23rd of September 2017 is the set date for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to engage to deliver its ruling on the Ghana Ivory Coast border dispute.
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Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime boundary dispute;settlement set for September 23
After several talks proved futile Ghana opted for the arbitration processes at the ITLOS
Both countries are seeking an address over the dispute at the International Tribunal after Ivory Coast accused Ghana of using the development of its oil industry to annex a part of its territory which does not belong to it.
Ivory Coast requested the ITLOS to direct Ghana to suspend oil exploration in the disputed maritime area until a substantive ruling is given.
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In April 2015, the court ordered Ghana to suspend all new drilling in the disputed area.
The moratorium prevented Tullow from drilling additional 13 wells, Tullow drilled 11 wells in Ghana’s first oil field.
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