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International

Oil Price Plummets Despite Deal To Extend Output Cut

The price of oil has plummeted by about 5%, despite oil-producing nations agreeing to extend production cuts for a...

Headlines

Trump Budget Proposes Deep Cut To US Oil Stockpile

President Donald Trump's budget released Tuesday proposed radically downsizing the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve,...

Business

Tullow Eyes New Fields Beyond Jubilee & TEN

Oil exploration company, Tullow is seeking to invest in new exploration opportunities in the country, aside its two...

Headlines

Saudi Minister Confident of Oil Cut Extension

Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed confidence on Sunday of extending a global cut in oil production designed to...

Headlines

US Oil Output Back Near Records, Challenging OPEC

American oil production is approaching record levels again, led by shale projects, potentially foiling efforts by OPEC...

Business

Fitch Lauds Progress In the Ghanaian Economy

Ratings agency Fitch has lauded government’s efforts in getting the economy back on track after a recent ‘crisis’...

Headlines

Nigerian Economy Glimpses Dim Light At End of Tunnel

Suffering from rampant inflation, stalled investment and mass layoffs, Nigeria is still gripped by one of the worst...

Business

Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Economic Outlook From Negative To Stable

International ratings agency Fitch has revised the outlook on Ghana’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer...

International

Oil Price Tumbles To Five-Month Low

The oil price has fallen to a five-month low as investor concerns resurface about a worldwide glut. Brent crude dropped...

International

Oil Prices Have Plunged 15% In 3 Weeks

Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% Renewed fears about the oil supply glut...

News

Jubilee Fields To Shut Down

The Jubilee Oil field would be shut down again during the second half of this year to allow for the completion of...

Business

Jubilee Fields To Shut Down

The Jubilee Oil field would be shut down again during the second half of this year The Jubilee Oil field would be shut...

News

10 Years of Oil In Ghana; the Story So Far

It’s been 10 years since Ghana discovered marketable quantities of oil in 2007. We have had our highs and lows. The...

News

10 Years of Oil In Ghana; the Story So Far [Video]

It’s been 10 years since Ghana discovered marketable quantities of oil in 2007. We have had our highs and lows. The...

Headlines

Libyan Oil Production Now More Than 760,000 Bpd

Libya's oil production, the country's main source of revenue, rose Monday to more than 760,000 barrels per day for the...

Business

Economy Sinks To 22-Year Low; Grows By Only 3.5% In 2016

The country’s economy last year grew by 3.5 percent, the lowest rate in the past 22 years and the fifth consecutive...

Headlines

Nigeria Cracks Down On Illicit Oil Refineries

Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger...

Business

Government Urged To Operationalise Petroleum Act

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is urging government implementing the provisions in the Petroleum...

Headlines

Oil Output Cuts Pressure Mideast Economic Growth

Economic growth in Saudi Arabia and most other Arab oil exporters will slow this year following production cuts aimed...