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Tullow shares go higher on Ghana field news

Shares in Tullow Oil gain 3.5 percent, making the UK-based oil explorer the top gainer in the FTSE 100 as it and U.S. producer Anadarko Petroleum make new discoveries around their Jubilee field in Ghana. Tullow said in a statement its…

Kosmos Energy makes third oil discovery in Ghana

Kosmos Energy has announced today, January 8, 2009 that the company has successfully appraised Jubilee Field-age reservoirs and made its third major oil discovery on the West Cape Three Points Block in Ghana. In a statement announcing the…

Ecobank rights issue in 2009

Ecobank Ghana Limited is expected to commence its rights issue this year. The bank, earlier last year, sought a special resolution from its shareholders to authorize the directors to increase by GH¢100 million, its current stated capital.…

Summary of stocks in Ghana and around the world

GHANA: Only three of the major indexes tracked by Bloomberg showed positive gains with Ghana's All-Share index leading the pack rising 6o per cent, according to the news agency. The rise in the index was sparked by an offshore oil discovery…

Ghana to get power plant from Libya, Russia

Ghana is among some developing countries that will soon get a power plant to augment their power supply needs. Reports reaching ghanabusinessnews.com indicate that Russian state-owned Technopromexport has announced in Moscow. The reports…