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Analyzing local content and in-country spending requirements to advance technology transfers and support entrepreneurial development in Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector

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Published Online: 2025-02-28

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Gbadago, Frank Yao
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Received: 29 February 2024

Accepted: 11 February 2025

First Online: 28 February 2025

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: The author declares no competing interests.

: All procedures performed in this study were conducted in accordance with accepted ethical research standards, as outlined in 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments. Ethical clearance (referenced: UCCIRB/CHLS/2021/01) was obtained from the University of Cape Coast Institutional Review Board (UCCIRB) prior to the commencement of data collection. This clearance provided the ethical foundation for the study, which formed part of the author’s PhD research at the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.

: All participants were informed about the study’s purpose, procedures, and their rights, including voluntary participation and confidentiality. Written or verbal consent was obtained in accordance with ethical guidelines.

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