Ghana's petroleum industry
Expectations, Frustrations and Anger in Coastal Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4881287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jesse Salah Ovadia (0000-0002-5010-8269, University of Windsor, corresponding author), Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno (0000-0003-3119-7136, University for Development Studies, corresponding author), James Van Alstine (0000-0002-3649-321X, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 397-424 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x20000245 |
| OpenAlex | W3107182615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 37 |
With much fanfare, Ghana's Jubilee Oil Field was discovered in 2007 and began producing oil in 2010. In the six coastal districts nearest the offshore fields, expectations of oil-backed development have been raised. However, there is growing concern over what locals perceive to be negative impacts of oil and gas production. Based on field research conducted in 2010 and 2015 in the same communities in each district, this paper presents a longitudinal study of the impacts (real and perceived) of oil and gas production in Ghana. With few identifiable benefits beyond corporate social responsibility projects often disconnected from local development priorities, communities are growing angrier at their loss of livelihoods, increased social ills and dispossession from land and ocean. Assuming that others must be benefiting from the petroleum resources being extracted near their communities, there is growing frustration. High expectations, real and perceived grievances, and increasing social fragmentation threaten to lead to conflict and underdevelopment
Agriculture · Anger · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Field research · Geography · Livelihood · Petroleum · Petroleum industry · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Underdevelopment · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |