Edwin Drake completed the very first rig in 1859 in Pennsylvania . Though the depth was only 69.5 feet this rig launched the modern oil industry . The first well was producing 20 barrels a day . For those of us who are not familiar with drilling methods in the oil industry this issue introduces some basic information about how modern technology makes deepwater drilling possible .
In April , two international oilfield service companies officially opened their new custom-built facilities in Takoradi – Expro and Africa Oilfield Services Gh . Ltd . OilCity magazine was present at the launch of these new facilities and you can learn more about it on the following pages .
A graduate student at Stanford University and a member of the Barcamp Ghana team , Mr . Ato Ulzen-Appiah writes about Takoradi ’ s predicted growth influenced by the expanding oil industry . “ One thing many Ghanaians agree on is the fact that places like Sekondi and Takoradi are not going to be the same . They are about to be transformed .”
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Evangeline Smith Executive editor
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