January 21, 2023
Ghana: PMMC Urges Stakeholders to Support Gold-for-Oil Policy
The Precious Mineral Marketing Company (PMMC) has called on all stakeholders to corporate fully with the government for the successful implementation of the gold-for-oil policy… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Takes Delivery of First Consignment of Gold for Oil Deal
Ghana has taken delivery of the first consignment of 40,000 metric tonnes of oil from the United Arab Emirates as part of government's Gold for Oil policy. Read more »
December 16, 2022
Ghana: Stakeholders in Fuel Retail Build Capacity On Safety Precaution
About 100 stakeholders in the fuel retail sector in the Ahafo Region on Monday benefited from a day's capacity building on health and safety precautionary measures at Goaso, the… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Ghana: 'GNGC to Focus On Safety of Infrastructure, Community'
Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), has achieved zero injuries since operations began at the Atuabo gas processing plant in the Jomoro municipality of the Western Region, senior… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Ghana: NPA to Seek Cabinet Support to Remove Taxes On LPG Taxes
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has said the Authority's goal in the energy sector is to help to eradicate energy poverty. Read more »
December 02, 2022
Ghana: COPEC Projects Decrease in Fuel Prices
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected a further decrease in fuel prices this month. Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ghana: Address Factors That Limit Local Participation in Oil and Gas Sector - Minister
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has stressed the need for the region to prioritise the Local Content Law to promote the growth of the region. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Ghana: Petrol, Diesel Prices to Go Down By 10 Percent - IES
Prices of petrol and diesel are expected to go down between 10 per cent and 8 per cent from Thursday, December 1, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security has projected. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ghana: Companies Receive U.S.$ 238 Million Worth of Contracts in 2020 - Petroleum Commission
Indigenous Ghanaian companies in 2020 received service contracts valued at US$ 238 million out of the total of US$1.3 billion of service contracts awarded. Read more »
November 22, 2022
Ghana: Enhance Local Content for Upstream Petroleum - First National Bank
First National Bank, one of the leading universal banks in Ghana, will today be participat-ing in discussions on enhancing local content for upstream petroleum at this year's… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Needs Control Price Mechanism to Ensure Uniformity of Food Prices - Dronumah
A Control Price Mechanism (CPM) must be instituted by the government to ensure the uniformity of food prices across the country, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Ghana: COPEC, LES Project Prices of Petrol, Diesel to Fall ... but Expect Price of LPG to Go Up
Petrol and die-sel prices are pro-jected to decline within the coming days, according to latest checks by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC). Read more »
November 10, 2022
Ghana: Fuel Prices to Likely to be Reduced - Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has announced that fuel prices are likely to be reduced next week Monday Read more »
November 03, 2022
Ghana: NPA Justifies Suspension of Subsidy On Residual Fuel Oil
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has justified the temporary suspension of subsidy on Residual Fuel Oil (RFO), saying the move is to ensure availability and supply of the… Read more »
Ghana: Minority Calls On Govt to Intervene in Fuel Price Hike
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to take steps to stop the incessant price hike in petroleum products before the situation got out of hand. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: Africa Needs Efficient Fuel Distribution Network - NPA Boss
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has stressed the need for Africa to consider developing petroleum infrastructure networks… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Ghana: Institute for Energy Security Warns of Fuel Shortage
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is warning of a shortage of widespread petroleum products across the country soon. Read more »
October 18, 2022
Ghana: Fuel Prices to Hit Ghs18/Litre in Dec If Govt Doesn't Intervene - COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has predicted that fuel prices could reach GHS18 per litre by the end of the year if steps are not taken to curb the rampant… Read more »
Ghana: Rural Women Farmers Worry Over Hike In Premix Fuel, Agric Inputs
Rural women in farming, food processing, post-harvest fish processing and advocacy in the country have expressed worry over the recent hike in premix fuel and agricultural inputs,… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Ghana: NPA Slaps 9 OMCs With Gh¢2.2m Fine ... Over Third Party Trading Unlawful Lifting of Petroleum Products
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has fined nine oil marketing companies GH¢2.2 million for engaging in illicit third-party trading of petroleum products, and unlawful… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Ghana: Vivo Energy Opens Maiden Shell Rimula Express Lube Bay
Vivo Energy Ghana, the company that markets and distributes Shell branded fuels and lubricants, has launched the first ever ultra-modern Shell Rimula Express Lube Bay in Ghana. Read more »
Ghana: NPA Earns Applause for Implementing Measures to Sanitise Downstream Petroleum Industry
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has been commended for implementing measures to sanitise the downstream petroleum industry through the enforcement of industry regulations to… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Ghana: LPG Usage Increase From 24.5 Percent in 2017 to 36.9 Percent in 2021
Consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as main source of cooking fuel rose from 24.5 per cent in 2017 to 36.9 per cent in 2021, the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Ghana: PIAC Decries Non Disbursement of Oil Revenue to DACF
There was no disbursement of oil revenues into the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) for the first half of this year to enable assemblies to continue oil-funded projects across… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Abandon Exploitation of Fossil Fuel
Ghana must not abandon the exploitation of fossil fuel (crude oil) resources as it moves to cleaner energy sources as part of its Energy Transition Plan (ETP), the Co-Chair of the… Read more »