As Africa develops its estimated 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil and 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to strengthen energy security and expand local economies, local-content frameworks are entering a new phase.
All priority areas such as agriculture, including fisheries; physical infrastructure and service delivery in education and health; and roads, rail and other critical infrastructure received funding in the period under review with the exception of industrialisation.
The Chief Executive Officer Of Ghana National Gas Company, Dr. Ben Asante speaking at the Ghana Oil and Gas Conference at the Marriot Hotel in Accra over the week stated that gas is crucial to the industrialisation agenda of Ghana.