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Members of the Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Operators Association (GLiPGOA) have asked the National Petroleum Authority to halt the reckless victimization of their businesses.  According to a press statement issued by the group, the NPA has been sabotaging their activities in the interest of some multinational companies. “The National Petroleum Authority’s apparent agenda to consciously […]

Russia’s production and exports of coal hit last year their highest levels since 2013, according to S&P Global Platts estimates of data from Russia’s Energy Ministry. Russian coal exports increased last year by 3.4 percent compared to 2017, to reach 191 million mt—the highest level since S&P Global Platts started collecting data on Russia’s coal industry in

America’s “Generation Energy” has achieved something that seemed impossible: an increase in energy consumption coupled with a consistent decline in carbon dioxide emissions to the lowest in several decades. That’s what the chief executive of the American Petroleum Institute told a news conference at the annual State of American Energy address. “Every generation has its own

“The oil market looks to be broadly balanced in 2019, an improvement on 2018 which turned out oversupplied,” Morgan Stanley analysts Martijn Rats and Amy Sergeant wrote in a note. “This supports a partial oil price recovery.” The investment bank says that the plunge in oil prices has “overshot,” with the selloff having been magnified

Goldman Sachs reduced its outlook for oil prices this year citing abundant supply, Bloomberg reports, quoting a note to clients. The investment bank’s analysts now expect Brent crude to average US$62.50 a barrel this year, down from an earlier projection of US$70 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate, according to Goldman Sachs, will average US$55.50 a barrel,

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports plummeted in the last month of 2018, reassuring oil markets that OPEC’s de facto leader may have enough fortitude to carry the water of the cartel in lowering global oil inventories. The Kingdom’s oil exports in December fell by 500,000 barrels per day in December, according to tanker tracker data compiled

Minister for Planning says it is of great importance that Ghana expedites the processes needed to build its own gas pipelines. Prof. George Gyan-Baffour noted that such infrastructure will reduce Ghana’s dependence on the West African Gas Pipeline, which is currently used to transport gas from Nigeria to Ghana. His comments follow recent negotiations between

Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, has stated that Ghanaians should expect a reduction in fuel prices soon. According to him, the drop in inflation should influence the reduction in fuel prices and other consumer goods, to ease the burden on Ghanaians. Petrol is expected to see a 5.8% reduction, while diesel and LPG will