President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana is seeking to derive more value from its bauxite resources by expanding the country’s processing capacity of the resource.
Speaking at the 61st Independence Day celebration in Accra, President Nana Addo said government will finalise details of an infrastructure programme before end...
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced the appointment of Dorothy Thompson as independent non-executive Director and Chair-designate subject to the approval of the Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held next week April 25, 2018.
Ms. Thompson when approved will be succeeding Aidan Heavey, Tullow’s current Chairman and Founder,...
Introduction
Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) is one of the leading farmer-based organizations in Ghana that has been established to promote the socio-economic well-being of smallholder cocoa farmers. The association was established in partnership with African Tiger Holding Ltd (ATHL) to sponsor the establishment of a contributory pension scheme within...
The Deputy Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr. John Allotey, has said construction of the US$1.2billion Accra Eco-Park project, expected to take-off this year, will dramatically improve the Achimota Forest, curtail encroachment and eliminate the domestic and industrial waste being dumped in the area.
Completion of the eco-park project...
Ghana, one of Africa’s democratic standard bearers, is a relative newcomer to the oil sector. Having surpassed oil development’s teething problems, it has remained highly committed not to scaring foreign investors away and keep existing covenants intact. While the nation’s energy outlook is improving, significant challenges remain.
This year saw...
Kuapa Kokoo, a cocoa farmers' co-operative organization, is to set up a coffee processing plant and coffee plaza at Ampabame and Daatano respectively in the Ejisu Juaben district of the Ashanti Region under its sustainable development programme, Managing Director for the organization, Samuel Adimado, has revealed.
Mr. Adimado indicated that...
Government must clarify its plans for the Saltpond oilfield, following the decision by Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) to halt the de-commissioning process and keep a skeleton staff on the ‘non-operational’ oilfield, Prof. John Gatsi has said.
The Head of Department of Finance, School of Business at the University of...
Mr. Benjamin Boakye, Executive Director of African Centre for Energy policy (ACEP), has said more than 700, Ghanaian businesses have in the past 10 years registered with the Petroleum Commission.
Mr Boakye said this during the 6th public session of Citizens Advisory Council in Takoradi.
The session was organised by Western...
A constitutional and petroleum law expert, Prof. Raymond Atuguba, has questioned the constitutionality of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, 2016 (Act 919) which gave rise to the multi-billion-dollar contract recently signed between government and Exxonmobil.
According to Prof. Atuguba, the 1992 constitution vests the management of the petroleum resources...
Deputy Minister of Energy, responsible for Petroleum, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has disclosed that government has decided to pursue an Aggressive Exploration Campaign in a bid to safeguard reserves and sustain production in the upstream oil and gas sector.
Speaking to journalists at the launch of the Petroleum Register, he...
