Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid Archives

06 Nov

Embrace Cylinder Recirculation Model – NPA Boss To Ghanaians

wontumionlineBusinessCylinder Recirculation Model, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has urged the public to embrace the cylinder recirculation model (CRM) policy to ensure safety and increase access to LPG to 50% by 2030. According to him, the policy would ensure the existence of robust and standard health, safety, and environmental practices in the production, marketing, and consumption of LPG. “What we need to know is that the CRM is here to curb our fear of gas being filled close to our homes,” he said. Dr. Abdul-Hamid made the call on Friday at the launch of the Consumer Week Celebration…

13 Apr

NPA To Regulate Bitumen Supply Chain To Ensure Quality And Efficiency

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The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is developing a framework to regulate the importation, storage, processing and marketing of bitumen in the country. The framework, which will have inputs from the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), is to streamline the bitumen supply chain and ensure compliance with quality standards specifications. The NPA Chief Executive, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and Management members of the Authority made this known during an inspection tour of a bitumen storage and production plant at Tema jointly owned by Goil Good Energy and Societe’ Multinationale de…

16 Mar

NPA Boss Touts Ghana Downstream Operations Successes At Africa Refiners’ Week

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Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has highlighted regulatory measures it has implemented to ensure stability across Ghana’s downstream sector, following the global oil and gas market volatility caused by the Russian-Ukraine war and energy transition-related policies. Speaking during a presentation at Africa Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) Week 2023, which is currently taking place in Cape Town, Dr Abdul-Hamid called for increased cooperation between African countries and players within the downstream sector, and between private and public sector institutions to ensure security of energy supply and affordability. “For the first time in 30 years,…

23 Feb

Gold-4-Oil: Only OMCs With Not Less Than 45 Outlets Will Receive Products – NPA Boss

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The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said the NPA in consultation with the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) has come up with a criteria for the distribution of the next consignment of petroleum products that has been imported under the Gold for Oil (G4O) programme. Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid said this is to ensure that the impact of the G4O programme is felt by consumers across the country, while addressing the concerns of the AOMCs regarding a lack of clarity regarding the allocation of products supplied under the programme to its members. The criteria takes into…

11 Jan

Oil Marketing Companies Owe Government ¢400m – Dr Abdul-Hamid

wontumionlineBusinessBono Regional Coordinating Council, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, National Petroleum Authority, NPA, OMCs

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the country owe the government more than ¢400 million, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has stated. The debts, he said are in the form of taxes stressing it was rather unfortunate that “the OMCs don’t want to pay taxes.” Dr Abdul-Hamid said this when he inaugurated the newly refurbished 60-seater capacity conference hall of the Bono Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Sunyani, funded by the NPA through the Authority’s Corporate Social Responsibility fund. He said although God had blessed the country, the bad attitudes of many Ghanaians remained the bane…

31 Oct

NPA Boss Mustapha Hamid Adjudged Public Sector CEO Of The Year

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The CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has for the second time emerged as the ‘public sector chief executive officer’ for the year 2022 at the Ghana Business Awards in Accra. He was adjudged same award for the year 2021 for his sterling leadership, achievement, business excellence and professionalism at the Ghana CEO Excellence awards. The ceremony which sought to celebrate the achievements of individuals and companies who have distinguished themselves in the sector in the year under review also saw the NPA receiving excellence in corporate social responsibility of the year. Organised by Globe Productions Limited, the award…

10 Oct

Petrosol CEO Lauds NPA Boss For Enforcing Petroleum Downstream Regulations

wontumionlineBusinessDr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Michael Bozumbil, Petrosol

The Chief Executive Officer of Petrosol Ghana Ltd, Michael Bozumbil, has commended Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), for the bold steps he has taken to sanitise the downstream petroleum industry by enforcing the industry regulations to a level playing field. He has, therefore, encouraged him to continue on that path and pledged the support of the leadership of Petrosol. Mr. Bozumbil said this when he recently led some members of the senior leadership team of Petrosol to pay a courtesy call on Dr. Abdul-Hamid at his office in Accra, Ghana’s capital. He said…