Singapore Agrees To Train Engineers And Technicians To Manage Ghana's Second FPSO Unit

The government of Singapore has agreed to a proposal from the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah for 15 Engineers and 40 Technicians to undertake training programs in oil and gas. 

They will return to manage Ghana's second floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. 

Mr Kofi Buah was able to seal the deal in a discussion with Mr S Iswaran, Singapore’s Second Minister for Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Trade and Industry after series of deliberations over permits and nature of training programs. 

Explaining what caused the delay in granting permit to the technicians and engineers, Mr Iswaran said it is inevitable for a country like Singapore to bring people from other countries to complement their expertise. 

He said their challenge was making sure they add value and not put strain on their resources. 

Mr Armah-Kofi Buah said government is putting in place measures to ensure that the Engineers and Technicians to be trained in Singapore are “bonded” and will return on completion of their programs to contribute to the growth of Ghana’s oil and gas industry. 

GBC