By Kofi Ahovi The ministry of energy in collaboration with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation is set to finish the final draft of the bill by next month and subsequently submit it to parliament for ratification. The policy will provide government with a clear direction and guidelines to develop Ghana’s emerging oil industry ahead of the expected production in 2010. Obviously, this underscores government’s touted commitment and efforts to putting adequate measures in place to explore, develop and produce oil in a sustainable manner and at a rate appropriate for the development of Ghana and its economy. The new policy which is currently being scrutinized by GNPC was drafted under four thematic areas namely Resource Management; Revenue Management; Environmental Management and Security. Sources close to the ministry have disclosed to BusinessWeek that the policy among other things captures certain key actions that will soon be undertaken by government in collaboration with other stak...