Aker ASA: Aker Energy reaches agreement to acquire Hess Ghana with an aim to build a significant E&P activity in Ghana
Aker Energy AS ("Aker Energy"), a 50-50 joint venture between Aker ASA ("Aker") and TRG AS ("TRG"), has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Hess Corporation to acquire its interests in Ghana consisting of a 50 percent participating interest in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block ("DWT/CTP"). The Tano Basin offshore Ghana is a prolific petroleum region where Aker Energy sees considerable potential to apply the Aker Group's experience from the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to build a significant E&P activity in Ghana together with Ghana National Petroleum Corporation ("