Energy Security Archives - Thoughts of a New African

Jubilee FPSO Maintenance Issues Highlight Ghana’s Energy Security Challenges

There is more bad news for the government of Ghana and the upstream oil and gas sector as oil production and revenues are set to plummet by 50%; thus putting…Read more →

Theo Acheampong speaks about electricity sector developments in Ghana

25 November 2015
Energy, Media
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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 →

Policy Paper | Petroleum Product Pricing, Deregulation and Subsidies in Ghana

24 August 2015
Economics, Energy, Writings

I reproduce below my latest policy paper published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Title: Petroleum Product Pricing, Deregulation and Subsidies in Ghana: Perspectives on Energy Security Authors: Theophilus…Read more →

Some Thoughts on Recent Developments in Ghana’s Energy Sector

18 March 2015
Energy, Writings

My three-part series (papers 2 and 3 co-authored with Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye) on the ongoing power crisis (aka 'dumsor') in Ghana and the way forward is available for download via…Read more →

Impact of the Oil Price Fall On Exploration and Production Activities in Africa

10 March 2015
Oil and Gas, Writings

In Africa, oil explorers will keep drilling and producing from select locations such as onshore east Africa and less complex projects off the West African coast even with oil at…Read more →

Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute: Time to Act Strategically? (Part 2)

5 March 2015
Oil and Gas, Writings

In an interesting twist of events, the Ivorian government formally requested the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for a suspension of oil exploration and production activities…Read more →