Oil and Gas Management in Ghana

About the Book

This book offers a general introduction to non-technical aspect of oil and gas management. To some people, the book deals with almost all aspects of the oil and gas resource management, including legal, finance, investment, history, taxation, revenue management, and market developments. This book is written primarily to help oil and gas management students understand the subject matter broadly. The book is also helpful to policymakers, petroleum economists, policy analysts, and individuals to have basic understanding of the major issues relevant to the oil and gas sector. Topics such as petroleum subsidy, local content, stabilization agreements, oil revenue collateralization, and investment of the Ghana Petroleum Funds are discussed from a non-technical perspective. The Dutch disease and natural resource curse, the governance pillars in oil and gas revenue management, and the Hubbert curve are also covered with clear explanations. The discussion on the Seven Sisters in oil and gas market development forms the historical dimension to the global oil and gas market.

About the Author

Dr. John Gartchie Gatsi holds Bachelor of Science degree in Administration and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from University of Ghana, Legon. He also holds Master of Science Degree in Finance and Master of Science Degree in International Accounting from University of Goteborg, Sweden as well as Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden. He further holds a PhD in Finance from Central University of Nicaragua. Dr. Gatsi is a Chartered Economist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business, University of Cape Coast. He is also a Chartered Petroleum Economist, member Institute of Directors-Ghana and Fellow of American Academy of Financial Management and Association of Certifi ed Chartered Economists (ACCE). He is also a Lawyer and currently, the Head, Department of Finance, School of Business, College of Humanities and Legal Studies, University of Cape Coast. He was a member of the panel of jury that selected the 2015 Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists Flamingo Awards. Prior to joining academia, he worked with Value Added Tax Service focusing on Tax Debt Management. He is currently a member of the School of Business Advisory Board and coordinates the MBA Oil and Gas Programme under the Institute for Oil and Gas Studies, University of Cape Coast. He provides training consultancy in Financial Economics and Oil and Gas Management. He is the Founder and Director of John Gatsi Educational Foundation.