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

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Theophilus Acheampong Thomas Kojo Stephens

Petroleum Resource Management in Africa

Lessons from Ten Years of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana

Theophilus Acheampong, Thomas Kojo Stephens

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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
04 May 2022

Development economics; Petroleum & oil industries

This book explores Ghana’s 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 Africa to 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.

Edited by: Theophilus Acheampong, Thomas Kojo Stephens
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2022 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 1.006kg
ISBN: 9783030830502
ISBN 10: 3030830500
Pages: 630
Publication Date: 04 May 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 Ghana’s Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), a statutory body with oversight over the useof Ghana’s petroleum revenue. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law.