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    Graphic Online: Oil and Gas Production Threatens Livelihoods in Coastal Communities - Ghana

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Fishing activities in some coastal oil and gas producing communities in Ghana could be threatened by the exploration, Graphic Online warns

by: Erica Mills

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Press Notes, Africa

Graphic Online: Oil and Gas Production Threatens Livelihoods in Coastal Communities - Ghana

Livelihoods in some host oil and gas producing communities are being threatened as a result of the adverse effects of the exploration and production of the country’s petroleum resources.

Predominantly fishing communities, the livelihood of residents along the coastal line in the Western Region is fishing, an activity they have engaged in for years.

With the advent of the commercial production of oil and gas petroleum activities along the west coast, however, this source of livelihood is now on the edge.

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