Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LGP) stations without trained and certified attendants would soon be closed down, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. It said the EPA would renew the environmental permits of LPG stations based on the evidence of training of the staff of the company. These were in a speech read on behalf of […]
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Workers of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) have given President Akufo-Addo a one-week ultimatum to dissolve the board of the company. The staff say the board must be dissolved over its incompetent management of the refinery. The workers made the demand when they staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday [November 4, 2020] morning at the
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The former Minister of Energy and Petroleum Emmanuel Arma-Kofi Buah has touted the National Democratic Congress’ record in the energy industry as superior. At the party’s turn at CBOD’s The Energy Manifesto Townhall, the former Minister said the NDC government’s record with the power distribution sector is clear because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
The two main political parties, the National Democratic Party (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will in the coming week justify their energy manifesto promises which they have made to Ghanaians ahead of the general elections on December 7, 2020. This will happen at the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors’ maiden industry event dubbed
CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors Senyo Hosi has charged petroleum service providers in the African continent to increase cooperation among their industries to tackle the disruptions and opportunities from the Covid-19 pandemic relevant and thrive in the future. Mr. Hosi was speaking on the topic, “Scaling Value for Oil Marketing Companies Post-Covid-19
Oil fell 3% on Monday, extending last week’s losses as growing cases of COVID-19 in the United States and Europe raised worries about crude demand, while the prospect of increased supply also hurt sentiment. Brent crude LCOc1 was down $1.25 cents, or 3%, at $40.52 by 0755 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped $1.28 cents, or
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Ghana’s Parliament has passed the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation Bill, 2020. The Bills seeks to establish the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation to promote and develop a petroleum and petrochemical hub in the country. The project is part of the strategic development initiatives of the government to promote socio-economic growth and is targeted at strategically positioning
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)has urged stakeholders in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry to embrace safety holistically in their everyday work, to prevent accidents from happening at Gas Filling Stations. Mr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, EPA Executive Director who told the Ghana News Agency in an interview noted: “Players in the Gas industry must ensure
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Aggrieved members of the National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union have embarked on a sit-down strike. The strike according to the Chairman of the Drivers Union, George Nyaunu is because the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has failed to address their concerns. He said although drivers are ready to work, the Union needs a written document from the
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Fuel tanker drivers across the country have been directed by their mother association, the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union to boycott work from today, Monday, October 19. The association in a letter said all the drivers must however report to their respective loading gantries. “We are informing all tanker drivers across the country that
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