Ghana is positioning itself at the centre of a new upstream investment cycle in West Africa, as the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (Ghana National Petroleum Corporation) and AOW:Energy align on a shared ambition to accelerate exploration, deepen investor engagement, and unlock frontier petroleum opportunities ahead of AOW:Energy 2026 (1–3 September, Accra). In a series of strategic industry conversations, GNPC […]
Ghana’s Petroleum Commission says it has resolved all disputes with upstream oil operators active in the country. The agency also reports two separate investment commitments totaling $3.5 billion, earmarked for the Jubilee and TEN fields as well as the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block. Several producing countries are currently working to secure new upstream […]
Crude oil production from Ghana’s Jubilee Field increased in the first half of 2026, although output fluctuated during the period, data from the country’s upstream petroleum regulator showed.
Ghana’s Energy Ministry approved the Brazilian state-controlled company’s application to negotiate exploration contracts.
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras (PETR3.SA), opens new tab, said on Friday it had submitted an expression of interest for exploration blocks in Ghana and begun negotiations.The West African nation’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition had approved its application to negotiate exploration contracts for four offshore blocks in the Keta Basin, Petrobras said.Sylvia Anjos, Petrobras’ […]
Ghana’s shift towards gas-driven power generation has helped reduce the country’s dependence on imported liquid fuels, generating annual savings of about $500 million, Energy and Green Transition Minister Dr John Abdulai Jinapor has said. Speaking at the launch of the Petroleum Commission’s 15th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, August 18, Dr Jinapor said increased gas availability […]
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed that government will soon sign five new petroleum agreements with international firms seeking to enter Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector. According to him, renewed investor confidence in Ghana’s oil and gas industry, driven by strategic reforms undertaken by government, has sparked fresh interest from […]
The government is implementing measures to restore investor confidence, increase exploration, and reverse declining oil production as Ghana seeks to revitalise its upstream petroleum sector, Minister for Energy and Green Transition Dr John Abdulai Jinapor has said. Speaking at the 15th anniversary celebration of the Petroleum Commission, Mr Jinapor said Ghana faced increasing competition for […]
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Jinapor, has had an engagement with the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber to review the state of Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector since assuming office, outline the interventions Government has undertaken so far, and share our plans and vision for the sector.
The government has identified reversing Ghana’s declining oil production and increasing gas supply for domestic consumption as key priorities for the upstream petroleum sector, Energy and Green Transition Minister Dr John Abdulai Jinapor has said.