Oil & Gas

An oil expert, Mr Ian Philips of the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, has said Ghanaians should be competent enough in 10 years time to operate the oil industry without foreign tutelage. "In 10 years time there is no reason…

Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), major operators at the Jubilee Field, has begun a three-day workshop on the oil and gas industry for 60 stakeholders in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Participants include representatives of the media, chiefs,…

Texas-based closely held oil company, Kosmos Energy says an investigation of MODEC, for alleged corruption could lead to extra cost at the Jubilee oil field. A report by the Dow Jones news service citing Kosmos Energy’s initial public…

Mr Joe Ghartey, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Esikadu/Ketan on Wednesday called for the repeal of the Petroleum Revenue Management Bill because it is loaded with numerous amendments. He explained that if a bill had…

Australian oil company, Tap Oil Limited (Tap) has said that it has commenced operations on Ghana’s offshore Accra project in order to find oil. According to information on  its website, Tap Oil Limited begun a 1200 square kilometre 3D…

The National Gas Infrastructure Taskforce has visited the Osagyefo Power Badge at Efasu in the Jomoro District of the Western Region, to acquaint themselves of the gas infrastructural project. The Chairman of the Task Force, Dr Kwesi…

Professor Ernest E. Uwazie of the Centre for African Peace and Conflict Resolution, on Tuesday said Ghana was uniquely positioned to avoid the mistakes that led to the Niger Delta crisis. He said for Ghana to avoid the Niger Delta…

A former Managing Director of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Moses Oduro Boateng, has called for a more comprehensive legal framework to regulate the activities of all the oil industry players. The present law, PNDC Law 84…

Exploration activities have been intensified in the Anyako Lagoon in the Volta Region which has been identified as a potential oil field. A Canadian oil exploration company which has since last year been explor­ing the field has indicated…

The Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited (SOPCL) has since 2002 lifted 800,000 barrels of crude oil estimated at 90 million dollars, but has not paid any dividend to the government. The Saltpond oil fields, reactivated in 2002 by…