Central Tano Block

OPERATOR: Amni International Petroleum Development Company (Ghana) Limited – 85% interest in block

OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES:

  1. Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) – 10% interest in block

  2. WCW Limited — 5% interest in block

Contract Area Size: 277.9 sq.km

Effective Date: March 21, 2014

Exploration Period:  6 years

Current Phase of Operations: Initial Exploration Period 

Extension (s): + 1 year 9 months [March 21, 2017 to Dec 20, 2018]

Minimum Initial Exploration Programme

  • Licensing existing 3D seismic data over contract area (about 277.9km2)

  • Drill two (2) exploratory wells

  • Minimum Expenditure: US$ 150 million

Status of Operations

  • Exploration

FISCAL TERMS

Royalty: Twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of Gross Production of Crude Oil shall be delivered to the State as Royalty.

The Royalty to be delivered to the State on Natural Gas shall be at the rate of five percent (5%) for the Natural Gas destined to the domestic market and ten percent (10%) for Natural Gas to be exported as LNG.

Income Tax: In accordance with the Petroleum Income Tax law 1987 (PNDC L188), income tax shall be levied at the rate of thirty five percent (35%)

Surface Rental

Additional Oil Entitlement: Refer to the Petroleum Agreement.

CENTRAL TANO BLOCK

wdt_ID NAME OF CONTRACTOR PARTY TYPE OF PERMIT PURPOSE OF PERMIT PERMIT NUMBER PERMIT VALIDITY PERIOD PERMIT END PERIOD
1 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Registration Permit Permit to undertake Exploration PC/000264/A/10-14 21/10/2014 20/10/2015
2 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000015/10-16R 21/10/2016 20/10/2017
3 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000016/10-17R 21/10/2017 20/10/2018
4 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000016/10-18R 21/10/2018 20/10/2019
5 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000023/10-19R 21/10/2019 20/10/2020
6 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000034/10-20R 21/10/2020 20/10/2021
7 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000037/10-21R 21/10/2021 20/10/2022
8 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000042/10-22R 21/10/2022 20/10/2023
9 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect of Central Tano Block PC/EDP/0000044/10-23R 21/10/2023 20/10/2024
10 Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement As a Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement in respect of Central Tano Block PC/CPA/0000028/10-16R 21/10/2016 20/10/2017
NAME OF CONTRACTOR PARTY TYPE OF PERMIT PURPOSE OF PERMIT PERMIT NUMBER PERMIT VALIDITY PERIOD PERMIT END PERIOD
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