The vessel, named after Ghana’s Former President Kufuor, who was present at the naming ceremony along with Ghana’s First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, is expected to arrive in Ghana by April 2017.

The FPSO has an oil treatment capacity of 58 000 bpd and a gas treatment capacity of up to 210 million sft3/d. Additional facilities include a water injection module of up to 55 000 bpd and gas injection facilities of up to 150 million sft3/d. A total number of 18 subsea wells will be connected to the FPSO meanwhile a 63 km pipeline to shore will provide domestic gas supply to Ghana’s thermal power plants for more than 15 years, a significant contribution for the country’s energy needs and economic development.

Eni is the OCTP block’s operator with a 44.44% stake. The other partners are Vitol with 35.56% and GNPC with 20%.

Eni has been present in Ghana since 2009, where it operates through its subsidiary Eni Ghana. Besides the OCTP license, Eni operates the Cape Three Points Block 4 exploration license.