Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley assists with the cutting of the ribbon
during the opening of a new branch of HFC Bank in Ghana. Photo courtesy
the Office of the Prime Minister
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long as there is gas to be processed, T&T is interested in Ghana's
oil and gas sector. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, who ended an
official visit to Ghana on Wednesday, said this country is ready to get
involved in Ghana’s energy sector.
“But we certainly have an interest like that in other plants that we
build, that the national gas company in Trinidad and Tobago would want
to be involved in that,” he said.
Dr Rowley said in recent times T&T been exploring ways of collaborating with Ghana to develop that country's gas resources.
During a visit to the Atuabo Gas Plant with President Mahama, Dr
Rowley said: “The gas pipeline is something that will serve Ghana
immediately. Trinidad and Tobago is in a position to provide the
technical and other expertise immediately.
“We are small and we have limited resources but in the areas where we
have resources (we have) a 100 years or more experience and experienced
personnel. We can bring that to bear and on these projects immediately.
“You are larger in Ghana and you have the resource base, but in terms
of dealing with some of the third parties, you are in your infancy… so,
there is a tremendous benefit if we do these things together.”
Before the T&T delegation left Ghana to participate in an
anti-corruption summit in the UK, the two countries signed agreements
for general co-operation and oil and gas.
During his Ghana visit, Dr Rowley also officially commissioned a
refurbished Ridge branch of HFC Bank which is majority owned by Republic
Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL).
Speaking at the brief ceremony, Dr Rowley commended the bank for it
efforts and urged staff to give off their best. Managing Director of HFC
Bank, Robert Le Hunte assured customers of continued quality customer
service.
“We will continue to upgrade our infrastructure. It’s all in the bid
to serve our customers better. While doing this, we will also raise the
standard of excellence in customer service by giving each customer the
best available experience when they visit any of our branches
nationwide,” he said.
After the cutting of the tape, a plaque was unveiled in honour of
Prime Minister Rowley. RFHL became the majority shareholder in HFC Bank
last year with a 57.11 per cent equity stake.
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