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Vol 66 No 5

Published 7th March 2025


Ghana

Changing course after an oil spill

The new government has made a U-turn on the oil field battle between Italy’s Eni and former political favourite Springfield

On 25 February, Energy Minister John Jinapor cancelled a directive by the previous New Patriotic Party government which sought to unitise two adjacent oil fields: one operated by Italy’s Eni, and another by Springfield, a Ghanaian start-up. Springfield is owned by Kevin Okyere, a businessman with close links to the former NPP government.

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