Ghana Cabinet Okays Local Content Policy For Oil Sector
By Anthony Sedzro VENTURES AFRICA – Oil and gas companies operating in Ghana will soon be mandated to use only local products and services in the execution of their operations. The new requirement follows the approval, on June 6th, by the Ghanaian cabinet of the Legislative Instrument (LI) for the Local Content…
Oil bunkering just another day on the job for Stephen Teachout
After experiencing an enormous crude oil loss, Ghana took a proactive step in hiring a firm to assist in deflecting the oil bunkering and implement proper procedures to secure loss. Under the direction of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to decrease the incidence of oil bunkering experienced along their pipelines,…
Brad Pitt-Produced ‘Big Men’ Explores Greed in Nigerian and Ghana Oil Exploration
A movie executive-Produced by Brad Pitt -‘Big Men’ Explores Greed in West African Oil Exploration specifically Ghana and Nigeria. This Documentary premieres at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Producer and Director Rachel Boynton first went to Africa in 2006 to research her documentary Big Men. Six years later, she had a film that takes an…
Ghana to develop local content in oil and gas industry
Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Energy and Petroleum says Ghana would under study indigenous companies in sub-Saharan Africa to accomplish her local content in the oil and gas industry. Mr Armah-Kofi Buah said the country’s move to achieve its local content target is shifting to high gear. The Minister made the…
PetroSA acquires stake in Ghana’s Jubilee oil field
By Megan Wait, EngineeringNews – South Africa’s national oil company PetroSA has purchased Sabre Oil and Gas Holdings for an undisclosed amount, giving the company a stake in Ghana’s offshore Jubilee field, which was discovered in 2007 and began producing in 2010. PetroSA also bought out Sabre’s interest in the Deepwater…
Oil find impact agriculture, health and environment
The Ghana Science Association held its 13th Biennial Workshop at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) at Akim Tafo. The workshop was under the theme ‘Towards the sustainability of Agriculture in the light of the oil find in Ghana: the way forward’. Mr. Daniel S Amlalo the Acting Executive Director…
