The Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah, says, he remains committed to building and sustaining a robust state petroleum entity.

This is the right direction taken by GNPC, especially at a time when the government has urged Ghanaian Corporations to muster up all efforts to increase revenues for the country considering the current economic situation due to the external economic and global geopolitical shocks.

The remarks by the CEO are in response to comments on his competencies and allegations against his appointment as the new Corporate Leader for the national oil company.

“The company has assembled the brightest and best engineering minds who currently spend day and night strategising on how to ensure that production is optimised and increased from the three major existing producing fields – Jubilee, TEN and Sankofa Gye Nyame; and also ensuring other developing fields get to first oil", a GNPC manager said.

The corporation’s flagship project in the Voltarian Basin is touted as “for Ghanaians and by Ghanaians”, by the CEO whose work is going on assiduously to strike oil onshore. GNPC plans to spud its first oil and gas well in the basin next year, to ensure that the country’s reserves are not stranded in an era of the “Energy Transition”.

Mr. Danquah is also continuing to strike strategic alliances with other national oil companies including Algeria and Nigeria to improve on building Ghana’s technical capabilities.

Consequently, the Board of Directors at the Corporation has thus far given resounding support to the new CEO since assuming office.

The board has further denied claims that the Public Services Commission did not approve the appointment of Mr. Danquah as the substantive CEO of GNPC.

In an earlier press statement, the board stated that “those claims were unfounded and should be treated with the utmost contempt” adding that Mr. Danquah had passed the interview and is fully supported by the Board of Directors of GNPC.

Most recently, the Senior Staff Union of the GNPC in a statement said Mr Danquah since assuming office has made cross-functional movements consistent with industry practice, as well as, GNPC’s corporate plan in compliance with the conditions of service after obtaining board approval.

They claim that these visionary changes were much needed in the corporation and have boosted productivity.

They added that Mr. Danquah has also instituted cost-saving measures and improved capacity building for staff in key areas to upgrade their knowledge and competencies to help GNPC seamlessly execute its mandate as the national oil company of Ghana.