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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, has charged the Ministry of Energy, the Petroleum Commission, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and the Licensing Rounds Committee to co-operate and ensure that activities under the maiden oil and gas...

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his administration is using the country’s oil revenues to create assets, and not waste it on consumption and the accumulation of debt. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we are investing revenues from oil in one of the most ambitious...

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has applauded the annual Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) as a commendable motivation scheme for the energy sector. A statement issued in Accra by organisers of the Awards said the Vice-President made the commendation when he inspected...

The government will today open a competitive tender process to auction six out of nine prepared oil blocks in the Tano Basin, offshore Cape Three Points in the Western Region. The move, which the industry has welcomed as timely, also fulfils the country’s plan to...

The Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) Power Queens, a female workforce of the power distribution company have expressed readiness to support the private sector participation in the management of the company. According to the Power Queens, they are not afraid of the...

Tullow Ghana Limited, operators of Jubilee and TEN Oil Fields has been sharing highlights of their contribution to the growth of the Ghanaian economy. Since its operation in 2006 in Ghana, in offshore oil exploration and production, the company has made tremendous...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that government has, as part of effort in making sure that Ghanaians pay less for power, resolved that, henceforth, the cost component of any agreement it will sign for electricity generation will be pegged around 10...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government, over the last 21 months, has ensured stability and adequate supply of power in the country, in the place of the erratic power situation that it inherited. Speaking at the Financial Times...

The Petroleum Commission has secured a partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to deliver work-based education to the oil and gas industry in Ghana. The agreement, which was signed on Monday, October 2, 2018 with GCU, will provide educational support and...

President Akufo-Addo has met with and the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi to discuss Eni’s operational activities in Ghana. The meeting also looked at the frontrunner role Ghana can play in the partnership Eni recently signed with UNDP. The partnership seeks to combine...