{"id":464139,"date":"2011-07-19T15:24:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T15:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/19\/top-uk-minister-to-visit-ghana-oil-and-gas-high-on-agenda\/"},"modified":"2011-07-19T15:24:59","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T15:24:59","slug":"top-uk-minister-to-visit-ghana-oil-and-gas-high-on-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/19\/top-uk-minister-to-visit-ghana-oil-and-gas-high-on-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Top UK Minister to visit Ghana, oil and gas high on agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"81.2719200888\">\n<p>You Are Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/category\/general-news\/\" title=\"View all posts in General News\" rel=\"category tag\">General News<\/a> \u00bb Top UK Minister to visit Ghana, oil and gas high on agenda<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Page last updated at Tuesday, July 19, 2011 15:15 PM \/\/ <\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/OBrien1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44023\" title=\"O'Brien\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/OBrien1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Stephen O\u2019Brien MP, UK\u2019s Africa Development Minister, is set to pay an official visit to Ghana from July, 21-23 2011, the British High Commission in Accra has announced.<\/p>\n<p>High on the agenda during O\u2019Brien\u2019s visit will be the newly found driver of Ghana\u2019s economy, oil and gas.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, the Minister will meet the Vice President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, to discuss the economy, oil and gas, and development in the north, and the UK government\u2019s existing and future support in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will receive a briefing on the Jubilee Oil Field, a world-class field that has rapidly moved from discovery to production and look at how big companies are working with small retailers to serve consumers in the farthest geographical and economic reaches of the market,\u201d the High Commission said in a press release July 19, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>British oil and gas producer, Tullow Oil Plc, has the largest share in Ghana\u2019s Jubilee Oilfields which started producing oil on December 15, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Other matters that will be on the discussion table with the government of Ghana are the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) which is being supported by the UK, safe pregnancy and childbirth.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. O\u2019Brien will also meet the Minister of Trade, Ms. Hannah Tetteh, to discuss the government\u2019s private sector development plans and the benefits of increasing regional trade, said the release.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019 Brien is well remembered for spending a night in November 2010 at Gupanerigu in the Tolon\/Kumbungu District which has no water and electricity.<\/p>\n<p>By Ekow Quandzie<\/p>\n<h4>Comments<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the rest here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/2011\/07\/19\/top-uk-minister-to-visit-ghana-oil-and-gas-high-on-agenda\/\" title=\"Top UK Minister to visit Ghana, oil and gas high on agenda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top UK Minister to visit Ghana, oil and gas high on agenda<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> You Are Here: Home \u00bb General News \u00bb Top UK Minister to visit Ghana, oil and gas high on agenda Page last updated at Tuesday, July 19, 2011 15:15 PM \/\/ Stephen O\u2019Brien MP, UK\u2019s Africa Development Minister, is set to pay an official visit to Ghana from July, 21-23 2011, the British High Commission in Accra has announced. 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