The Western and Central Regional zonal offices of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has confiscated over 10,000 litters of smuggled fuel in some unauthorized outlets in the Shama, Sekondi-Takoradi and the Ahanta West Districts in the western region. The product, apart from being traded illegally was also of a poor quality after field test. The … Read more
The Western and Central Regional zonal offices of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has confiscated over 10,000 litters of smuggled fuel in some unauthorized outlets in the Shama, Sekondi-Takoradi and the Ahanta West Districts in the western region. The product, apart from being traded illegally was also of a poor quality after field test. The … Read more
Ghana’s international reputation will suffer a dip if it fails to stop the illegal sale of petroleum products in the immediate term. According to some industry watchers, the country could serve as an attractive destination for pirates as they would capitalize on the lax regime to perpetuate their illegal acts. The caution comes days after … Read more
A young Nigerian/British Engineer, trained in the United Kingdom, Echendu Ndubuisi Endy, is making huge inroads in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, through the provision of logistics and other services to the industry. At age 32, a small company (Echendu Oil and Gas Limited) he started in the UK in 2009; has grown … Read more
Over 500 key players in African downstream oil industry met in Cape Town for Africa Refiners Association (ARA) WEEK which was aimed at achieving clean fuels in Africa. Among the key players included representatives from NPA namely; Mr. Alhassan S. Tampuli (Chief Executive), Mr. Kwadwo Abbiw Jackson (Director, Legal and Human Resource), Mrs. Esther Anku … Read more
Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has been adjudged the Downstream Regulator of the Year 2016 in Africa for sanitizing the country’s petroleum downstream industry to bring about fairness in the sector. The award, given by the Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL), was presented to the Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Hassan Tampuli in London … Read more
An 18-year-old Adwoa Agyarkwa Anyimadu- Antwi , a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, was found hanged in a hostel Friday morning in what is suspected to be a suicide. The deceased is the daughter of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem Central, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, and was a … Read more
The Volta River Authority (VRA) in collaboration with a Chinese company, Shenzhen Energy Group Company Limited (SEC) is preparing to set up two 350 MW supercritical coal-fired generating plants at the cost of US$1.5 billion at Ekumfi Aboano, in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region. After a public announcement of the intent by the … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery, Kwame Awuah Darko has disclosed to Citi Business News it will cost Ghana about 120 million dollars to re-configure the country’s refinery mechanism to meet the 10 parts per million (ppm) sulphur content levels for diesel. The figure however runs contrary to the earlier statement by … Read more