Accra, Nov.5, GNA – Mr Kwame Ntow Amoah, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has reaffirmed the Corporation’s leadership in revitalising Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector.
Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Local Content Conference and Exhibition in Takoradi, Mr Amoah said GNPC remains central to Ghana’s energy future and is investing in research, technology and data-driven exploration to strengthen its role.
He also called for bold innovation, stronger collaboration and a renewed national commitment to building local competence.
According to Mr Amoah, the GNPC has over four decades stood at the centre of Ghana’s upstream story, from the discovery of the Jubilee Oil Field to the rise of new opportunities in the Voltaian Basin and to the ongoing march toward operatorship.
He added that revitalising Ghana’s exploration and production sector demands innovation and reinvention.
Mr Amoah commended the Petroleum Commission for sustaining the local content dialogue and described the conference theme, “Revitalising Ghana’s Petroleum Exploration and Production Sector: Driving Innovation and Redefining Local Content for a Competitive Energy Economy”, as both timely and forward-looking.
He outlined a range of initiatives that demonstrate GNPC’s role as an innovation catalyst.
Mr Amoah highlighted progress on the Voltaian Basin Project, aimed at inland drilling, and the completion of GNPC’s Research and Technology Centre, which would serve as a regional hub for energy research, data integration and industry-academia collaboration.
He explained that the corporation is investing in technology, research and people while nurturing innovation that will make GNPC not just a leader but a trailblazer.
Mr Amoah further revealed GNPC’s ongoing work with the Association of Ghanaian Suppliers in the Petroleum Industry to strengthen vendor partnerships, expand opportunities and embed local companies across the oil and gas value chain.
He explained that the process of revitalising and redefining the sector is about fostering growth with local firms through mutually beneficial partnerships, ensuring national resources translate into real gains for people. .
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Mr Amoah emphasised that the revitalisation of Ghana’s petroleum sector is not solely GNPC’s task but a shared national responsibility.
He stressed that the corporation cannot do it alone, and to truly drive innovation and redefine local content, alignment is needed across policy, investment and people.
The conference brought together government leaders, international oil companies, local service providers, investors and academics, setting the tone for three days of dialogue on innovation, financing and sustainability within Ghana’s energy sector.
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Kenneth Odeng Adade