document: On 17 September 2018, the Joint Venture Pan Andean Resources Ltd, through one of its arm Petrel Resources plc, announced that the outstanding issues with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) regarding block Tano 2A (still invalid as of today) were understood to be resolved. A further announcement is awaited in due course to inform about the final resolution, and the delineation of the new block, which will mainly lie in shallow waters of Tano Basin with a small deepwater portion, to the north of Tullowâs Jubilee and Eniâs Sankofa fields.  The onshore/offshore Tano 2A permit was originally awarded in 2008 to the Pan Andean Resources, owned by Clontarf Energy (60%), Petrel Resources plc (30%) and Abbey Oil & Gas Ltd (which brings the Ghanaian interests in the contract, with 10%). However, it is understood that long lasting negotiations with GNPC resulted in the block suspension around 2014, when operator Erin Energy was awarded a neighbor block (Expanded Shallow Water Tano) that partly overlapped Pan Andeanâs block Tano 2A. In 2015, the Ministry of Energy invited the JV to submit a new application for a shallow to deepwater block.
summary: Ghana, Sankofa