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Petroleum Resource Management in Africa Theophilus Acheampong

Petroleum Resource Management in Africa By Theophilus Acheampong

Petroleum Resource Management in Africa by Theophilus Acheampong

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This book explores Ghanas newfound oil wealth and how the revenues it generates can be used to produce inclusive economic growth and development.

Petroleum Resource Management in Africa Summary

Petroleum Resource Management in Africa: Lessons from Ten Years of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana by Theophilus Acheampong

This book explores Ghanas newfound oil wealth and how the revenues it generates can be used to produce inclusive economic growth and development. Comparisons are made with neighboring countries, including Nigeria, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, to highlight how petroleum resources can create jobs, increase research and development skills, and generate government revenue to invest in local services and infrastructure. The impact of global developments, such as the 2014-16 oil slump and innovation within the industry, are also covered.

Petroleum Resource Management in Africato provide policy suggestions and an operational framework for other petroleum producing countries. It will be of interest to academics and policymakers interested in resource and development economics.

About Theophilus Acheampong

Theophilus Acheampong is Associate Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow at the Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance (ACREEF), The University of Aberdeen, and also an Associate Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), The University of Dundee. He is also co-Founder of the iRIS Research Consortium, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at Ghanaian Think Tank IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, all based in Accra, Ghana.

Thomas Kojo Stephens is a Senior Partner at Stobe Law in Accra, Ghana, and the Head of the Transactional, Oil and Gas Practice, as well as the Consultancy Group of the firm. He is an Advisory Board Member of the International Energy Law Advisory Group (IELAG), a Principal Trainer at the International Energy Law Training and Research Company (IELTRC), and a former Vice-Chairman of Ghanas Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), a statutory body with oversight over the use of Ghanas petroleum revenue. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Ghanas Petroleum Industry in Transition.- 2. Examining Ghanas New Exploration and Production Act and Other Legislative Developments.- 3. The Ghana-Cote-dIvoire Maritime Border Dispute and Transboundary Resource Management in the Gulf of Guinea.- 4. Upstream Petroleum Fiscal Regimes: Is Ghanas Tax Regime Fit for Purpose?.- 5. The Petroleum Commission and Management of Ghanas Petroleum Resources.- 6. The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and its Contribution as a National Oil Company.- 7. Social Equity and Conflicts in the Six Coastal Communities of the Western Region of Ghana.- 8. Local Content and Local Participation in Ghanas Oil and Gas Industry: Has Ghana Gotten It Right?.- 9. Fiscal Policy and Petroleum Revenue Management: Is Ghana on the Path to Beating the Resource Curse?.- 10. Oil and Socio-Urban Economic Development in the Western Region.- 11. The State, Governance and the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry in Ghana.- 12. Public Interest Organisations, Transparency Initiatives and Petroleum Sector Oversight and Accountability.- 13. Utilising Ghanas Gas Resources: Implications for Industrial Development and Inclusive Growth.- 14. The Energy Transition and Africas Oil and Gas Resources: Opportunities and Challenges.- 15. Petroleum Resource Management Lessons from New African and Other Petroleum-Producing Countries.- 16. Conclusion: The Future of Africas Petroleum Industry.

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NPB9783030830502
9783030830502
3030830500
Petroleum Resource Management in Africa: Lessons from Ten Years of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana by Theophilus Acheampong
Theophilus Acheampong
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Hardback
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2022-05-04
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