Give oil and gas contracts to local companies - AGI

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Owuahene 12 years ago

Show Ghanaians an instance in economy for industrialization sector where we have proved successfull?.This never the time to derail progress in this oil sector,that revenues are needed for social progress.Has these local enter ...
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Show Ghanaians an instance in economy for industrialization sector where we have proved successfull?.This never the time to derail progress in this oil sector,that revenues are needed for social progress.Has these local enterpise have the necessary logistics in terms of management and means to facilitate scientific reseach?.talk as an advance economist and use your brain and suggest a more comprehensive means of boasting local entreprise.We are developing country and lots of cheao less capital investment opportunities awaiting development and not in this GIANT oil secor.Animal......
Nyame Ekuma 12 years ago

Don't be silly. Do u understand what is local content ? Nonsense.

Ghana's oil and gas is hoodwinked by foreigners. They supply all the macinery and wquioment and logistics, even toilet rolls.

This is after they have tak ...
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Don't be silly. Do u understand what is local content ? Nonsense.

Ghana's oil and gas is hoodwinked by foreigners. They supply all the macinery and wquioment and logistics, even toilet rolls.

This is after they have taken a lion's share of the oil. And u sat wetin ? Talk, talk and talk . Pretenders and ignoramus managing the oil industry. The white man looks at ur ignorance and laughs and continues to cheat. They even lobby for an ignorant and inexperienced man to man the energy sector so they can loot. Go to Angola, Nigeria ,Ivory Coast and ask. Nonsense
Nana otuoro 12 years ago

Well done my friend Nyame Ekuma, God bless you. I weep at my fellow Ghanaians including our president. They are bloody idiots, our oil is been sold and is completely gone. We are idiots and for that matter we shall suffer. Ev ...
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Well done my friend Nyame Ekuma, God bless you. I weep at my fellow Ghanaians including our president. They are bloody idiots, our oil is been sold and is completely gone. We are idiots and for that matter we shall suffer. Even the chinese are doing galamsey in Ghana. How stupiod can a country be? Asante Hene bought a mansion in uk and lost a great deal of the stool's jewels in Holland yet nobody questioned him. Meanwhile people in kumasi cannot read and write. All we do in Ghana is pray from morning to midnight for miracles. We are backward and very slow. The Ghanaian man thinks only about sex. Our radio stations dont focus on critical issues about the way foreigners are robbing our natural resources. They are just some dumb illiterates. No goverment official goes to jail, what happened to wulome? Where is accountability in Ghana? why didnt we sign oil deals with our African nations instead of the west? we are idiots and we will definately suffer. well they should carry on, when people like JJ,the Tsikatas, the Kuffours etc 70yrs and cant get access to basic state of the art medical facilities they will reflect and ask themselves some serious questions.
Nyame Ekuma 12 years ago

Don't be silly. Do u understand what is local content ? Nonsense.

Ghana's oil and gas is hoodwinked by foreigners. They supply all the macinery and wquioment and logistics, even toilet rolls.

This is after they have tak ...
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Don't be silly. Do u understand what is local content ? Nonsense.

Ghana's oil and gas is hoodwinked by foreigners. They supply all the macinery and wquioment and logistics, even toilet rolls.

This is after they have taken a lion's share of the oil. And u sat wetin ? Talk, talk and talk . Pretenders and ignoramus managing the oil industry. The white man looks at ur ignorance and laughs and continues to cheat. They even lobby for an ignorant and inexperienced man to man the energy sector so they can loot. Go to Angola, Nigeria ,Ivory Coast and ask. Nonsense
JoJo 12 years ago

A comment from you shows you know nothing about the highly technical process of extracting oil from below the sea. How many locals work in the oil industry in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf regions

A comment from you shows you know nothing about the highly technical process of extracting oil from below the sea. How many locals work in the oil industry in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf regions
Onyansani 12 years ago

Jojo, your mother ok. You have no sense at all. What happened to education? does the fact that none of our locals work in the Gulf or oil industry mean we should relinquish all our stake in our natural resources to foreigners ...
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Jojo, your mother ok. You have no sense at all. What happened to education? does the fact that none of our locals work in the Gulf or oil industry mean we should relinquish all our stake in our natural resources to foreigners? What about educating them and empowering them with the necessary skills they need? You need to ask ourself some very serious questions Jojo, such as: " Does the fact that your Dad cannot service your mum properly gives me an automatic right to service your mum?". I am positive you can draw a logical conclusion to evaluate your unjustified response to Nyame Ekuma's comments. You senseless homosexual.
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

Local content is using garbage Satchel water Plastic Bags as Condoms.
Instead of using Vaseline,we can use the left over oil from Cape Tree Points and our spit as lubricants and make the women Scream"Akaraka,Chi,Cha Cho"from ...
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Local content is using garbage Satchel water Plastic Bags as Condoms.
Instead of using Vaseline,we can use the left over oil from Cape Tree Points and our spit as lubricants and make the women Scream"Akaraka,Chi,Cha Cho"from Effia Kuma,Nkuntompo,Kwesimintsim,Anaji,Patado,fijai,Sekondi,Essipong,NkansaworodoEssikado to Contua and Kotse Town.
Yaa Nkosuo 12 years ago

You remind me of a poster I saw recently and it reads

"Of ALL the things I've Lost
It's my MIND I miss the Most"

You know what?
I just thought about you. Perhaps I should get you one!!!

What a dickhead you a ...
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You remind me of a poster I saw recently and it reads

"Of ALL the things I've Lost
It's my MIND I miss the Most"

You know what?
I just thought about you. Perhaps I should get you one!!!

What a dickhead you are!!

Do you have what it takes to make a woman scream "Akaraka chi?"
Satchet water condom or not.

We are discussing serious issues here and you, arsehole, are writing about, WHAT?

Ha ha ha ha ha !!!
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

My dick is very big and any time i want to have sex,I make the women weigh it before they try it.

My dick is very big and any time i want to have sex,I make the women weigh it before they try it.
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

A young woman in Takoradi was so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself into the ocean. She went down to the docks at the Harbor and was about to leap into the frigid water when a handsome young sailo ...
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A young woman in Takoradi was so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself into the ocean. She went down to the docks at the Harbor and was about to leap into the frigid water when a handsome young sailor ashore Seaman saw her tottering on the edge of the pier, crying. He took pity on her and said, "Look, you have so much to live for. I'm off to America in the morning, and if you like, I can stow you away on my ship. I'll take good care of you and bring you foreign food every day." Moving closer, he slipped his arm around her shoulder and added, "I'll keep you happy, and you'll keep me happy."

The girl nodded yes. After all, what did she have to lose? Perhaps a fresh start in America would give her life new meaning.

That night, the ashore seaman sailor brought her aboard and hid her in a lifeboat. From then on, every night he brought her three Fante Kenkey and a piece of Fish, and they made passionate love until dawn. Three weeks later, during a routine inspection, she was discovered by the captain.

"What are you doing here?" the captain asked.

"I have an arrangement with one of the Ashore seaman sailors," she explained. "I get food and a trip to America, and he's screwing me in my ass and i am sucking his dick in the Akaraka chi cha cho way and my ass also burns with my pussy"

"He certainly is," the captain said. "This is the Takoradi Tug boat waiting for the Dodi Princess Ferry."

Onyansani 12 years ago

As you can all see, the oil subject is getting sensitive by the day, ofcourse the government is pretending a blind eye about the grievances of the Ghanaian people. When the people can no longer use bottle up their frusatratio ...
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As you can all see, the oil subject is getting sensitive by the day, ofcourse the government is pretending a blind eye about the grievances of the Ghanaian people. When the people can no longer use bottle up their frusatrations, they will vent it out. It will then be too late to be calling God for peace in Ghana. A learned fellow has been posting an article on this site titled " The road to Kigali", I urge my fellow Ghanaians to read that article carefully. We as a country aided by our great leaders seem to be steering nicely on the road to Kigali. Blackman dont like peace, we always want to see blood, why? why cant we share the wealth? why cant we use the oil revenue to develop the country? why are we still struggling with the basic essentials like electricity, water and medical supplies whiles our leaders are striking millions of dollars deals with our oil. The masses are not asking for much, they only want a "life". Keep denying them their rights to basic food and shelter and trust me, they will eventually take what is thiers with force. The issue of accountability is a problem in Ghana. Soon the people in Syria will start the labourous task of rebuilding thier nation from scratch. It happened in Liberia, Sierra Leone etc. Oil and greed will send up surely down the same road. As for our radio stations, keep playing music to entertain the rich and dont focus on the curruption in the country. We are all in this together, when the shit hits the fun, we will all be responsible as Citizens of the mother land.
EZEKIEL 12 years ago

It SHOULDN'T be ...."because you are a Ghanaian company"...In WHICH SECTOR have you EXCELLED in Ghana to EARN that ?? So far the ONLY SECTOR which FUNCTIONS WELL in Ghana is CORRUPTION!!!
PROVE YOUR COMPETENCE!!!!

It SHOULDN'T be ...."because you are a Ghanaian company"...In WHICH SECTOR have you EXCELLED in Ghana to EARN that ?? So far the ONLY SECTOR which FUNCTIONS WELL in Ghana is CORRUPTION!!!
PROVE YOUR COMPETENCE!!!!
Oslo, Bridget 12 years ago

Totally agree

Totally agree
UU 12 years ago

SHOW ME LOCAL CONTENT LAW PASS BY GHANA AND HOW ENFORCEABLE IT IS. WHEN SIGNING CONTRACT WITH THESE COMPANIES, IT SHOULD BE PART OF IT. EVERY COMPANY AS WELL AS LISTING IN GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE. ESPECIALLY BIG COMPANIES AND CO ...
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SHOW ME LOCAL CONTENT LAW PASS BY GHANA AND HOW ENFORCEABLE IT IS. WHEN SIGNING CONTRACT WITH THESE COMPANIES, IT SHOULD BE PART OF IT. EVERY COMPANY AS WELL AS LISTING IN GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE. ESPECIALLY BIG COMPANIES AND CONTRACT SHOULD BE RENEWABLE SHORT TERM WHICH ALLOWS TERMS RENEWAL. KOSMOS PROMISED TO LIST ON GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE YET THEY HAVEN'T.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

Why should we give 90% of oil found in Ghana to foreign private companies?The LOCAL CONTENT in the agreement must be clear to everybody,we should know what went in there and we can do.Thank you.

Why should we give 90% of oil found in Ghana to foreign private companies?The LOCAL CONTENT in the agreement must be clear to everybody,we should know what went in there and we can do.Thank you.
Anali 12 years ago

Why doesn’t Ghana extract its own oil ?

Why doesn’t Ghana extract its own oil ?
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

This is a very bad deal because it has no time limit or renewal.There is also no infrastructural development attached.Just look at what Kwame Nkrumah did with only Bauxite in the 60s.We got American company,Kaiser to come for ...
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This is a very bad deal because it has no time limit or renewal.There is also no infrastructural development attached.Just look at what Kwame Nkrumah did with only Bauxite in the 60s.We got American company,Kaiser to come for our bauxite to produce aluminium.See what came with just one raw material.Kaiser built Valco,he helped Ghana to build Akosombo,Tema Township and Port.Have you seen the motorway and all the industries in Tema?All these came from just one CONTRACT so please do some research before you make noise.Thank you.
DAN 12 years ago

thats why..Go to Standard charter and borrow 1 billions dollars and you too can drill..Otherwise shut up and open your own filling station or oil storage tank farm and you can get part of the action....

thats why..Go to Standard charter and borrow 1 billions dollars and you too can drill..Otherwise shut up and open your own filling station or oil storage tank farm and you can get part of the action....
TONNY 12 years ago

where is the oil he is talking about.our resources giving to CHINESE for a paltry 3 billion dollar loan whereby no development going in the country.a nation corrupt officials. how come a small country like ghana has over 50 m ...
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where is the oil he is talking about.our resources giving to CHINESE for a paltry 3 billion dollar loan whereby no development going in the country.a nation corrupt officials. how come a small country like ghana has over 50 ministers and their deputies.now you want to increase petrolium products?educate our youth build more science and reseach centers and stop buying car to self annointed pastors.
Yaa Nkosuo 12 years ago

Very sad, What are you doing about it?

Very sad, What are you doing about it?

BOY KOFI 12 years ago

When you sign a contract,you put in a specific projects,dates for expiration and renewals.Our govt did not do that,they were only interested in their personal gains if not why should 90% of the oil goes to foreign private com ...
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When you sign a contract,you put in a specific projects,dates for expiration and renewals.Our govt did not do that,they were only interested in their personal gains if not why should 90% of the oil goes to foreign private companies leaving the whole country with just 10% for unlimited period.Let's see how Kwame Nkrumah negotiated Valco Deal with Kaiser an American Aluminium Gaint Company.Out of only Valco because of the Bauxite Deposit in the country Nkrumah got Akosombo Dam,Tema Port and Township plus Motorway and Heavy Industries.I think Kuffour gave Ghana a raw deal without considering many factors.Out of Aluminium Deal with Kaiser,our first President got many Industrial,Commercial and Social benefits.Look at the Oil Contracts today and tell me what we benefit,it's not comparable to what Nkrumah did with Bauxite alone.The Gas Plant is very good but there should be a new OIL REFINERY at the same time and some byproduct industries to spring up.The American,English and Chinese businessmen are not here to put sense into our heads,they are here to make profits,good bread so we need to wake up and follow the steps of Kwame Nkrumah.I can see a new motorway from Cape 3 points to Takoradi,a whole modern township with a port like Tema in the Western Region but I am afraid this will never be accomplished.At the moment we don't get anything at all,not in terms of infrasructure or positive socioeconomic impact so who gains?Thank you.
Hazor 12 years ago

Sir,NDC ministers said TOR cannot refine Jubillee oil.What contracts are you talking about,selling contract or buying contracts?All the oil from wells are export, what left for Ghanaians?

Sir,NDC ministers said TOR cannot refine Jubillee oil.What contracts are you talking about,selling contract or buying contracts?All the oil from wells are export, what left for Ghanaians?
DAN 12 years ago

i bet they will find a way to refine ghana oil or will find way to profit at the refinery with Nigerian oil..Oil has to be shipped for 6 week across the ocean to America yet i only paid a HIGH of $3.67 per gallon of petro (4 ...
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i bet they will find a way to refine ghana oil or will find way to profit at the refinery with Nigerian oil..Oil has to be shipped for 6 week across the ocean to America yet i only paid a HIGH of $3.67 per gallon of petro (4 liters) today
Onyansani 12 years ago

As you can all see, the oil subject is getting sensitive by the day, ofcourse the government is pretending a blind eye on the grievances of the Ghanaian people. When the people can no longer bottle up their frusatrations, the ...
read full comment

As you can all see, the oil subject is getting sensitive by the day, ofcourse the government is pretending a blind eye on the grievances of the Ghanaian people. When the people can no longer bottle up their frusatrations, they will vent it out. It will then be too late to be calling God for peace in Ghana. A learned fellow has been posting an article on this site titled " The road to Kigali", I urge my fellow Ghanaians to read that article carefully. We as a country aided by our great leaders seem to be steering the country nicely on the road to Kigali. Blackman dont like peace, we always want to see blood, why? why cant we share the wealth? why cant we use the oil revenue to develop the country? why are we still struggling with the basic essentials like electricity, water and medical supplies whiles our leaders are striking million dollar deals with our oil (where Ghana only own 10% of our own oil). The masses are not asking for much, they only want a "life". Keep denying them their rights to basic food and shelter and trust me, they will eventually take what is thiers with force. The issue of accountability is a problem in Ghana. Soon the people in Syria will start the labourous task of rebuilding thier nation from scratch. It happened in Liberia, Sierra Leone etc. Oil and greed will send us surely down the same road. As for our radio stations, keep playing music to entertain the rich and dont focus on the curruption in the country. We are all in this together, when the shit hits the fan, we will all be responsible as Citizens of the mother land.
YY 12 years ago

GHANAIANS WILL SEE A LOT OF THEIR JOBS GOING TO EUROPEANS UNEMPLOYED SINCE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE LOCAL CONTENT LAW IN PLACE. WHILE SOME OF GREEDY, CORRUPT LEADERS, CHIEFS SELLING LANDS INSTEAD OF RENTING OR LEASING TO FOREI ...
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GHANAIANS WILL SEE A LOT OF THEIR JOBS GOING TO EUROPEANS UNEMPLOYED SINCE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE LOCAL CONTENT LAW IN PLACE. WHILE SOME OF GREEDY, CORRUPT LEADERS, CHIEFS SELLING LANDS INSTEAD OF RENTING OR LEASING TO FOREIGNERS.
Danny cole 12 years ago

Land should not be sold but leased to investors for a greater retains. It also remains an asset to the community for future gains.it is a pride for the youth since the state is awarding all the oil and gas contracts to forieg ...
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Land should not be sold but leased to investors for a greater retains. It also remains an asset to the community for future gains.it is a pride for the youth since the state is awarding all the oil and gas contracts to foriegn investors.lands should therefore not be sold but leased.save the future dont sell the future of the west of Ghana.
FORD OGA 12 years ago

This local content exist but because we have greedy elements as leaders, even toilet roles contracts are awarded to foreigners. They always decieve the pubic with big useless english gramma.

This local content exist but because we have greedy elements as leaders, even toilet roles contracts are awarded to foreigners. They always decieve the pubic with big useless english gramma.
Sankofa 12 years ago

We must enforce the local content legislation to ensure that foreign companies employ locaal staff and train them to enable them gain experience and expertise in the oil and gas sector.

We do not want a repeat of the gold ...
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We must enforce the local content legislation to ensure that foreign companies employ locaal staff and train them to enable them gain experience and expertise in the oil and gas sector.

We do not want a repeat of the gold mining situation where Anglogold has exploited us since the colonial era.

Our chiefs should stop selling land to foreign companies, including those who use Ghanaian frontmen to get around this. We must pass laws to this effect.

The authorities must construct proper roads in the Western region, especially in the Western corridor,to facilitate work on the oil and gas industry. The railways must be rehabilitated to support the national and local economies. Takoradi airport must be upgraded.
PROF -- THOMAS KUBI -- McA INT MAR 12 years ago

With the sudden resignation of Dr Chambas from the post of the ACP Secretary-General to take up his new position as the Special UN/African Commission Envoy to Darfur, the ACP Secretariat of close to 75 countries has somehow b ...
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With the sudden resignation of Dr Chambas from the post of the ACP Secretary-General to take up his new position as the Special UN/African Commission Envoy to Darfur, the ACP Secretariat of close to 75 countries has somehow being left in a limbo.

Its not that there are no well-qualified candidates from the 75 Caribbean, Pacific and African countries to fill the position. Its simply because the post of Sec-General revolves around the various region. t was the turn of West Africa until 2015, following which East Africa has to put forward a candidate.

With Chambas suddenly resigning, the West African Ambassadors decided to discuss options to look for a replacement to complete Chambas term. This was about a month ago. But as at last week I was informed that it has been a challenge to get a replacement from West Africa simply because given the limited duration of less than 2 years for West Africa to complete its current term most good candidates would already be engaged somewhere else and would not like to be in a post for just 2years.

The option from the Ambassadors would then be to allow East Africa to introduce its candidate to complete both Chambas term, then to start their own term. However I think if Ghana is to introduce a successor to Chambas similar as was done for Ambassador Gbeho to complete Chambas term at ECOWAS , the Brussels based ACP Ambassadors would accept it.

In this case well qualified individuals with experienced political background (of a Ministerial level and above) or Ambassadorial backgrounds interested in gaining more international political experience should talk to the Ghana government to provide support in putting their candidature forward. It might not be for a long duration. Just around 2 years maximum, unless in the unlikely event that the East Africans chose to waive their tenure then you might have another 5years in the role.

Few guys in mind are Dr Apraku, Spio-Gabrah, Betty-Mould or Bawumiah if he can wean himself off Akuffo-Addos lost cause.

The money may not be that hot but the international exposure and network you would build would stand you in good stead for other future roles in the international community.

Individuals with the requisite political and technical background should first discuss with the Ghanaian Ambassador in Belgium, His Excellency Kofi Yiadom (+32 2 7058220) on the interest in the post to get a picture of the updated situation.. There are other individuals directly in charge of the selection process whom I can directly put in contact, if given all clear by the Brussels Mission and Accra.
mama Joy 12 years ago

DO NOT GIVE TO ANY LOCAL!!! THEY ALWAYS TAKE THE MONEY AND WILL NOT DELIVER THE SERVICE, LOOK AT OUR ROADS! LET THE FOREIGNERS DO IT! LOOK AT THE ABURI ROAD; DID THE FOREIGN COMPANY NOT DELIVER???/

DO NOT GIVE TO ANY LOCAL!!! THEY ALWAYS TAKE THE MONEY AND WILL NOT DELIVER THE SERVICE, LOOK AT OUR ROADS! LET THE FOREIGNERS DO IT! LOOK AT THE ABURI ROAD; DID THE FOREIGN COMPANY NOT DELIVER???/

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