The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has asked governments to de-link oil-revenue funded projects from others. This, the Committee said will make it easier to trace how the funds were used. PIAC Chairman Major Daniel Sowa Ablorh-Quarcoo (retired) made the call at a public forum held…
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has charged government to start refining the country’s crude oil locally for export. “Currently all of our oil is exported raw, it is not even refined in Ghana. I am saying that within…
The government is in the process of renegotiating a stability agreement with mining companies to increase the royalty that the country gets from the extractive sector. President John Dramani Mahama said the renegotiation of the stability agreement was crucial because the existing one between the government…
Ghana and Ivory Coast have agreed to constitute a joint team to establish the geographical boundaries of a disputed area off the coast of Ghana, rich in oil and gas. Ivory Coast recently renewed its efforts to claim the oil-rich C100 maritime area, which Ghana said…
New petroleum law to be passed shortly
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is optimistic a new law will be introduced to…
Nigeria: PwC Identifies Operational Excellence As Key to Success
BY GODWIN ORITSE – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a leading adviser to the global energy industry, has called…
