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Among the most important challenges for the government are the development of natural gas infrastructure and the stewardship of the resource. Indeed, the associated gas in the Jubilee Field is considered a more important find for the development of the country over the coming decade than the oil itself. Kofi-Agyeman Boakye, executive director of...

Despite its long and distinguished history, Ghana’s mining sector encountered a number of difficulties in the post-independence era and began to thrive only once liberalisation policies were passed in the mid-1980s. The Minerals and Mining Law of 1986 set the tone for renewed private investment, with generous terms set out for capital allowance and...

Though home to a diverse set of minerals, it has been the soaring price for gold amidst a weak global economy that has brought about significant increases in production, investment, exploration and revenues. However, minerals such as manganese, bauxite and diamonds are also being explored and excavated, and the country could once again rejoin the...

For many, offshore hydrocarbon exploration constitutes perhaps the final frontier in the oil and gas sector. Offshore drilling targets oil and natural gas deposits trapped beneath the ocean floor – or in some cases beneath inland lakes and seas – which are accessed through wellbores in the seabed. It is the most complex and expensive way of...

The transition from energy “nobody” to an important regional player is reaching a crucial phase in Ghana. Since the discovery of offshore oil in June 2007, the government has made a number of decisions to reach oil production in just 42 months, the quickest turnaround in the history of the modern energy sector. However, the decision-making process...

With revenues and production of a number of minerals on the rise, Ghana’s mining industry continues to be a prime contributor to export earnings and to state coffers. As the government completes the mapping and geological survey of the remaining unchartered seams, the prospects for continued growth and earnings from the sector look positive. However...

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