and people of the Western Region to commission the Atuabo gas processing plant in the Ellembelle district. Speaking at the official ceremony at the plant site, President Mahama stated that the facility has come at a time when Ghana needed it most, to provide gas to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":152344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[43,38],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday joined the chiefs and people of the Western Region to commission the Atuabo gas processing plant in the Ellembelle district. Speaking at the official ceremony at the plant site, President Mahama stated that the facility has come at a time when Ghana needed it most, to provide gas to [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citi97.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-09-17T08:07:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-09-17T08:25:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-7.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@citi973\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@citi973\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/\",\"name\":\"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-09-17T08:07:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-09-17T08:25:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/\",\"name\":\"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\",\"description\":\"Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/author\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","og_description":"President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday joined the chiefs and people of the Western Region to commission the Atuabo gas processing plant in the Ellembelle district. Speaking at the official ceremony at the plant site, President Mahama stated that the facility has come at a time when Ghana needed it most, to provide gas to [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/","og_site_name":"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citi97.3","article_published_time":"2015-09-17T08:07:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-09-17T08:25:16+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-7.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@citi973","twitter_site":"@citi973","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/","name":"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-09-17T08:07:36+00:00","dateModified":"2015-09-17T08:25:16+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/mahama-commissions-atuabo-gas-plant-photos\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mahama commissions Atuabo gas plant [photos]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/","name":"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","description":"Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}