Energy / Oil and Gas


In the energy sector, Fugar & Co. offers broad-ranging and authoritative legal expertise. Oil & Gas is an emerging area of interest in the Ghanaian economy which has attracted several reputable investors into the country. As is known with Fugar & Company, the Firm is at the forefront in providing legal advice to potential investors.

It advised El Paso Energy Inc in its proposed joint venture with the Ghana National Petroleum Centre to develop the Tano gas field and build power badges for the production of electricity in the Western Region.

The Firm has also advised Marathon Power of the USA on its joint venture with the Volta River Authority to develop a thermal plant to generate and distribute electricity as well as its exploration of the natural gas reserves in Ghana.


It also advised Devon Oil in its acquisition of exploration rights offshore the Republic of Ghana.

Some current projects of the Firm include acting as general legal advisor in Ghana to Anadarko; one of the joint venture companies involved in the exploitation of the Jubilee Field offshore the Republic of Ghana.

It is also acting as Ghanaian counsel to lenders financing an independent power producing plant in Ghana for the supply of electricity to the Volta River Authority, the sole state owned distributor of electricity.

It has advised the Tema Offshore Mooring Limited and Kpone Marine Services Limited- companies engaged in the operation of the Conventional Buoy and Single Pont Mooring Systems for the discharge of crude oil and petroleum products to the Tema Oil Refinery.

The Firm has also been involved in reviewing various agreements in connection with the sale of oil products. It has in this regard, acted as Ghanaian counsel to Standard Chartered Plc in relation to the financing of the Tema Oil Refinery Limited’s sale of oil products.

Fugar & Co advised Chase Petroleum Ghana Ltd (a bulk oil distribution and trading company) in its procurement of a US$ 100 million trade finance facility from Standard Chartered Plc.

With regard to the water sector, the Firm has acted as Transaction Advisors for the structuring of legal and financial arrangements for the water privatization project in Ghana.