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The Institute for Energy Security, IES, has reiterated the need for government to do all it can to ensure the Tema Oil Refinery is revived, in the wake of hikes in prices of fuel at pump stations. The call by the Institute comes on the back of a recent announcement by President Akufo-Addo that steps […]

Fuel price has hit an all-time high at the pumps with Petrol selling at GHS17.99 per liter and diesel retailing at GHS 23.49 a litre. This comes barely three days after members of the Ghana Road Transport Union announced an increment in transport fares by 19 per cent due to the rampant increase in fuel

The former Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has urged government to be modest about its promise to get affordable petroleum products to the Ghanaian market. His comments come on the back of information that a government of Ghana delegation is currently in Abu Dhabi negotiating a deal to

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) says government can issue fuel coupons to consumers as a way of reducing the impact of the rising cost of the product on their livelihoods. In an interview aired on Joy FM’s Midday News, the CEO of CBOD, Dr. Patrick Ofori said, this could be done in collaboration with

The government has suspended the subsidy on Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) until further notice, effective November 1, 2022.   The move, according to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), is in line with the directive from the Ministry of Energy as an interim measure to ease the financial burden on the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Account

Seventeen Oil Marketing Companies did not pay duties and taxes totaling GH¢249,800,802.28 on 219,995,530 litres of fuel products lifted for the period January 2020 to December 2021. The Auditor General’s report on the audit of Ministries, Departments and Agencies noted this discrepancy from the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). Twenty-eight Oil Marketing Companies failed to

Dr. Patrick Kwaku Ofori has officially assumed office as the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), with a promise to lead the Chamber to pursue its vision of the overall growth of the industry and the country. He takes over from Senyo Hosi, the founding CEO of the Chamber. Mr. Hosi

The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has donated 20 laptop computers to the University of Ghana (UG) in support of the school’s ‘One student, One laptop’ initiative. The ‘One Student, One Laptop’ initiative, which was announced by the VC earlier this year, is aimed at ‘supporting needy students in the new virtual learning

The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors has announced the appointment of Dr Patrick Kwaku Ofori as its new Chief Executive Officer. His tenure begins on August 1, 2022. He will be filling the vacancy created by the departure of the Chamber’s founding CEO, Senyo Hosi, who is stepping down after 10 years of meritorious

The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi is stepping down at the end of July 2022. Mr. Hosi, the founding CEO of the Chamber, is leaving office after 10 years of service. Under his leadership, the Chamber became recognized as one of the power houses for industry-based research and policy