By James Kofi Annan Last week the headmaster of the St Augustine’s College in Cape Coast, Joseph Connel was reported to have been interdicted by the Ministry of Education, for charging newly admitted students unapproved fees of GHC430.00. According to a Ghanaian news portal, “the Deputy Minister of Education said the ministry took the action … Read more
The Institute for Energy Security, an energy policy think tank, has described the recent increment in price of petroleum products by some Oil Marketing Companies as “unjustified” and lacking merit. The institute in its projections of how much petroleum products must cost at the pumps said there is no justification in the price increases as … Read more
The Committed Drivers Association have threatened to increase fares by 20 percent from Monday October, 25, 2016 if government fails to reduce the prices of fuel. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) some few days ago announced that it has increased the price of fuel by 4 percent and not the 11 percent announced by some … Read more
Last week the headmaster of the St Augustine’s College in Cape Coast, Joseph Connel was reported to have been interdicted by the Ministry of Education, for charging newly admitted students unapproved fees of GH¢430.00. According to Adomonline, “the Deputy Minister of Education said the ministry took the action after investigating (I wonder how many days of … Read more
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has described an announcement by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) of Ghana that fuel prices have gone up by 11 percent as false and misleading. In a statement it issued Monday, October 17, the COPEC said that price of diesel effective October 16, 2016 was reviewed upward between 8 … Read more
Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has given the West African Examinations Council a two-week ultimatum to release the withheld results of 85 schools found to have cheated in the 2016 WASSCE or prepare for a legal battle. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Maurice Ampaw accused WAEC of shirking responsibility by blaming students for … Read more
Fuel prices across various outlets in the country have increased between three and 11 per cent, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC-GH) has indicated. This follows a review of fuel prices in the country in the second National Petroleum Authority (NPA) interim regulations for the second window in the month of October. Diesel prices … Read more
He smoked cigarettes and coughed a lot, leaning against the walls of a street in a cold morning. As I became more concerned, as of my journalistic works, I cracked open my car door immediately inhaling an unfair share of his cigarette smoke blended with the permanent carbon taste of the roads. There and then, … Read more
Uganda has rescheduled the completion date for its planned crude oil refinery plant in Kabaale, Hoima district, by two more years after a lead investor pulled out of the project at a crucial stage of its kick-off, raising questions on the viability of the public-private partnership model in the running of oil refineries in East … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery does not have the capacity to refine 10 parts per million (ppm) sulphur content levels for diesel. That’s according to the Bulk Oil Distributors. On Tuesday, CEO of TOR, Awuah Darko announced that in line with a directive from the NPA to import only 10ppm European standard fuel, it was going … Read more
In 2009, Kosmos Energy, a small oil exploration company in Texas, wished to cash in on its discovery of an oil field off the coast of Ghana — one of the largest found in West Africa in a decade. The company had an eager buyer in ExxonMobil. But some in Ghana believed the firm had … Read more
As part of efforts aimed at providing the right quantity of fuel to its consumers, Oil Marketing Company, Petrosol has launched the ‘Full Quantity Campaign’ in Accra. The move is also intended to complement the work of the Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) and National Petroleum Authority (NPA) by creating awareness of the availability of the … Read more
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC-GH) is demanding a total ban on all substandard fuels with a high concentration of sulphur. “Our interest as a people is for the very best of standards and regulations and a complete ban on all high sulphur diesel products into the country going forward,” Executive Secretary of COPEC-Ghana … Read more
A mechanical engineer, Alex Josiah Adzew, has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL). His appointment which was announced at the 427th meeting of the Board Directors of the company takes effect from October 1, 2016. Mr Adzew was the Fuel Marketing Manager of the Company until his … Read more
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) – The Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday claimed responsibility for the destruction of a major oil pipeline in southern Nigeria, breaking a ceasefire the militant group had declared a month ago. In a statement, NDA spokesman Mudoch Agbinibo said the group attacked the Bonny pipeline in Rivers State on Friday as “a … Read more
The World Bank last Thursday approved a US$700 million guarantee for Ghana’s third oil and gas production field, Sankofa-Gye-Nyame, which is said to contain more than 200 million barrels of oil and 1.1 trillion standard cubic feet of natural gas. The development of the Sankofa fields, expected to produce its first oil in August 2017, … Read more
Four workers of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) have been sacked for going on strike illegally. The management of the company has told 42 others that they would forfeit their salaries for between two and six months for not seeking approval before staging a demonstration, in contravention of dispute resolution mechanisms pertaining to … Read more
The World Bank will provide up to $500 million to Ghana in the form of a partial risk guarantee for use if the country defaults on payments for gas from the Sankofa field, the state oil company said on Thursday. The guarantee is the largest of its kind to be granted by the Bank and … Read more
Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Kofi Bediako Amponsah, has suggested that a change in Ghana’s vehicle importation policy, will resolve the importation of toxic fuel into the country. He noted that most of the vehicles imported are older than a decade; hence importing quality fuel would cause a reduction in … Read more
Lack of infrastructure and funds are the constraints to Ghana’s quest to fast-track the processes to achieve low sulphur content in diesel and other petroleum products, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPA, Mr Moses Asaga, for Ghana to be able to achieve the 50ppm … Read more