| By Esther Awuah THE KUMASI Institute of Technology and Environment (KITE), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has launched two books on oil and gas to help sensitize and manage the heightened expectations of stakeholders in the petroleum sector. The books, which are titled, “Ghana's Emerging Petroleum Industry: What Stakeholders Need to know” and “An Illustrated Glossary of Selected Oil and Gas Terminologies” is to provide an easy to read guide on the emerging oil and gas industry and will also serve as a quick reference material for non-technical stakeholders. It was jointly funded by the Ghana Research and Advocacy Programme (G-RAP) and the World Bank’s Centre for Development Partnerships Civil Society Fund. The first book treats topics like: Understanding Ghana’s Newfound Resource; Who Owns the Oil and Gas Resources in the Jubilee Field; How much revenue can Potentially Accrue from the Jubilee Field, among others.
The second book on the other hand contains over 120 selected oil and gas terminologies and acronyms with pictures. At a ceremony to launch the two books, the Director of KITE and the convener of the Oil and gas Stakeholders Network (OGSN), Ishmael Edjekumhene said his outfit was committed to working with stakeholders to promote the institutionalization and practice of the ideals of good governance in Ghana's oil and gas industry
He called on Ghanaians to show interest in issues related to the petroleum sector. Officially launching the book, Omanhene of Essikado Traditional Area, Nana Kwabena Nketia V, said the publication was educative because it would ensure effective public participation in decision-making. He said, “The discovery of oil can make or unmake the country, but if we take a keen interest in knowing what the sector entails, then we will be better placed to make informed decisions.”J. Y. Appiah appealed to Ghanaians to collaborate with the ministry to ensure that government achieved its target of drilling oil in the last quarter of this year.
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