On Thursday, September 4, 2025, Doris Afanyedey visited Baker Hughes Ghana in Accra as part of the CEO Listening Tour and engaged with the company’s leadership team. Baker Hughes, a global energy technology company formed through the merger of GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes, has operated in Ghana for nearly two decades.
Doris met with John Swatson, Senior Sales Operations Manager; William Yeboah, Local Content & Government Accounts Manager; and Daniel O., Sales & Commercial (Subsurface), and the discussions focused on:Baker Hughes’ ongoing priorities in Ghana’s oil & gas sector and the broader energy transition.
- Key challenges faced by multinational energy firms, including local content requirements and taxation,
- Opportunities for collaboration with AmCham Ghana in advocacy, energy transition dialogues, and local capacity building initiatives.
Baker Hughes reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana’s energy sector and expressed strong interest in working closely with AmCham Ghana’s Energy, Extractives & Infrastructure Board Sector Committee.
This partnership will help strengthen AmCham’s advocacy in the energy space, support Ghana’s transition to sustainable energy, and create new avenues for collaboration between U.S. businesses and Ghana’s energy industry.
Baker Hughes company provides upstream services across subsurface drilling and completions, surface and wellhead equipment, and industrial turbomachinery, while also supporting local operations with a 12-acre base in Ghana that includes workshops, climate-controlled stores, and laydown facilities.
Through these investments, Baker Hughes contributes to Ghana’s energy sector by enabling efficient oil and gas operations, building local capability, and offering infrastructure that can support cross-sector needs. The company remains a key partner in advancing innovation, knowledge transfer, and sustainable growth within Ghana’s extractives industry.