Ghana Gas Company records no injury in a decade

The Ghana Gas Company has recorded no occupational injury, especially at the Atuabo Processing Plant in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, in 10 years.

Engineer Maxwell Kelly, the Senior Manager for Engineering and Maintenance, attributed the milestone to the prudent safety and Maintenance culture laid out by the Company to deliver gas in a more effective and efficient manner. 

He said the company had been able to deliver on critical national assignments notably the Karpowership project without any incident.   

Engineer Kelly at a Media Soiree appreciated the role of the Media in disseminating quality and accurate information about the company over the last 10 years, and also appreciated all stakeholders and industry players for keeping faith with the company.  

Mr Ernest Owusu Bempah, the Company’s Corporate Communications Director, said the media’s work and role in updating the public within the upstream petroleum industry were critical.  

He said such roles could be carefully developed with a capacity building adding, “We are looking at developing a course in these areas within the various universities particularly, Journalism institutions to get more and more journalists to have good knowledge in the subject areas.” 

The Company, he announced, would conduct a Media tour in 2023  for practitioners to have a better appreciation of situations within the various setups and how best the company could meet such needs for national development.   

Mr Desmond Cudjoe, the Western Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association, expressed gratitude to the Company for collaborating with the Regional Media in all its activities.  

He asked the Company to provide some computers for the Press Centre and collaborate to build a befitting centre for the Association.   

The GJA Chairman noted the importance of capacity building for the Media to promote quality reporting in sensitive areas of the National economy.