Act 919 of 2016 and its contribution to governance of the upstream petroleum industry in Ghana.

Ndi, George (2017) Act 919 of 2016 and its contribution to governance of the upstream petroleum industry in Ghana. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. pp. 1-27. ISSN 0264-6811

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Abstract

In August 2016 the Ghanaian Parliament marked the advent of a new era for the country’s nascent petroleum industry with the enactment into law of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act [Act 919]. Act 919 is considered to represent a major milestone in the legislative history of the upstream oil and gas industry in Ghana. The main objective of this article is to assess the new statute’s fitness for purpose through a critical examination of its regulatory aspirations, together with its underlying legislative ambitions and presumptions. The discussion is set against the historical background of petroleum exploration and production in Ghana.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ghana, Act 919, petroleum law, contractual and fiscal regime, petroleum exploration and production, Ghana Petroleum Funds, resource curse thesis
Subjects:	K Law > KZ Law of Nations
Schools:	Huddersfield Business School > Law Research Group
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
Depositing User:	George Ndi
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2017 13:46
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2018 13:46
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/32508

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