“Putting Ghana First” - Tullow’s Local Content Success Story

It is always a sight for sore eyes on the offshore assets of Tullow Ghana, in West Africa.Beyond the impressive facilities on the FPSOs that produce oil and gas, the scene that is most fascinating is the strong commitment to local talent and expertise in action.

Amidst all these, Tullow Ghana, main operator of the Jubilee and TEN fields, emerged as a pioneer in promoting local content development, in line with the demands of the petroleum agreement with its host nation.Since 2007, Tullow Ghana Limited recognised that sustainable development must match community engagement and empowerment.

This led to an active implementation of a solid local content strategy that aimed to maximize the participation of Ghanaians in the upstream sector.

A significant milestone in Tullow’s commitment to ethical practices also reflected in the training of 140 suppliers late last year on the importance of safeguarding human rights within the supply chain sector,“Our commitment to local content reflects the way we do business in Ghana.

In the key parts of Ghana, especially the Western region where its major operations are, Tullow continues to support the local communities through educational infrastructure for secondary schools, scholarships for disadvantaged students and livelihood programmes for the fisherfolk.

During the project, it became evident that a local company, Orsam Energies (with a 90% Ghanaian workforce), successfully fabricated one of the world's most complicated subsea equipment for the project at its fabrication yard in Takoradi; a triumph for local capacity development.Sometime in 2021 as well, Tullow, in true local content fashion, supported and enabled the delivery of Ghana’s first ever wholly-owned sea vessel - the MV Flat Confidence - which currently supports two FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) assets offshore Ghana.

Tullow’s leadership in awarding a contract to Flat C Marine Services – the owners of the Ghanaian-owned vessel - highlighted the potential of local businesses to thrive in the oil and gas sector, when given the right support.As Ghana continues to navigate the complexities of oil and gas production, the leadership demonstrated by Tullow Ghana Limited in local content development is a blueprint for other industry players to emulate.