{"id":4709,"date":"2014-03-08T07:41:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T07:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=4709"},"modified":"2014-03-08T07:41:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T07:41:11","slug":"petroleum-commission-orders-modec-to-formalize-contracts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/petroleum-commission-orders-modec-to-formalize-contracts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Petroleum Commission orders MODEC to formalize contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/timthumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4710\" alt=\"Petroleum Commission\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/timthumb.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a>The Petroleum Commission has directed\u00a0MODEC to with immediate effect, formalize contracts with Seaweld Engineering Limited after their operations on the Kwame Nkrumah FPSO vessel were terminated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Commission,\u00a0it is unacceptable that after three years of providing man power services on the vessel, there is no formal agreement between MODEC who are mangers of the FPSO and Ghanaian firm Seaweld Engineering Limited.<\/p>\n<p>The operations of\u00a0Seaweld Engineering Limited and\u00a0three of its personnel\u00a0were terminated early this year.<\/p>\n<p>A special committee was set up by the Petroleum Commission to investigate the dismissal of the three workers as well as the alleged arbitrary dismissal of Ghanaians on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Kwame Nkrumah.<br \/>\nThe committee began hearing submissions on the matter from the mother company of the workers, Sea Weld Enterprise Limited on Monday Jan 21, 2014.<br \/>\nThe contract of the company is reported to have also been terminated after close to four years of operation on the FPSO leading to the dismissal of the workers.<\/p>\n<p>Other companies including MODEC have also been named in the alleged arbitrary dismissals and were also expected to present their case before the committee.<br \/>\nBut after two weeks of investigations by the Petroleum Commission, the director of special services at the Commission, Kweku Boateng said MODEC has been instructed to regularize the operation of Seaweld engineering limited and that of other sub-contractors.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission has also instructed Seaweld Engineering Limited to replace the three demobilized workers on the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite efforts by MODEC to partner another company Global Energy Ventures Group\u00a0to provide the replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <b>Citi Business News<\/b>, Mr. Boateng said this will be done while the commission continues to investigate reasons for the dismissal of the workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have received several versions of the story and we are yet to receive a report of the three gentlemen from the off shore installation manager which claim the activities of the three men were compromising the safety of the vessel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Rabiu Alhassan\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Petroleum Commission has directed\u00a0MODEC to with immediate effect, formalize contracts with Seaweld Engineering Limited after their operations on the Kwame Nkrumah FPSO vessel were terminated. 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