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The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CEO), Senyo Hosi has proposed the passage of legislation to enforce the display of safety compliance ratings at all petroleum filling stations in the country. This, he says, will help ensure public safety and minimize accidents such as the one which occurred on June

Former Minister Zongo Development and Inner Cities, Mustapha Hamid has been appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). Starr News sources indicate that the appointment takes effect from 1 July 2021. Mr Hamid will be responsible for overseeing all operations in the downstream petroleum sector. Dr

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi has welcomed the appointment of the new CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid. In his new role, Dr. Abdul-Hamid, a former Minister of Inner-City and Zongo Development, will superintend the regulation and monitoring of the downstream petroleum industry in

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) has attributed the increase in fuel prices to a hike in the global oil market. Fuel prices at the pumps shot up from GHS6.05 to GHS6.23 on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Some consumers have expressed concern over the development. The Chairman of the Board of Oil Marketing Companies,

The Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association, Anibor Kragha, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) oil refinery construction project being undertaken by the Dangote Group in Lagos, Nigeria, as a welcome development that would transform the petroleum industry in Africa. Delivering remarks at a webinar hosted by the Ghana Chamber

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) on Friday said activities of Petroleum Black Market dealers pose a threat to the country’s downstream petroleum sector and called on National Security to tighten the noose. Mr Henry Akwaboah, Chairman of the Board of Governors of AOMC, said that the growing Petroleum Black Market could disrupt the

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Mr. Senyo Hosi has called on industry players on the continent to support Dangote Refinery to succeed. The seasoned industry player made this call during a webinar hosted by the CBOD on Thursday, June 3, 2021, on updates on the Dangote Project

Chairman of the Board of Governors of Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs), Mr Henry Akwaboah, says the association is ensuring the safety of workers and customers at the pumps and other workplaces. He said safety will always be a fundamental business practice that the association takes seriously. Mr Akwaboah was speaking at the launch

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies has launched its fifth annual safety week to educate and remind industry players to keep to their safety measures to make it congenial for their customers. It was also the springboard for them to review their performance in the past two years in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Association of Oil Marketing Company (AOMC) has disclosed that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) cannot fix fuel prices higher than the scheduled price build up from the regulator, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) under the deregulation policy. Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, Executive Director of the AOMC said there was a scheduled price build-up from the NPA,