Branch 01 / Ghana / Founded 2014 / Accra HQ

Casti Energy
& Services

A consulting and collateral-services practice embedded in Ghana's upstream ecosystem. We work alongside operators, service companies and regulators on the full project cycle — from license acquisition through to first oil and field abandonment.

Tema oil terminal Ghana · 2024 IMG / 01
Services / Ghana

Advisory & collateral services.

Six service lines split between technical advisory for operators and collateral services for financiers, traders and JV partners working in-country. Engagements are scoped in weeks, delivered in months.

01 / Advisory

Upstream technical consulting

Subsurface reviews, field development plan audits, well-engineering second opinions and production optimisation studies.

  • Reservoir & static-model peer review
  • Drilling programme assurance
  • Production forecasting & decline analysis
02 / Advisory

Field development strategy

From concept-select support to FID-ready business cases, linking subsurface confidence with capital discipline.

  • Concept-select workshops
  • Economic modelling & sensitivities
  • FID dossier preparation
03 / Collateral

Collateral management services

On-site independent control of stocks and cargoes financed by trade banks and international lenders.

  • Warehouse & tank farm control
  • Stock monitoring reports
  • Inspection & release protocols
04 / Collateral

Inspection & cargo coordination

Loadport to discharge-port coordination for refined-product cargoes moving through Ghanaian terminals.

  • Surveyor appointment & oversight
  • Quantity & quality certification
  • Demurrage & laytime reconciliation
05 / Regulatory

Local content & permitting

Ghana Petroleum Commission liaison, EPA permits and local-content plans aligned with L.I. 2204 requirements.

  • Local content plan drafting
  • Permit tracking & renewals
  • Regulator relationship management
06 / Contract

Commercial & JV support

Contract structuring, JOA interpretation and dispute-prevention reviews for operators and service contractors.

  • JOA & PSA interpretation
  • Service contract templates
  • AFE review & cost control
Method

How we work.

A four-stage engagement pattern that keeps technical rigour and commercial momentum in balance.

01

Frame

Two-week scoping: we land in-country, meet stakeholders, and return with a written brief and fixed quote.

02

Diagnose

Independent review of data, contracts and technical assumptions — no rubber-stamping. Challenge is built in.

03

Decide

We present options with explicit trade-offs. The client chooses; we do not recommend into ambiguity.

04

Implement

Every mandate closes with delivery, not a deck — revised plan, filed permit, signed contract, trained team.

Selected work

Recent engagements.

A selection of recent mandates. Client names withheld for confidentiality; details available under NDA.

Offshore asset review Tano Basin · 2025 PROJ / 01
Confidential IOCAdvisory

Deepwater field
FDP audit

Terminal storage Tema · 2024 PROJ / 02
European trade bankCollateral

Stock monitoring
programme

Takoradi operations Takoradi · 2024 PROJ / 03
Service contractorRegulatory

Local content
plan & approval

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