Energy Minister Woos Oil Investors
Energy Minister together with the delegation for the conference Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has engaged numerous major oil companies to consider investing in Ghana’s oil and petroleum sector as...
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Ghana Still Owes N-Gas – WAPCo
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has revealed that, Ghana is yet to settle outstanding debts owed Nigeria Gas Company contrary to earlier reports that all outstanding debts had been...
Meeting Safety Standards Will Make Companies Globally Competitive
Mr Mike Enendu, General Manager for Finance and Administration at West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), has urged Ghanaian vendors to be diligent in adhering to the company’s safety standards....
Economy Expands Slowly
A shutdown of the country’s oil and gas fields last year caused Ghana’s economy to grow at the slowest pace in 26 years. Baah Wadieh, acting government statistician, told a news conference on...
A Decade After Oil Discovery! The Bold Steps, the Mistakes, the Lessons, and the Future
A decade after oil discovery! The bold steps, the mistakes, the lessons, and the future When Ghana discovered hydrocarbons in commercial quantities a decade ago in 2007 under the erstwhile Kufour...
The Bold Steps, Mistakes, Lessons, and the Future
A decade after oil discovery: The bold steps, mistakes, lessons, and the future The country appeared to have lost momentum following the 2009 political transition When Ghana discovered hydrocarbons...
Springfield Set For Exploration
The Chiefs and people of coastal districts in the Western Region have welcomed the entry of Springfield Exploration and Production Company, the first wholly owned Ghanaian oil and gas company to...
Energy Ministry, NPA Laud GOIL For Championing Local Content
The Ministry of Energy and the National Petroleum Authority have commended Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) for its commitment in promoting local content in the oil and gas sector. The commendations were...
GOIL Opens $15m Facility At Takoradi Port
Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has constructed a 13.5 million litre marine gas oil storage facility at the Takoradi Port to support the oil and gas industry. The $15 million facility would supply marine...
Springfield E&P Outlines Educational Campaign In Western Region
Springfield Exploration and Production Company and its Partners, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Ex-plorco, a subsidiary of GNPC, will commence a comprehensive Community Sensitization...
Springfield E&P Outlines Seismic Campaign Educational Activities
Springfield Exploration and Production Company and its Partners, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Ex-plorco, a subsidiary of GNPC, will commence a comprehensive Community...
CSPOG Bemoans Governance Gaps In Ghana’s Oil Sector
The Chairperson of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), Dr Steve Manteaw says the platform is unhappy with the findings of a governance analysis it conducted on Ghana’s oil and gas...
Government Moves To Address Challenges In Fishing Industry
The government is in the process of rewriting the Fisheries Act, 2002 to address key challenges in the country’s fishing industry. A draft policy is currently before the Attorney-General's (A-G's)...
President Akufo-Addo Courts Investors, Outlines Programme For Economic Transformation
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has outlined his programme for the social and economic transformation of the country, and is therefore urging investors and CEOs of the...
GE Oil & Gas Opens New Support Base In Takoradi Port
General Electric (GE), a US-based oil and gas company specialized in deep water offshore services in the oil and gas sector has opened its new Sub-Saharan facility at the Takoradi Port in the Western...
GE Oil & Gas Opens New Support Base In Takoradi Port [photos]
General Electric (GE), a US based oil and gas company specialized in deep water offshore services in the oil and gas sector has opened its newly Sub Saharan facility at the Takoradi Port in the...
Assign Deputy Minister To Handle Local Content – Energy Minister Urged
The Federation of Indigenous Ghana Oil Service Providers (FIGOSP) has asked Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko to designate one of his three deputies specifically for local content in the oil and gas...
Armed Faction Enters Major Libyan Oil Ports, Putting Output At Risk
An armed faction entered two major Libyan oil ports on Friday, pushing back forces that captured and reopened the terminals in September, officials and residents said. The move risks increasing the...
Open Letter To President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), writes to President Akufo-Addo on some of the key governance challenges that thwart efforts at fully harnessing the...
Minister Visits Shipper’s Authority
AS part of his familiarisation with his ministry and agencies, Minister of Transport, Kwaku Amankwaah Ofori Asiamah, has visited the Ghana Shipper’s Authority in Takoradi in the Western. In an...