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Oil & Gas Fields in Ghana
Ghana has 3 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 70th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 1 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Ghana National Petroleum Co (3), Aker Energy (1) and Eni SpA (1) — Ghana National Petroleum Co alone is named on 100% of them. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Afina Oil Field (Ghana), proposed. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ghana.
3
Oil & Gas Field in Ghana
#70
of 91 countries
2
In construction / proposed
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Who owns Ghana's oil & gas fields
- Ghana National Petroleum Co3 100%
- Aker Energy1 33%
- Eni SpA1 33%
- Fueltrade1 33%
- LUKOIL PJSC1 33%
- Springfield Group1 33%
- Vitol1 33%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Afina Oil Field (Ghana)2019 · proposed
- Pecan Oil and Gas Field (Ghana)2012 · proposed
How Ghana compares · oil & gas fields by country
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Ghana?
- OverWatts maps 3 oil & gas fields in Ghana — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 70th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Ghana?
- Ghana National Petroleum Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 3 (100%). Next are Aker Energy (1), Eni SpA (1) and Fueltrade (1).
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Ghana?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Afina Oil Field (Ghana) and Pecan Oil and Gas Field (Ghana).