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US based oil giants, Hess Petroleum has announced further investments in its operations in Ghana after finding oil in commercial quantities located in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points license offshore Ghana. Hess Petroleum controls a 90% stake in that block while the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) holds the remaining 10%. Hess is preparing to drill its next well in the block about 15 miles northeast of its latest find, and said more exploration activity and pre-development is planned in next year.