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Market Outlook – 1st to 15th May 2026 Pricing Window

Crude and Refined Products Price Review and Outlook     International crude oil prices plummeted...

Mustapha Hamid heads NPA

Former Minister Zongo Development and Inner Cities, Mustapha Hamid has been appointed by President Nana...

OMCs attribute recent fuel price increases to global market hikes

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) has attributed the increase in fuel prices to a hike in the...

Dangote Refinery commended for focusing on production of cleaner fuels

The Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association, Anibor Kragha, has described the...

Petroleum Black marketers still a threat to industry – AOMC

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) on Friday said activities of Petroleum Black Market dealers...

Support Dangote’s game-changing refinery to succeed — CBOD CEO to industry players

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Mr. Senyo Hosi has called on...

Safety will always be a fundermental business practice — AOMCs Board of Governor

Chairman of the Board of Governors of Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs), Mr Henry Akwaboah, says...

Association of Oil Marketing Companies launches annual safety week

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies has launched its fifth annual safety week to educate and remind...

OMCs can’t fix fuel prices higher than NPA’s schedule — AOMC

The Association of Oil Marketing Company (AOMC) has disclosed that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) cannot fix...

Ivy Apea Owusu retains position as chairperson on new CBOD board

Ivy Apea Owusu has retained her position as chairperson of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, following the election of new board members for the organization. The new eleven-member executive board has vast experience in finance, taxation, engineering, corporate governance, accounting, management, marketing and oil and gas. The board chair, Ivy Apea Owusu, has...

Tema: Sentuo oil defies EPA’s directive; begins construction of refinery on wetland

Checks by Citi News show that construction works are ongoing on the proposed site for the Chinese-owned Sentuo Oil Refinery at Tema Newtown. This is despite the refusal the Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to grant a permit for construction. The EPA argued that the proposed site is a wetland that ought not to be developed...

ZEN Petroleum opens Kojo Thompson Road Service Station

ZEN Petroleum has announced the opening of its new Kojo Thompson Road Station, in an expansion of its retail presence in Accra. The opening of the new service station marks a major milestone for the company which has seen consistent growth in the petroleum downstream sector, while maintaining its position as the market leader in...

New tax on LPG disappointing – LPG marketers

Marketers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas say they are disappointed at the introduction of a new tax on the product. They say the development will have negative consequences on their businesses and will worsen the finances of consumers. The Vice Chairman of the LPG Marketing Companies Association of Ghana, Gabriel Kumi in an interview on Eyewitness News said...

Institute of Supply Chain Management

The Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management (CISCM) – Ghana has commended Tema Tank Farm Limited, a petroleum storage management company, for upholding quality standards in the petroleum supply chain and general operations. The Institute applauded the company for prioritizing safety and operating in an environmentally friendly manner to enhance business sustainability. The CISCM made...

Tema: Permit for oil refinery to be sited on wetland won’t be approved – EPA

A proposed oil refinery project in Tema is unlikely to come to fruition because of environmental issues. The project site for the Sentuo Oil Refinery is currently located on a wetland, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A study of the site shows it is in Tema Newtown Waterland, a wetland in the catchment...

New board takes office to steer affairs of CBOD for 2021-24 term

A new 11-member board has been sworn into office to steer the affairs of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) for the next three years. The new eleven-member executive board has vast experience in finance, taxation, engineering, corporate governance, accounting, management, marketing and oil and gas. Mrs Ivy Apea Owusu, CEO of Cirrus...

IES calls on government to commit to renewable energy development

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is asking government to commit to renewable energy development in order not to lack behind in the fast-growing global economy. Now more than ever as the world combats the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been an urgency for countries to adopt new ways to grow and at the same time...

Develop a national hydrogen policy and roadmap — IES urges government

Energy policy think tank, Institute for Energy Security (IES) has admonished government of Ghana to consider developing a national policy and roadmap on hydrogen. According to the think tank, the world is moving into a “Hydrogen Economy” and as part of recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, government needs to include “hydrogen in several...