Zoil seeks to extend waste management expertise in mining and petroleum sector to West Africa

Zoil is making strides in waste management with unmatched expertise within Ghana’s offshore petroleum industry

Joseph Appiah-Dolphyne May 25, 2021

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There is said to be so much waste associated with oil and gas exploitation globally. The ability to manage the disposal efficiently makes a lot of difference so that the waste does not end up polluting the environment to the detriment of host communities.

One company making strides in waste management with unmatched expertise within Ghana’s offshore petroleum industry is Zoil.

It is a wholly Ghanaian owned company established in 2009 to manage hazardous and non-hazardous wastes in the mining, oil and gas sectors.

With all its workers sourced from Ghana, the company has lived up to the promise of building local content expertise for a strong economy.

Dr Kenneth Asamoah Boateng, chief executive officer of Zoil in an exclusive interview with Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe on the Energy 101 show on Asaase Radio said, “All the workers we have currently are Ghanaians. We don’t have any expatriate working with us.”

The company has a unique customer service approach with the aim of providing excellent service to its clientele. “With what we do, we have been able to develop ourselves with the help of our customers,” Dr Asamoah Boateng said.

He said “Waste management in the oil and gas sector in Ghana is still evolving. We’ve come a long and we can do a lot.”

Zoil has the first anaerobic thermal desorption unit (ATDU) in the country.

With this, Zoil says it wants to leave its footprint in the West African sub-region by exporting world-class expertise in the management of waste in the mining, oil and gas sector.