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The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (CBOD) has appealed to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to revise the renewal fees to the previous fee of US$300,00 for this year. This follows plans by the NPA to increase the License renewal fees for BDCs from US$300,000 to US$500,000 per year, representing a 67% increase. […]

The Chamber of Bulk Distributors (CBOD) has commiserated with the Deputy Minister of Energy responsible for Petroleum Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam and his family, following the passing of his mother Hajia Mariya Abdul Rahaman on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. A special funeral service was held on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Tamale for the late Hajia

The Chamber of Bulk Distributors (CBOD) has set up a technical committee to look into supply challenges associated with the Ghana-Mali trade. This comes on the back of a novel visit by the Malian industry regulator, National Office for Petroleum Products (ONAP) which raised issues with the Ghana-Mali supply chain. The challenges raised by ONAP

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors has gathered intelligence of the Government’s intent to issue some form of waiver or permit to British Petroleum (BP) to hold title of petroleum products onshore Ghana. This is in clear violation of the local content policy, the National Petroleum Acting (NPA) licensing regime and regulations and the sanctity

Ref: CBDO/0013/2020 Dated 16th March 2020 COVID-19 CBOD OPERATING ADVICE TO BULK DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (BDCs) AND DEPOTS The Ministry of Information has announced four (4) new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus infection (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in Ghana to six (6). The CBOD in light of this and upon consultation with various

Few days after bouncing back from its sharp decline in nearly two decades, oil prices have gone down once again today. This was after a Saudi-Russian price war and an equities meltdown sparked by the coronavirus pandemic saw their biggest weekly losses in more than a decade. The Brent global benchmark was down 6% at

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has predicted about 5 to 8% reduction in the prices of fuel at the pumps from today [Monday]. It follows drop in global crude oil prices as well as the relative stability which are two of the major determining factors for the prices of fuel at the pumps. The price reviews

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is advocating for protection of drivers and fuel stations nationwide from the novel coronavirus threat. Among other things, COPEC urged “as many fuel stations to make all the necessary arrangements to install self-serving or automated pumps across some service stations.” The group is also advocating for the use of

There is very little chance of petroleum legacy debts – a phenomenon which almost crippled the downstream sector – occurring again, as robust structures are now in place, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has said. Government, between 2011 and 2015, owed Bulk Oil Distribution Companies to the

Pressure is mounting on the oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the country to reduce ex-pump prices of petroleum products to reflect the positive changes in the variables that determine the prices. The changes include the continuous fall in the price of crude oil on the international market and the stability of the local currency against