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Oil and Gas Laws in Ghana

• The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
  

• Petroleum Commission Act, 2011 (Act 821)
  

• Petroleum Revenue Management Act, 2011 (Act 815)
  

• The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Law, 1983 (P.N.D.C.L. 64)

• The Petroleum Exploration and Production Law, 1984 (P.N.D.C.L. 84)

• Petroleum Income Tax Law, 1987 (P.N.D.C.L. 188)

• Model Petroleum Agreement of Ghana

• Ghana License Application Process and Available Acreage

• Standard Application Form for Submission of Bids for Entering into Petroleum Agreements

• National Petroleum Authority Act 2005, ACT 691

• National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Licensing Documents

• Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490)

• Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999, (LI 1652)

• Maritime Zone(Delimitation) Act,1986

• Ghana Maritime Authority Act,2002

• Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004 
  

 

Ghana is Signatory to the following Conventions

• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

• International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC)

• Abidjan Convention (The Convention for the Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region)

 

Oil and Gas Policy Frameworks

• Local Content and Local Participation in Petroleum Activities-Policy Framework

• Energy Sector Strategy and Development Plan

• National Energy Policy

• National Gas Development Task Force

• Terms of Reference (ToR) Resettlement Policy Framework - Natural Gas Transportation and Processing Project

 

Internal Revenue Service Tax Publication

• Internal Revenue Act 2000 (Act 592) As Amended 

 

Petroleum Agreements 

• Deepwater Tano / Cape Three Points Contract Area (Hess Corporation)

• Offshore Cape Three Points South Contract Area (Vitol Upstream) 

• Offshore Cape Three Points Basin (Heliconia Energy) 

• Saltpond Oil and Gas Field (Lushann Eternit Energy)   

Petroleum Agreements Released by Tullow Oil Plc

• Deepwater Tano Contract Area, Petroleum Agreement
  

• West Cape Three Points Contract Area, Petroleum Agreement

 

Deeds of Assignment

• Deepwater Tano – Sep 2006

• DeepWater Tano – Mar 2008

• West Cape Three Points – Sep 2006

• West Cape Three Points – Mar 2008

• West Cape Three Points – Dec 2008

 

Petroleum Agreements Released by Kosmos Energy

• Kosmos Petroleum Agreement – West Cape Three Points – 22nd July 2004

• Joint Operating Agreement – Kosmos and E.O. Group – West Cape Three Points

• Tullow Petroleum Agreement – Deepwater Tano – 10 March 2006

• Joint Operating Agreement – Tullow, Sabre, Kosmos – Deepwater Tano

• Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement – Jubilee Field Unit

• Deed of Assginment – Kosmos / Anadarko

• Kosmos Energy Initial Public Offering (IPO) Prospectus