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Oil players want action on Ghana’s Petroleum Bill

The Ghana Exploration and Production Forum, a non-profit association of private sector upstream oil and gas companies operating in Ghana, has called for expedited action on the Petroleum Bill. Mr Anthony Djokoto of Tullow Oil, who made the…

Resource TOR – TDCL urges government

The Tema District Council of Labour (TDCL) has again called on government to give the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) adequate resources to enable the refinery to mix its own crude oil for production. Repeating the call at its general meeting in…

UK firm to drill oil well offshore Accra

Australian-based Tap Oil says April 8, 2013 it has awarded the Accra Joint Venture Drilling Rig Services contract to Stena Drilling, a UK firm based in Aberdeen. Stena is to drill the Starfish-1 well located at the offshore Accra Contract.…

Ghana discovers more gas

Two European companies have discovered 1.8 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Western Region. The new gas is expected to support the country’s thermal energy generation and feed the over one billion dollar fertiliser plant currently being…