Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS), a leading Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) has appealed to the former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, as a matter of urgency to advise the government to withdraw the Petroleum Exploration and Production Bill 2014 from Parliament to save the country from the unprecedented economic robbery […]
Category: Oil & Gas
Stolen Saltpond Offshore crude intercepted in German waters
The International Police in Germany has intercepted an oil tanker, MT Ceilo Di Milano, that was carrying stolen crude from Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited (SOPCL).
Less Than one Week to enter the 2016 Zayed Future Energy Prize
There is less than one week to go before submissions close for the 2016 edition of the Zayed Future Energy Prize with entries open until 30 June.
IFC Partners Quantum Oil on Ghana project
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an $8 million loan agreement with Quantum Oil Terminal Limited, a leading player in the oil and gas sector in Ghana.
Ghana, 3 Others Battle for $5M Energy Cash
Ghana’s 20 MW solar project is among three other renewable energy projects from Nigeria, Cameroon, and Tanzania battling for the Access Co-Development Fund (ACF).
Alfa Lava Expands to Ghana, West Africa
Alfa Laval, a leading global provider of specialised products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling, has opened a permanent sales office in Accra.
Impact Of falling Oil Prices On Developing Countries To Be Assessed
The spectacular fall in prices for oil and other commodities since mid-2014 and what it means for resource-rich developing countries will be among key issues discussed by participants of UNCTAD’s sixth annual Global Commodities Forum at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 13–14 April.
Zayed Future Energy Prize Impacts Over 150 Million Lives Globally
Over the past seven years, the Zayed Future Energy Prize has rewarded 39 innovators, awarded more than US$22 million in prize money and positively affected millions of lives in communities across the world.
‘Impact of carbon reduction policies is rising globally’
Moody’s Investors Service says that the impact of carbon reduction policies is rising globally, creating credit risks in carbon-intensive industries but, at the same time, driving significant innovation and change across many industrial sectors.
Ghana Hosts Unlocking potentials In Africa’s Upstream Oil Confab
With more than 4,200 oil and gas blocks identified, Africa is the last true oil and gas frontier. About half of these blocks are open, subject to force majeure.