An exploratory survey of petroleum skills and training in Ghana

Africa Today

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 56-80

  Panford, Kwamina ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SKILLED LABOR; TRAINING;

GHANA;

EID: 84900297940     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: 15271978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/africatoday.60.3.57     Document Type: Article

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