Tag: Petroleum Commission Ghana
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Gov’t spends GH¢5.1 Million in training 149 Ghanaians for petroleum sector jobs
The Petroleum Commission has charged beneficiaries of government-sponsored training programs in the upstream petroleum sector to commit to working in Ghana after graduating. The remarks follow the graduation of 149 Ghanaians after six months of hands-on technician training, to enable them to work in the Petroleum industry. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the students…
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Ghanaians urged to assume leading roles in energy sector to boost local content
Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reiterated calls for Ghanaians to assume leading roles in the various sub-sectors under the country’s energy sector. According to him, the practice of expatriates being awarded huge contracts due to the lack of skills and technical know-how among Ghanaians must be addressed. To achieve this, he believes more…
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Petroleum Commission builds capacity of indigenous companies
Through what has become known to Indigenous Ghanaian Companies (IGCs) as the Ghana Upstream Business Academy, Petroleum Commission and Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) held the second-in-series of workshops towards enhancing the capacity of SMEs operating in Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry. The objective of the workshop was to create awareness among Indigenous Ghanaian Companies on the…
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COVID-19: Petroleum Commission optimistic of less impact on upstream production
The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission Ghana, Egbert Faibille Jnr, has assured the public that the Commission will continue to fulfill its mandate of managing the utilization of the nation’s petroleum resources in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to Citi Business News during the unveiling of new solar-powered hand-washing machines procured by…