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Ghana Gas Considers Drones To Monitor Pipelines Amid Illegal Mining Concerns

Ghana National Gas Company is considering using drones to monitor its gas pipelines amid concerns about encroachment by illegal miners, its chief executive Judith Adjobah-Blay said on Thursday. “We are looking at using drones to monitor our pipelines,” she told parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, appearing alongside company officials. Adjobah-Blay said the company had also begun […]

$3.5bn committed to expand Ghana’s upstream petroleum operations – Dr Jinapor

Ghana has secured investment commitments of US$3.5 billion towards expanding operations and drilling new wells in the upstream petroleum sector, Minister for Energy and Green Transition Dr John Abdulai Jinapor has disclosed. According to Dr Jinapor, the commitments reflect growing investor confidence in Ghana’s petroleum industry following sustained engagement with investors and ongoing legal and […]

Ghana Oil Production Rises 30%

Ghana has recorded a 30% increase in crude oil production, reversing five years of decline and signalling renewed activity in its offshore oil sector. Minister of Energy and Green Transition John Abdulai Jinapor announced the increase during the opening fireside chat at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 on Tuesday. He linked the growth to new […]

Yinson, Eni plan US$810m Ghana gas expansion at Sankofa field

Malaysian energy services company Yinson Production and Italian oil major Eni plan to invest in expanding gas export capacity at Ghana’s Sankofa field, in a project valued at approximately $810 million aimed at sustaining supplies as reservoir pressure declines. The expansion will increase the gas export capacity of the John Agyekum Kufuor floating production, storage […]

Jubilee, ENI partners announce $3.5bn investments in Ghana’s oil sector

Jubilee and ENI partners have announced investments totalling $3.5 billion in Ghana’s oil sector, Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) CEO Simon Madjie has said.   Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition on Thursday, he highlighted the commitments as evidence of activity in the sector. He also pointed to interest from other international oil […]

Shell, Chevron sign exploration MoU as Petrobras eyes Ghana’s oil blocks

Shell and Chevron have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore opportunities in Ghana’s Eastern Keta Basin, Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) CEO Simon Madjie has said. Brazil’s Petrobras has also expressed interest in the country’s oil acreage and blocks, adding to activity in the petroleum sector. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition […]

Sahara inaugurates 6,000MT LPG facility in Ghana

Sahara Group, through its subsidiary Asharami Ghana, has commissioned a 6,000 metric-tonne liquefied petroleum gas storage facility at the Tema Oil Jetty in Ghana. The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Godwin Tameklo, said the facility had expanded Ghana’s LPG storage capacity by approximately 10 per cent and would improve supply reliability as the […]

Two new projects set to advance Ghana’s gas-to-power agenda

Under a new agreement formalized earlier this month, Yinson Production, the operator of the FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor will add new gas compression and treatment modules to the Sankofa FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor, offshore Ghana, increasing gas export capacity by more than 60% while extending the vessel’s lease period to 2036. The project, to be […]