Ghana: New oil and gas discovery Off Cape Three Points gets green light for development

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced the formal Declaration of Commerciality (DoC) for the Eban-Akoma oil and gas discoveries within the Cape Three Points Block 4 (CTP-B4), marking a significant step in Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector. The declaration, submitted on July 3, 2025, follows the successful completion of an appraisal programme confirming […]

Details: Springfield E&P’s 1.5 Billion barrels oil discovery Offshore Ghana

Springfield Exploration and Production (SEP) Limited and its Partners, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GNPC EXPLORCO, officially announce significant oil discovery following its maiden Afina-1 well drilling campaign in the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) Block 2, offshore Ghana. Afina-1 which is located at a water depth of 1030 metres was drilled to a […]

Keep GNPC in check over ‘wasteful’ spending-PIAC to Parliament

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has asked Parliament to immediately step in and put a cap on the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation’s (GNPC) Corporate Social Investment. PIAC fears GNPC may veer off its core mandate if it continues with its current expenditure trends. The committee reiterated the position following memos emerging from the […]

I don’t own Fuel Trade and I have no interest in it-GNPC boss denies IMANI allegations

Story by: Enoch Darfah Frimpong The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr K.K. Sarpong has denied owning Fuel Trade as claimed by policy think tank, IMANI Africa. IMANI Africa had accused Dr Sarpong of engaging in a conflict of interest situation in a US$4.4 billion petroleum agreement between Ghana and […]