Aban no se ɛreyɛ nsakraeɛ akeseɛ wɔ Ghana’s upstream petroleum dwumadi mu de ama sikatofoɔ awerɛhyɛm na wɔatwe fango ne gyaase nsika foforo a wɔde bɛto mu. Nsakraeɛ no, a wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbɛwie ansa na afe yi asa no, bi ne sɛ wɔbɛsane ahwɛ ɔman no sika ne mmara kwan so nhyehyɛeɛ so na ama Ghana atumi ne afoforɔ asi akan yie wɔ Abibirem’s upstream dwumadi mu.

Wɔ kasa a ɔmaeɛ wɔ The Africa Business Conversation a AB & David Africa hyɛɛ aseɛ no mu no, Ahoɔden ne Green Transition Soafoɔ Abadiakyiri, Richard Gyan-Mensah, kaeɛ sɛ aban no asi Upstream Reform Committee hɔ de asane ahwɛ ɔman no sika nhyehyɛeɛ ne mmara kwan so nsɛm so.

“Aban no reko denneennen de hwehwɛ wiase nyinaa dwetire na ɛreyɛ nsakraeɛ a ɛho hia na ama Ghana akɔ so ayɛ baabi a ɛyɛ dɛ yie a wɔde sika to upstream dwumadi mu wɔ Abibirem. Ghana bue ma dwumadi na ɛwiesiesie ne ho ma awoɔntoatoa a ɛreba a wɔde sika bɛto upstream mu,” ɔkaeɛ.

Ɔde kaa ho sɛ, anigye foforo a wiase nyinaa ahoɔden nnwumakuo nam so rekyerɛ, gyaase dwumadi nhyehyɛeɛ a wɔretrɛw mu ne nhyehyɛeɛ a wɔreyɛ ma gyaase dwumadibea a ɛtɔ so mmienu no kyerɛ aban no sii a esi pi sɛ ɛbɛsi ahoɔden dwumadi a ɛyɛ foforo na ɛka bom.

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Exploration ne Production Panyin Abadiakyiri, Michael Nii Armah Aryeetey, kaeɛ sɛ ɔfese nnwuma a ɛkyea na ɛyɛ akwansideɛ kɛseɛ a ɛmma sika-to-mu-foɔ mmma yie.

“Pene so mmerɛ ne nsɛm so si ka nneɛma a enti nnwumakuo twa hyeɛ kɔ Côte d’Ivoire ne Angola no ho. Wɔwɔ sɛ wɔsiesie ɔfese kwan so nhyehyɛeɛ no na atumi ama sikatofoɔ agyae anigyeɛ a wɔkyerɛ kwa no na wɔde wɔn sika ato mu dada,” ɔtimm so kaeɛ.

Sika Mfitiaseɛ Soafoɔ Dwumadibea Mfididwuma ho Fotufoɔ, Theophilus Acheampong, daa no adi sɛ aban no reyɛ adwuma de ama Ghana’s sika nhyehyɛeɛ ayɛ adeɛ a ɛtumi si akan yie.

“Yɛreyɛ adwuma de atew sika a yɛgye no fi bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu 65–67 kɔsi bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu 55 na ɛne deɛ ɛrekɔ so wɔ amantam mu no ahyia. Nsoso yɛhia nsakraeɛ wɔ mmara kwan so nso na ama adwene a yɛsi no ayɛ ntɛm,” ɔhyɛɛ no nsow.

Mpromprom yi, Petroleum Commission Panyin Abadiakyiri, Nasir Alfa Mohammed, kaeɛ sɛ aban no de ne ho ama sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ ma wɔde nsakraeɛ no adi dwuma ansa na afe yi asa.

“Boayikuo a wɔrehwɛ sika nhyehyɛeɛ ne fango mmara so no awie wɔn adwuma na wɔde wɔn afutu ama. Soafoɔ no ahyɛ bɔ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ biribiara a ɛbɛtumi na ama saa nsakraeɛ yi aba mu ansa na afe yi asa,” ɔkaeɛ. Mpanimfoɔ ne nkorɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ forum no mu daa anigyeɛ adi sɛ nsakraeɛ no bɛhyɛ sikatofoɔ awerɛhyɛm den, atwe dwetire foforo na de Ghana asi baabi a ɛsi akan yie kɛseɛ ma fango ne gyaase sika to mu.