Category: Oil And Gas
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Allow TOR to refine Ghana’s crude oil — TOR MD
The country’s refinery must be allowed to refine portions of Ghana’s crude oil for the local market instead of selling all on the international market, Isaac Osei, Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery(TOR) has said. Mr. Osei noted that at the moment, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) sells all of the country’s oil on…
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Article: The creation of a petroleum hub– Key success factors
The Petroleum Hub It has long been the dream of many West African countries including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Burkina Faso to create a physical downstream petroleum hub; a geographical (centrally located and sufficiently inter-connected) point in the network where a price is set for petroleum products delivered at the specific location. This…
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Petroleum Commission Tours Trendsetters Engineering
Ahead of the Ghana day at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference, the Petroleum Commission delegation led by its Board Chairman and CEO toured the Engineering workshop and premises of Trendsetter Engineering to familiarise themselves with the operations of the company. Vice President of Projects at Trendsetters, Tony Matson showed the team round their Subsea Distribution…
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Sanction companies not complying with terms of Petroleum Agreements — ACEP
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged government to immediately review all existing Petroleum Contracts and their deliverables to ensure that companies who are not complying with their contracts are sanctioned appropriately. According to ACEP, of the 15 active Petroleum Agreements (beyond the producing fields of Jubilee, TEN and Sankofa), only two companies…
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Ensure fairness in awarding oil blocks – ACEP
Exactly one week to the May 21st deadline for the submission of bids, given to some 14 companies that applied to explore oil blocks put on offer by the government last year, the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called for fairness in the awarding of the oil blocks up for grabs. President Akufo-Addo…
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Tullow holds career fair at Offshore Technology Conference to attract more Ghanaian oil and gas professionals
Tullow Ghana Ltd has engaged some Ghanaian Oil and Gas professionals based in the US at a career fair in Houston, Texas as part of its recruitment drive and strategy. The career fair is a second in the series organized on the sidelines of the just ended Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. This is…
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ACEP demands immediate review of 13 petroleum agreements
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged government to, as a matter of urgency, review all existing Petroleum Contracts and their deliverables to ensure that companies who are not complying with their contracts are sanctioned appropriately. According to ACEP, out of the 15 active Petroleum Agreements, beyond the producing fields of Jubilee, TEN…
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Government Committed to Attract more Investors into Upstream Petroleum Sector
Global Industry Leaders, Captains of Industry and Stakeholders who converged at the NRG Center in Houston Texas have engaged in high level discussion on Ghana’s Petroleum Sector. They made a case on policy, regulation, local content and local participation at the Ghana day event which formed the highlight of the 2019 Offshore Technology Conference. Making…
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Oil & Gas SME networking session ends successfully
Ghanaians in the diaspora have been encouraged to come to Ghana to explore the numerous business opportunities the upstream petroleum industry presents. Speaking at the Oil and Gas SME Networking Session organized by the Ghana Houston Business Chamber during a panel discussion, Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Commission, Mr. Egbert Faibille Jnr. said although the…
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PC led delegation tours Halliburton in Houston
The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Mr. Egbert Faibille Jnr. has advocated for the training of Engineers at the Commission in Landmark Software. This he believes will enhance the skills of the Commission’s Engineers in the discharge of their duties in the Upstream Petroleum Sector. He was speaking on the sidelines of a…