Oil And Gas license Applications
The Licence and Permit Application Manual for Service Providers in the Natural Gas Supply
The industry has been developed and issued by the Energy Commission of Ghana to formally establish the framework for licensing Natural Gas Processing, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities, Natural Gas Wholesale Supply, Natural Gas Transmission, Natural Gas Distribution, and Natural Gas Sale and granting of permits to bulk customers as stipulated by the Energy Commission Act (Act 541), 1997.
In accordance with provisions of Act 541, 1997, natural gas shall be supplied through the open-access national interconnected gas transmission system that shall interconnect various distribution utilities in identified franchise areas and several wholesale suppliers
and distributors.
The transmission system will make natural gas accessible to bulk
customers.
The Manual has been prepared as a reference to guide prospective natural gas service providers with regard to licensing requirements as well as assisting in ensuring compliance with codes and standards governing quality, health and safety.
The natural gas industry will be monitored by regulatory mechanisms that have been developed and approved to assure open access, reliability, and safety of transactions and operations in the industry.
The 2012 version is the second edition of the Licence and Permit Application Manual to be issued by the Commission.
This is in accordance with the mandate of the Commission to subject the manual to periodic review in order to improve its quality and to make it more
amenable to its objects and functions as and when it deems it necessary. The first version was published in 2008.
Finally, users of the manual are highly encouraged to make submissions on any part or portion of it that needs improvement and refinement to assist in the establishment of a versatile licensing framework for the natural gas supply industry in Ghana.
Submission of any relevant comments and ideas in this regard shall be forwarded to:
The object of Licence and Permit Application Manual
The object of this Licence and Permit Application Manual is to outline the Energy Commission’s framework for licensing of service providers in the natural gas supply industry.
The manual provides an outline of the procedures and processes involved
as well as highlights of terms and conditions that shall be expected for the various
types of licenses that the Commission is required to grant in order to ensure a safe,
reliable, economic, and cost-effective operation of the natural gas supply industry.
This manual is based on the Energy Commission Act, 1997 (Act 541).
If the legislation or other material underlying this manual is amended, the Commission reserves the right to amend the manual.
Obligation to be licensed
Section 11 and 25 of the Act provides that a person shall not install or operate processing facilities to procure or produce Natural Gas for sale, transmit or distribute Natural Gas unless the person is authorized to do so by a license granted under the Act.
Framework Agreement
A Licensee shall in addition to the license enter into a Framework Agreement with the Natural Gas Transmission Utility