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The Oil Price Slump and Ghana’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

29 January 2016 Theo Acheampong 1 Comment

The Daily Graphic reports Ghana’s Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, giving an assurance that the drastic drop in…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Oil and Gas Filed under: Africa, economy, Ghana, local content, Oil and Gas, Petroleum

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

24 August 2015 Theo Acheampong

I reproduce below my latest policy paper published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Title: Petroleum Product Pricing, Deregulation…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Writings Filed under: Deregulation, Energy, Energy Security, Ghana, Petroleum

Theo Acheampong speaks to the BBC on the Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime Border Dispute

18 July 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Theo Acheampong speaks to the BBC Africa Business Report on the Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime border dispute and the impact of…

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Posted in: Media, Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Africa, ECOWAS, Energy Policy, Ghana, Oil and Gas, Petroleum, Political Economy

Theo Acheampong speaks at the launch of the Citizens’ Demand for Accountability in Ghana’s Oil and Gas Sector Report

17 July 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

   Theo Acheampong spoke at the launch of the IMANI & Oxfam America Citizens’ Demand for Accountability in Ghana’s Oil…

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Posted in: Media, Oil and Gas Filed under: Energy, Ghana, Oil and Gas, Petroleum

Theo Acheampong discusses the Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire maritime border dispute on Newsfile

2 May 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

I made my first appearance on Newsfile, the influential Joy FM programme, to discuss the Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire maritime border dispute.…

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Posted in: Media, Oil and Gas Filed under: Ghana, Oil and Gas, Petroleum, Political Economy

Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute: Update

30 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

We might be in for a BIG SHOCKER if The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) grants…

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Posted in: Uncategorized, Writings Filed under: Africa, Economics, Maritime Disputes, Oil and Gas, Petroleum

Some Thoughts on Recent Developments in Ghana’s Energy Sector

18 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

My three-part series (papers 2 and 3 co-authored with Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye) on the ongoing power crisis (aka ‘dumsor’) in…

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Energy Security, Ghana, Petroleum, Political Economy

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

10 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

In Africa, oil explorers will keep drilling and producing from select locations such as onshore east Africa and less complex…

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Posted in: Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Energy, Energy Security, Petroleum

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

5 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

In an interesting twist of events, the Ivorian government formally requested the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea…

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Posted in: Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Development, Economics, ECOWAS, Energy, Energy Security, Ghana, Government, Maritime Disputes, Petroleum

THE IMPACT OF FALLING CRUDE OIL PRICES ON GHANA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY

5 December 2014 Theo Acheampong

Global Context Last week, crude oil prices fell below the key $80 per barrel mark on international markets as new…

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Posted in: Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Economics, Energy, Petroleum, Political Economy

GHANA’S PETROLEUM REVENUES: WHY THE RUSH TO SPEND THE HERITAGE FUND?

10 May 2014 Theo Acheampong

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Economics, Energy, Petroleum

Pricing and Deregulation of the Energy Sector in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects

31 March 2014 Theo Acheampong

Myself and IMANI Ghana have teamed up to publish our independent first quarter (Q1) 2014 assessment of some of the…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Writings Filed under: Economics, Energy, Petroleum, Politics, Technology and Innovation

Drawing Parallels Between the North Sea and Ghana’s Oil Industry

16 October 2013 Theo Acheampong

This is how vision and strategic planning transformed Aberdeen, a once ‘sleepy’ fishing town into the oil capital of Europe…

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Development, Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Ghana, Petroleum, Technology and Innovation

Crude Oil Find in Ghana & Cote D’Ivoire: Time to Act Strategically? (Part 1)

27 April 2013 Theo Acheampong

 This week, international news media reported that France’s Total had struck oil on the CI-100 block off Ivory Coast adjacent…

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Africa, Development, Economics, Energy, Government, Petroleum

Ghana: Petrol Politics and the Tema Oil Refinery

20 February 2013 Theo Acheampong

 The last time we were told our inability to import crude oil for the refinery was due to difficulties with…

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Energy, Petroleum, Politics

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