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Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference   

Eko Convention Center, Lagos, Nigeria
20-22 February 2024

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James Yamoah

Mr. James Yamoah

Director, Petroleum Upstream, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Ghana
Ghana
Mr. James Yamoah is the Director, Petroleum Upstream at Ghana’s Ministry of Energy. Prior to joining the Ministry of Energy, James had held several executive and management positions at the National Oil Company; the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) including General manager HSSE, General Manager Technical and Chief Operating Officer. He currently oversees Ghana's upstream operations, which comprise pre-licensing, licensing, exploration and appraisal, field development and production, disposal, and decommissioning and deputize the Director, Petroleum.

James is a geoscientist who received a US government grant in 2010 to train as an Emerging Leader in the Environment and Extraction Program at Duquesne University, Pittsburg. USA.
He holds a geology degree from the University of Ghana and a Master's degree in Petroleum Geoscience from both Heriot Watt University and Edinburgh University. He also has a Master of Finance and Strategy degree from Manchester Metropolitan University and a graduate of PETRAD’s Program in “Petroleum Policy and Resource Management” in Stavanger, Norway.
James has close to 2 decades of experience in Oil and Gas sector. Along with being a member of SEG and AAPG, he serves on the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists' (GhIG) council.

EVENT PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS 2023

STRATEGIC


  • NNPC Limited
  • Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB)

 

PLATINUM

  • Chevron
  • H-PTP Energy Services Ltd a subsidiary of Hobark
  • ND Western
  • The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo)
  • Shell Nigeria Gas Limited
  • TotalEnergies
  • Uniterm Nigeria Limited

 

GOLD

  • Invest in Africa

 

SILVER

  • Calaya Engineering Services Limited
  • Cruxstone Development & Investment Limited
  • DeltaAfrik
  • Dorman Long Engineering Limited
  • Niger Delta Exploration & Production (NDEP)
  • Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG)
  • Oilserv Limited
  • Prime Atlantic
  • TIREX Petroleum and Energy Limited

 

BRONZE

  • FloSmart
  • Future Concerns Nigeria Limited (FCNL)
  • Goddie Chemicals International Ltd
  • GGI International Nigeria Limited
  • Global Lifting and Engineering Services Nigeria Limited
  • Hanze Tours
  • Navante Oil & Gas Company Limited
  • Petrolog Group
  • Radial Circle Group
  • Tecon Oil Services Group
  • Topline Limited

 

GOLF

  • Hydroserve

    Hydroserve


 

ENDORSING

  • Association of Tanzania Oil & Gas Service Providers (ATOGS)
  • Association of Uganda Oil and Gas Service Providers (AUGOS)
  • Ghana Oil and Gas Service Providers Association (GOGSPA)
  • Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC)
  • Nigerian Gas Association
  • Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA)
  • Oil & Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN)
  • The Welding Federation Africa (WeldFA)
  • Tsavo Oilfield Services Limited
  • Women in Energy Network (WIEN)

 

SECURITY

  • Protection Plus Services Limited (PPSL)
  • 4SV Limited
  • Heritage Guardians
  • Heritage Treasure Trove Communications Limited