The Petroleum Commission (PC), has so far, awarded over $3. 6 billion worth of contracts to indigenous Gha­naian companies (IGCs), Director, Local Content, PC, Mr Kwaku Boateng, has announced.

Again, about $8.7 billion worth of contracts had been awarded to foreign companies while $6.3 bil­lion went into joint ventures (JVs).

Additionally, Mr Boateng report­ed that, over 10, 000 direct jobs had been created with the local content development in the petro­leum upstream activities in Ghana.

Key investments in-country, he mentioned, include cementing units, waste management/thermal absorption plants, fabrication, hydraulic and engineering facil­ities, aviation hangars, bolts and nut manufacturing, coating plants, chemical blending and estab­lishment of training centres for specialised trades.