By Kofi Owusu/tntnewspapergh.com
Information reaching “The New Trust” newspaper indicates that the name of Dr. Ben K. D. Asante, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Gas Company, has popped up for consideration by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as his running mate for the 2024 polls.
So far, the following names have come up for consideration with regard to Dr. Bawumia’s running mate: Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, Energy Minister; Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, Education Minister; Madam Akosua Frema Opare, Chief of Staff; Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader; and Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah, former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, with Dr. Ben Asante’s name being the latest.
Summary profile of Dr. Ben Asante
Dr. Ben K. D. Asante, a renowned Oil and Gas Engineer, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas). He has over 25 years of global experience in the oil and gas industry.
Dr.Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr Ben Asante
He is one of the few black oil and gas engineers to have testified as an expert pipeline engineer before the US Supreme High Court.
He has also provided expert witness testimonies on gas custody transfer disputes in South America.
Background
Dr. Asante is a lecturer at the School of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a former Engineering and Technical Director of Ghana’s premier Gas Infrastructure project, which birthed the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant and allied gas infrastructure in the Western Region. He is the mastermind of Ghana’s first Gas Master Plan in 2008.
Dr. Ben K. D. Asante
He has provided consulting, engineering services, project management, and technical support for various projects throughout the world, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
He has also worked in various technical and management roles for major operating companies and engineering consulting companies in Canada, including Nova/TransCanada; US and Ghana.
In 2001, he was adjudged the Best Worker for Excellence at the global energy firm, Enron Corporation.
Other Academic Laurels
Dr. Asante holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST, Ghana, and MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary, Canada.
He also obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London/University of Calgary, where he later taught Gas Processing and Pipeline Engineering.
He has published 15 technical papers and made over 80 technical presentations within and outside North America on Oil/Gas Infrastructure Design and Operations.
