Effective July 1, 2017, petrol and diesel imported into the country will have a maximum sulpur content level of 50 Parts Per Million (ppm), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, has directed. According to him, NPA had to revise the initial start date of April 1, 2017, mainly to engage … Read more
Despite the huge public outcry against toxic diesel sold in Ghana which endangers the health of the citizens, in the later part of last year, it appears very little has been done to address the situation. According to information, the inability of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to process European standard diesel compelled the Ghana Standards … Read more
Car giant Volkswagen says German prosecutors have expanded their probe of the emissions scandal to include the firm’s chairman of the board. Hans Dieter Poetsch was chief financial officer when the scandal over cars rigged to cheat on US diesel emissions tests broke in September 2015. VW said prosecutors in Braunschweig were investigating two members … Read more
Following a global report which has uncovered that Ghana’s market is flooded with toxic diesel, The Finder can report that data from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revealed that Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST), the state owned strategic reserve holder accounts for a significant 25% of total quantity of diesel imported … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors says it is a matter of cost that fuel providers in Europe supply Ghana with fuel which has been described as toxic. Senyo Hossi says if Ghanaians don’t want to pay 10-ppm price for fuel, they should expect to be supplied with what they can … Read more