The meeting, which included a quarterly business update by Tullow to the President, out­lined Mr Perks’s key priorities, refinancing Tullow’s capital structure, production optimisa­tion activities and resolution of ongoing tax disputes.

During the meeting with President Mahama, and Mr Perks expressed appreciation for the collaboration and support of the government for Tullow’s opera­tions in Ghana.

Mr Perks said with the right commitment, investment and re­sources, Ghana and other stake­holders would continue to realise the full benefit of the national assets entrusted to Tullow.

On the part of government’s expectations, Energy sector Min­ister John Abdulai Jinapor com­mented on the effective working relationship with Tullow and emphasised that the regular gas provision by Tullow to Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) remained critical to sustaining power supply to the country’s households and industries.

The year has been a busy one for the leading operator in Ghana, following the completion of planned maintenance shut­downs of its two FPSOs, a 4D seismic survey and the launch of a two-year drilling campaign for six new wells between 2025 and 2026.

Already one well has been completed, with a second well set to be drilled in November this year. The remaining four wells will be drilled in 2026.

Recently, the Jubilee and TEN partners entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Ghana to extend the terms of the fields’ licenses to 2040.

The extension, which will require Parliamentary ratification, is expected to deliver material reserves additions and provide greater long-term optionality for Tullow’s core assets.

Mr Perks was joined by Tullow Board member Roald Goethe, Ghana Managing Director, Jean-Medard Madama and Deputy Managing Director, Cynthia Lumor.

The government team includ­ed Energy Minister John Jinapor and Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson.