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Ghana will follow the Norwegian example in oil -Veep

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Comment: At last sense prevailing

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Justice
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2011-04-13 12:16:46
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Ghana will follow the Norwegian example in oil -Ve


Is not this an NPP and Kuffour policy.
Great to see commonsense prevailing at last despite the damage that has been done by the collateralisation amendment to the Pretroleum Manangement Bill and unconscionable collateralised loans from the chinese and S. Koreans ie STX etc

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04-12 18:05
 
 
 
Aker SA - PA abrogatted by Minister???? Hope the NDC government will use this occassion to rectify the error/blunder the Minister of Energy committed by unilateraly abrogate the Petroluem agreement of Norwagian owned company AKER SA that if it goes to court (in Gha

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Say the Truth
04-12 18:05
 
 
 
 
STUPID RUN AROUND VP I have had enough of this con vice president. Flashback: In their mad rush to mortgage Ghana's oil revenue to the Koreans, over the STX-Korea housing deal this same idiot of a vice-president came swinging rubbishing and i

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PHILTY McNASTY
04-12 19:03
 
 
 
 
 
Re: STUPID RUN AROUND VP Good point. but did you have to label him a womanizer? he might be just sticking to his traditions, which tolerate polygamy.

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Yogi
04-13 00:09
 
 
 
 
 
Re: STUPID RUN AROUND VP I can't recall when what you are claiming happened, yet I remember this government announced it will study the Norwegian model and throw in some of the Trinidadian way to fashion Ghana's own guidelines for the oil industry. I

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wateva
04-13 14:30
 
 
 
We must also have a mind of our own. Ghana is a tropical country with her own history and culture. We have to know what we want for ourselves before we should consider borrowing what is practised in other nations with different histories and culture. Why is tha

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Kwamebeba
04-12 18:41
 
 
 
 
Re: We must also have a mind of our own. 50 years of innovation, what has come out of it? Bickering, tribalism, theft, etc. If you know how Norway distributes her wealth, you'll pray that we copy from them

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yoooooooooooo
04-12 20:04
 
 
 
 
LET'S LEARN FROM NORWEGIANS Kwamebeba, I know you are fiercely Nkrumaistic, adherent to African personality, self-determination and self-reliance, but there are a host of things we can learn from others. There's no question there's a lot the Norwagian

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MARCUS AMPADU
04-12 20:56
 
 
 
 
 
no man is an island- kwamebea Let's learn from wherever we can. If Norway can teach us a thing of two, GREAT !!!

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Owusu Bempah
04-12 21:48
 
 
 
 
 
Norwagian prerequisite is lacking in GH. I am in no way against learning and implementing what is good from others to make our own situation better. What I believe is that, the Norwagians are able to achieve what exists in Norway because they follow certain principl

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Kwamebeba
04-12 21:55
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: Norwagian prerequisite is lacking in GH. There is nothing wrong with learning from others, so long as one learns the right things and does not copy blindly. Our problem is that we copy the wrong things and ignore what is good.Norway has much experience in the oi

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Sankofa
04-13 20:23
 
 
 
Ghana will follow the Norwegian example What a noble idea! If Ghana could even achieve 50 percent of what Norway has done with its oil, that would be very commendable!

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Kwesi Afranie III
04-12 20:49
 
 
 
rubbish ,its wont work how can you bring norway to ghana. find your own way african

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chief amankwa
04-12 21:19
 
 
 
 
FAIR DEAL GHANA GOVERNMENT NEED TO SIGN INTO LAW.ALL PETROL CONTRACTS 45% TO THE OIL COMPANY AND 45% TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA.THE REMANING 10% GOES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THAT KUFFOUR KALABULE PETROL COMTRACT WILL NEVER BE APPLI

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Agbeli Kumodzi
04-12 23:19
 
 
 
Petrol money? You have already finished spending enough to cover 20years oil revenue. What money are you talking about?

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kk
04-13 03:26
 
 
 
 
highly hypocritical this man was abusive to the opposition becos of the same issue and now this same man is touting the norwegian style.asem beba dabi ampa.clueless,visionless equal to everything goes when it favours me.

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payoo
04-13 07:08
 
 
 
The UAE model is best! Let's follow the UAE model which has seen a small desert enclave become the envy of the developed world in infrastructure and country development. The Norwegian model is too socialistic with high taxes and excessive social be

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Assassin's creed
04-13 07:48
 
 
 
 
Wealth owned by Royal Families The only problem with this idea is that in the UAE the national wealth of each of the Emirates is owned personally by the Royal Families. the

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Justice
04-13 12:11
 
 
 
At last sense prevailing
Justice
04-13 12:16