Ghana Forces Eni to Merge Oil Field With Local Firm’s Discovery

  • Government seeks optimum exploitation of petroleum resources
  • Italian company to remain operator of Sankofa-Afina fields
Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
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Ghana’s government is forcing Eni SpA to merge its Sankofa offshore oil field with a neighboring discovery made by a domestic explorer and imposing its own terms on the deal, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg.