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The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is asking commercial transport operators to reduce their fares immediately as they return to taking passengers at full seating capacity. “We are, by this statement calling on some of our major stakeholders in the transport sector including the GPRTU, Concerned Drivers Association, Committed Drivers Association and the Ghana Road […]

The Gas Tanker Drivers Association has called on the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to re-consider the intended implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model. The Association indicated that the pilots of the model in Kade and Obuasi six months ago, was a complete failure. Speaking at a press conference in Tema to air their grievances on

Madam Mary Asumpta Foli, the mother of the CEO of PWSL Yvette Selormey will be laid to rest on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the All Saints Catholic Church, community 11, Tema; this includes the pre-burial event at 7am and the burial mass at 8am. A thanksgiving service will follow on Sunday, August 2, 2020, 9am

The CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors Senyo Hosi has addressed IPIECA on private sector intervention in Ghana’s Covid-19 fight. Hosi, who doubles as the managing trustee of the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund brought the audience up to date on the fund’s flagship project, the construction of the Ghana Infectious Disease Center,

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has engaged businesses on the situation of Supplier’s/Trade credit in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and attendant containment measures. The participants, comprising leaders of businesses across Ghana’s economy, including Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) revealed that offshore suppliers

The National Petroleum Authority has set up Industry Covid-19 Committee which is tasked with exploring ways to ensure the continuity of businesses in the petroleum downstream during the Covid-19 pandemic. The committee seeks to identify industry risk areas, propose mitigating measures and assist with operating guidelines for businesses among others. The committee will also pool

Ghana’s strategic oil company, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has reopened its head office following a successful disinfection exercise. A statement issued by the Corporate Communications Department said, “BOST would like to announce for the information of the general public that it has re-opened its head office at Dzorwulu for business following

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has temporarily shut down its head office at Dzorwulu, Accra, after a number of its staff tested positive for the Coronavirus disease following a mass testing exercise. A statement issued by the company said the mass testing exercise was necessitated after a staff of the IT

The plight of commercial vehicle drivers continues to worsen in this COVID-19 era as fuel prices have shot up from GH¢4.65 per litre to GH¢4.820 per litre at various pumps, representing some 3.8 per cent. Drivers over the week called on the government to as a matter of urgency come to their aid by reducing

Stranded Assets: Resources that once had value or produced income but no longer does often because of changes in technology and other external factors. The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors is cautioning decision-makers in Africa’s oil and gas space not to abandon fossil fuel exploitation to pursue heavy investments into renewable