Professor Edward Akaho, director general of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) yesterday (October 26th) touted radiotracer technology as an essential tool for the country's emergent oil and gas industry.

Speaking at the inauguration of a five-day oil training event in Accra which has been organised by GAEC, Professor Akaho declared that radioisotope and radiotracer instruments have already proved invaluable to the mining and processing industry.

"The advantages of the methodology and applications of radiotracers in ore processing and mills is that production could continue, while investigation is on-going, thus reducing production downtime," PeaceFM quotes the professor as saying.

Meanwhile, Joyce Aryee, chief executive officer of the Ghana chamber of mines, praised the GAEC for proving its pivotal importance to the country's industrial sector.

Crude was discovered in Ghana in 2007 by a consortium of firms led by Tullow. The company is confident of achieving first oil from the Jubilee field next year, bringing investment, jobs and training to the country.

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