Overview & Mandate

Company Overview

Exploring Today, Powering Tomorrow

The Exploration and Production Company Limited (Explorco) was incorporated on 30th November 2012 under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179), as the exploration and production subsidiary of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Its creation represents a strategic move to enhance Ghana’s operatorship capacity and strengthen national participation across the oil and gas value chain.

Explorco underscores Ghana’s commitment to sustainable resource development, technical excellence, and meaningful local content participation in the petroleum industry. As a wholly owned subsidiary of GNPC, Explorco operates with growing technical capability, fiscal discipline, and a vision to drive the nation’s upstream petroleum ambitions by leveraging exploration and production expertise.

Our Mandate

To assist GNPC’s drive towards developing full and accelerated E&P operatorship capabilities in line with its overall strategy.

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Seth Kwame Boateng
Corporate Affairs

Seth Kwame Boateng is a multi-award-winning Ghanaian journalist and documentary filmmaker who brings over two decades of impact storytelling to corporate communications. His work has shaped national conversations and led to major public-interest reforms through powerful investigative films such as Locked and Forgotten, Left to Rot, and Next to Die.

As Head of Corporate Affairs, Seth leads stakeholder engagement, media relations, and ESG communications—delivering clear, credible messaging that builds trust with communities, regulators, and partners.

He is the recipient of several prestigious honours, including:

  • GJA Journalist of the Year (2015)
  • WAMECA West African Journalist of the Year
  • ICFJ Global Health Reporting Award (2017)
  • WHO Road Safety Reporting Contest winner (2022)
  • George Ayittey Memorial Award for Excellence in Journalism (2023)

Seth holds an MPH in Health Management Planning & Policy from the University of Leeds, an MA in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana, an MA in Conflict, Peace & Security from KAIPTC, and a BA in Economics & Sociology from the University of Cape Coast.

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Overview & Mandate

Company Overview

Exploring Today, Powering Tomorrow

The Exploration and Production Company Limited (Explorco) was incorporated on 30th November 2012 under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179), as the exploration and production subsidiary of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Its creation represents a strategic move to enhance Ghana’s operatorship capacity and strengthen national participation across the oil and gas value chain.

Explorco underscores Ghana’s commitment to sustainable resource development, technical excellence, and meaningful local content participation in the petroleum industry. As a wholly owned subsidiary of GNPC, Explorco operates with growing technical capability, fiscal discipline, and a vision to drive the nation’s upstream petroleum ambitions by leveraging exploration and production expertise.

Our Mandate

To assist GNPC’s drive towards developing full and accelerated E&P operatorship capabilities in line with its overall strategy.