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Mahama announces new offshore oil discovery in Deepwater Cape Three Points block

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery in the Deepwater Cape Three Points block in the Tano Basin, offshore Ghana. The discovery was made by Planet 1 Oil and Gas Limited in partnership with Bowler Upstream Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), according to the President. Speaking at an event on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Mr Mahama described the find as an important milestone for Ghana’s petroleum industry, noting that it marks the country’

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6 outlets · 8 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Ghana, Nigeria
English
Countries concerned
Ghana
Economy & energy · intensity 3.0 · tone -0.60
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Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (100%); silent in Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 100%

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  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by MyJoyOnline (Ghana), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. Mahama announces new offshore oil discovery in Deepwater Cape Three Points block
    MyJoyOnlineGhanaGhana → GhanaEnglish
  2. Prez Mahama announces new offshore oil discovery at Petroleum Commission local content conference in Takoradi
    onuaonline.comGHGhana → GhanaEnglish
  3. Ghana Makes New Oil Discovery in Deepwater Cape Three Points Block
    abcnewsgh.comGHGhana → GhanaEnglish
  4. Mahama announces new offshore oil discovery in Deepwater Cape Three Points block
    yen.com.ghGhanaGhana → GhanaEnglish
  5. In Photos: President Mahama announces new offshore oil discovery in Ghana
    gbcghanaonline.comGHGhana → GhanaEnglish
  6. Ghana records new offshore oil discovery near Jethro-1X well – Mahama
    gbcghanaonline.comGHGhana → GhanaEnglish
  7. President Mahama announces new offshore oil discovery
    gna.org.ghNigeriaNigeria → GhanaEnglish
  8. President Mahama announces ‘Nya Gyidie’ offshore oil discovery as crude production rises above 120,000 barrels per day
    gbcghanaonline.comGHGhana → GhanaEnglish