A 1,000-day period without Lost Time Injury (LTI) in the petroleum industry is impossible, critics will say - but Tema Tank Farm Limited (TTF), a subsidiary of Chase Logistics Group Limited, has proven critics wrong by achieving the milestone of 1,000 days without LTI in its operations.
This significant achievement...
The Managing Director for Tullow Ghana, Wissam Al Monthiry, has reiterated Tullow’s intent and commitment to continue investing in Ghana through its ambitious Ghana Value Maximisation plan.
Under the plan, Tullow and its partners will invest over US$4billion over the next 10 years to maximise value from the Jubilee and...
Many things are admirable about Ghana, compared to our neighbouring countries. Among these are free speech, fair elections, peaceful transitions of power, and an empowered civil society. In some ways, Ghana has more in common with the United States' democracy than many countries on our continent.
However, in the not...
...say it’s smokescreen to redirect billions
The proposed joint operatorship deal between the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Norwegian company, Aker Energy will increase Ghana’s debt by 5 percent, a collation of civil society organisations (CSOs), have said.
The 15-member strong CSOs said the deal which the GNPC is...
The two-world leading producers of cocoa, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to the establishment of an office, in Ghana, responsible for the implementation of the Living Income Differential (LID), a major cocoa initiative aimed at addressing the poor living conditions among cocoa farmers.
The signing of the bilateral agreement...
Giving the amount of recent activity in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry, BFT spoke to David Ampofo, CEO of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber to hear his views on developments.
Question:
How is the oil and gas industry doing at the moment?
Answer:
Industry is bouncing back gradually. COVID 19 continues to...
The proposed deal to allow the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to acquire significant stake in Aker Energy’s two oil blocks can best be described as a strategic defence for the economy in the long term, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said.
The civil society organisation believes that...
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are the world’s biggest producers of cocoa but rely heavily on standards and regulations developed by the European Union, a situation which leaves the West African nations vulnerable, says Nico Roozen, Honary President of Solidaridad Network.
The EU is currently developing new standards for the cocoa...
Lubricants Supplies Ghana, the authorised distributor of Castrol lubricants in Ghana, has demonstrated its customer-centric services during the five years of its establishment in the industry in Ghana.
As part of the celebration, the company embarked on a national roadshow – float - for two days in each region to...