Springfield Group has dismissed allegations made by the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), which suggested that the company submitted conflicting data to the government, influencing the decision to pursue the unitization of the ENI Sankofa fields.

Speaking to the media, on Wednesday, October 23, Kelvin Okyere, CEO of Springfield Group, labelled the claims as baseless, stating that the company has formally requested a retraction. He also warned that legal action would be taken if the retraction was not issued.

“There have been recent reports in the media implying that Springfield has completed a recent appraisal of the Afina field and there is some new appraisal report that contradicts the original data that was presented to justify the unitization. “This is blatantly false,” he added.

He emphasized that “We (Springfield) just commenced implementation of our appraisal programme and we are yet to acquire the relevant data from our appraisal activities, process the said data and submit our appraisal report.”

Kevin Okyere also announced the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, the Deepsea Bolsta has arrived in Ghana and commenced the re-entry and Drill Stem Test of Afina 1-x in line with the Appraisal Programme.

“The Programme is scheduled for approximately a month and will enable us to flow test the Afina reservoir and obtain well productivity data. The tribunal specified a timeline of 6 months maximum for the unitization to be completed, once the work is completed,” he added

Background

Springfield Exploration and Production Limited was incorporated in March 2008 to pursue exploration and production opportunities in Ghana and the West African sub-region. The process of acquiring a block began in 2012, but the Government of Ghana finally awarded it in March 2016. The Company is currently the Operator and Majority Interest Holder of West Cape Three Points Block 2 with the Ghana National Petroleum Company and its exploration wing, GNPC-explorco holding the remaining interest.

In October 2019, the Afina-1 well made two discoveries that included gas, critical and light oil at a water depth of 1030 metres.

This discovery more than doubled Springfield’s proven oil reserves on the Block to 1.5 billion barrels and added almost 1TCF of gas to the existing discoveries.

The Deepsea BoIlsta, a semi-submersible managed by Odfjell Drilling Limited, has completed its five-year class survey in Namibia and will be heading to Ghana for its next assignment.