A facility to provide adequate aviation fuel at the Takoradi Airport in anticipation of increased air traffic due to the commercial production of oil and gas has been inaugurated.
The facility which has the capacity to store 180,000 litres of aviation fuel as well as a reservoir which can contain 13,500 litres of water was constructed jointly by the Ghana Air Force, GOIL and Tullow Ghana at the cost of $480,000.
Inaugurating the facility, the Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Henry Smith, said with the increase in traffic there was the need for uninterrupted fuel supply to ensure smooth flights .
To ensure security in support of the country’s newly found oil and gas, he said the government had set up a ministerial committee on oil and gas which has been entrusted with ensuring the strategic direction of security in the sector.
He said the committee had developed plans to provide a framework for safety and security in the oil and gas industry in the country.
Lt. Gen. Smith said the committee had establisheded a petroleum security co-ordination centre to work closely with stakeholders in the industry by monitoring offshore and onshore facilities.
“In this view I call on the oil companies and other stakeholders in the oil and gas industry to be ready to assist the government and security agencies to acquire the basic equipment needed to ensure maximum security in this sector,” he said.
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