Petroleum sector faces more woes
…Aker Energy postpones operations, as COVID-19 disrupts supply value chain Even as the projected US$1.5billion revenue from the petroleum industry will not be met due to the collapse of global…Read more →
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Gas holds potential to turn country’s fortunes around – Dr. Acheampong
The country has gas reserves of about 2-3 trillion standard cubic feet, and Dr. Theophilus Acheampong, a petroleum economist, believes the gas sector has the potential to be a game-changer…Read more →
Economist proposes institutional investors for ECG privatisation
As government works to replace the botched Power Distribution Services (PDS) deal through restrictive tendering, an Economist and Rsk Analyst has offered some advice on the way forward. Dr Theo…Read more →
Ghana’s public debt rises to GH¢200b in May as government adds GH¢46b more
In 2015 when Ghana signed up to the three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for an amount of $918 million, the IMF classified the country as ‘high risk…Read more →
Aker Energy Did Not Make New Oil Discovery — Petroleum Economist
A Petroleum Economist and Political Risk Analyst, Dr. Theophilus Acheampong, has said Aker Energy cannot be said to have made new oil discoveries rejecting claims made by policy think IMANI…Read more →
Government needs to revise gas prices, regularize gas sector – Policy Analysts
Policy analysts are calling on government to regularize the gas sector with focus on the gas pricing as it is the base of our economy.A research on gas price formation…Read more →
‘The Menzgold money is gone’ – Risk analyst
Frustrated clients of Menzgold should settle down to the reality that their monies invested in what appears to be a Ponzi scheme is gone, a risk analyst has said. This…Read more →
Media appearances on Zimbabwe’s political crisis, post-Mugabe elections and economic outlook
November 2017 The military was likely to broker a power-sharing deal between Mugabe and former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, country risk analyst at IHS Markit Theophilus Acheampong said. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/markets/2017-11-20-bonds-weaker-as-market-eyes-zimbabwe-and-credit-ratings-decisions/ Experts speculate that…Read more →
Public lecture on the critical future of Ghana’s energy sector and how to avoid more surprises to Ghana’s growth prospects
On 25 April 2018, delivered a public lecture yesterday as an IMANI Africa @ImaniAfr Fellow on the "Critical Future of Ghana’s Energy Sector and How to Avoid More Surprises to Ghana’s…Read more →
Media appearances on the Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute
Media appearances on the Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute at ITLOS Websites "TEN field reserves are estimated at 306 million barrels of oil while the wider Tano Basin, which was…Read more →
Petroleum Expert Reveals ITLOS Ruling Won’t Affect Ghana’s Oil Fields
The ruling of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the maritime dispute will not affect Ghana’s oilfields, a Petroleum Economist has said. Dr Theo Acheampong…Read more →
ITLOS ruling won’t affect Ghana’s oilfields – Dr Theo Acheampong, Petroleum Economist
The ruling of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the maritime dispute will not affect Ghana’s oilfields, a Petroleum Economist has said. Dr Theo Acheampong said…Read more →
Heritage Fund debate builds up
The decision by Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration to finance its flagship free Senior High School policy with petroleum revenues has stirred controversy about the usefulness of the Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF),…Read more →
Gov’t must prevent organised labour demonstration – Economist
UK-based Ghanaian Petroleum Economist, Theophilus Acheampong, has urged government to meet leadership of organized labour to prevent a planned nationwide demonstration. According to him government must find a proper approach…Read more →
Theo Acheampong speaks about electricity sector developments in Ghana
Theo Acheampong spoke to Ghanaian media on the sidelines of the Africa Oil Governance Summit on developments in the country’s power sector. In two separate interviews given to Joy News,…Read more →