Members of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber have held a breakfast meeting with the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to inform him of the challenges facing the sector and discuss how the industry might collaborate with government to address them.
To get an assessment on the oil and gas industry from the industry itself, and what the prospects are for the year 2024, the B&FT has been speaking to the Chief Executive of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber, David Ampofo.
The Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber Chief Executive, David Ampofo, has stressed the critical importance of expanding gas infrastructure and enhancing domestic gas utilisation to bolster energy security in Ghana.
The Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber is calling on the government to reconsider the Growth and Sustainability Bill which seeks to impose a one per cent tax on gross production for oil and gas companies.
The Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber is warning that the proposed Growth and Sustainability Levy by government could trigger litigation through the international court as it breaches provisions in the petroleum agreements.
The proposed Growth and Sustainability Levy has the potential to dampen investments into oil and gas exploration and trigger litigations, if approved, the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber, has warned
There are some major developments in the upstream oil and gas sector which threatens the entire industry, Ghana’s potential highest forex earner.
Ghana is losing its shine as the best investment destination for oil exploration and petroleum (E&P) companies, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber, David Ampofo, has said.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm told a crowd of energy executives on Wednesday that even as the Biden administration targets a nationwide, carbon-neutral country by 2050, oil and natural gas is going to remain a part of the energy mix for years to come.
The spate of legal tussles within the petroleum upstream industry poses a real threat to sustainability of the nation’s oil production, say experts.