...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...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has notice that public auction would not be done for all confiscated natural resources such as rosewood, which are ban for export.
The Minister warned explicitly that no Rosewood is permitted to leave the shores of Ghana per the laws...
Australian gold miner Resolute Mining Ltd said on Thursday it would sell its Bibiani mine in Ghana to Canada's Asante Gold Corp for US$90 million.
The sale comes months after China's Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining cancelled a deal to buy the mine, saying it had not received timely information about...