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Ghana’s Takoradi Polytechnic to put up $10m AfDB-funded petroleum school
The Takoradi Polytechnic located at Ghana’s oil-rich Western Region, will soon establish a school of petroleum studies, head of the institution has announced.
The $10 million School funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be…
Ongoing oil and gas projects will open job opportunities – Amissah-Arthur
Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur at the week-end urged educational institutions to brace themselves up to train more employable skills for the oil and gas industry.
He said major projects in that sector were on course, and Ghana’s…
Mahama, Jonathan hold talks over gas supply from Nigeria
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday paid a day’s visit to Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss with President Goodluck Jonathan progress on the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).
An official statement from the Office of the President said…
Mahama pledges to focus on getting enough oil, mining revenue for Ghana
Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has indicated that during his four-year tenure, he will focus on how to use revenues from natural resources to develop the country.
He therefore says, he will press international firms in the…
Hess finds oil at Pecan-1 well offshore Ghana
US-based explorer, Hess, today December 12, 2012 announced it has found oil at Pecan-1 exploration well located in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points license offshore Ghana.
Hess, in a statement, said the well encountered “245 net feet…
Tullow says Jubilee Phase 1 production begins in Ghana, as company’s share value reaches…
British oil producer, Tullow Oil today, Tuesday December 11, 2012 announces that Jubilee Phase 1 production has started.
The company said in a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnews.com that the Okure-1 exploration well, drilled in…
Ghana launches guidelines to manage environmental challenges of oil sector
Ghana on Friday took yet another important step to manage the potential environmental challenges that would arise in its fledgling oil and gas industry, introducing a manuscript to regulate the sector’s offshore activities.
The document:…
740 fishermen, others complete Jubilee partners’ livelihood training
Some 740 fishermen, fishmongers and artisans drawn from 26 fishing communities in the six coastal districts of the Western Region have completed a one-year training programme on the Jubilee Partners Livelihood Enhancement and Enterprise…
Energy Ministry to establish LPG distribution points
The Ministry of Energy is to establish Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution points under a pilot project in the Ellembelle District, Mr Daniel Eshun, District Chief Executive, said on Thursday.
He said areas enumerated for the…
Ghana should learn from bitter experience in oil industry – Researcher
Ms Mary Akosua Togbe, a researcher at the Labour Research and Policy Institute, has noted that the late entry onto the oil producers’ map gives Ghana an advantage to learn from the mistakes of other countries.
She said although the oil…