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Modern Ghana
Black Gold's Dawn: Ghana's Jubilee Field, Tullow Oil, and the Complexities of Petroleum Prosperity (2007-Present)
- Jubilee Field
- Tullow Oil
- Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)
- Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA)
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Economic Development
- Local Content Policy
- Dutch Disease
- Transparency and Accountability
- Western Region
- Atta Mills Administration
- Kufuor Administration
- Kosmos Energy
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Chapter 1
The Eureka Moment: Discovery and the Dawn of a New Era (2007-2010)
Details the seismic shifts preceding the Jubilee Field discovery, the roles of exploration companies like Kosmos Energy and Tullow Oil, the initial public reaction, and the burgeoning expectations for Ghana's future as an oil-producing nation.
Sources & References
- Ghana Petroleum Commission. Exploration History. petrocom.gov.gh.
- Tullow Oil plc. Jubilee Field Overview. tullowoil.com.
- Petroleum Revenue Management Act, 2011 (Act 815). Parliament of Ghana.
- Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC). Annual Reports 2012-2024.
- Gary, Ian. (2009). Ghana's Big Test: Oil's Challenge to Democratic Development. Oxfam America/ISODEC.
- Standing, Andre. (2014). Ghana's Extractive Industries and Community Benefit Sharing. Resources Policy, 40.
- Gyimah-Boadi, E. & Prempeh, H.K. (2012). Oil, Politics, and Ghana's Democracy. Journal of Democracy, 23(3).
