STENA UNICON OFFSHORE SERVICES GHANA LIMITED V. SPRINGFIELD EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LIMITED AND SPRINGFIELD ENERGY LIMITED

JUDGMENT

GAEWU, JSC:

My Lords, this is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal by the Respondents/Appellants/Appellants (herein referred to as Respondents) dated 16th May 2024 which affirmed the ruling of the High Court dated 30th March 2022 granting leave to the Applicant/Respondent/Respondent (herein referred to as Applicant) to enforce an arbitration award under Sections 57 & 59 of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798)

The facts of the case are that, on 15th July 2019 the Applicant, an independent drilling contractor incorporated under the laws of Ghana and the operator of the drillship Stena Forth entered a contract with the 1st Respondent regarding ‘Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit and Associated Services’ in which the Applicant undertook to provide its Stena Forth to 1st Respondent and to perform all activities and provide all necessary services and equipment required in order to perform the work necessary to drill 1st Respondent’s oil wells in waters of…