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07 Aug

2024: NDC Is Aware that Bawumia Is A Night Mare To Tthem – NPA, Board Member

Evans ManassehNews2024 elections, NDC, NPA, NPP

A patron of the Rapid Response Unit for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who doubles as Board Member of the National Petroleum Authority, NPA, Madam Diana Mogre has shared a view that the New Patriotic Party NPP can only break the eight by extending the campaign to the grassroot levels as early as possible. She has expressed no doubt in the Vice President becoming the next President of Ghana on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party, NPP. “The signal is strong everywhere. We are looking for a candidate that can take us into the agenda of breaking the eight. This is not the…

07 Aug

NPA To Start Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) Programme in September

Evans ManassehNewsCylinder Recirculation Model, NPA

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is set to roll out the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) Programme in September this year. Under the CRM, residents of Accra and other selected parts of the country do not have to own a cylinder to use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the domestic and commercial activities. Filled LPG cylinders will be kept at exchange points for customers to pay for the content and pick up the filled cylinders after registering with their National Identity Card. The implementation of the CRM will be championed by the NPA and its partners under the supervision of…

02 Aug

NPA Shuts Down NPP Chairman’s Fuel Station

Evans ManassehNewsCHAIRMAN, Fuel Station, NPA, NPP

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shutdown LillyGold Energy Resources Limited, an Oil Marketing Company (OMC) belonging to the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Mohammed Adam Baantima Samba. The NPA had to undertake the operations after it emerged that the company was operating illegally after the authority had revoked the OMC’s licence since October 2022. The authority in a statement earlier this year announced the revocation of the licences of about 30 OMCs across the country, which included LillyGold Energy Resources Limited. The NPA Northern Regional Manager, Mr. Rasheed Dauda in an interview said the company…

21 Jul

Gold For Oil Policy Very Effective On Ghana’s Fuel Security – NPA

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsGhana's Fuel, Gold for Oil policy, NPA

National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has highlighted the critical effect of the government’s flagship Gold for Oil Policy in guaranteeing security of fuel supply in Ghana. Head of Planning at the National Petroleum Authority, Mr. Dominic Aboagye, said the policy has been effective, expressing costs of oil based goods over the period has been very steady. “Look at last year where prices were but now you can see how prices have been quite stable at a certain figure around 11, 12 cedis, we’ve seen stock levels increased” The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in 2022 announced a new government policy…

14 Jul

NPA Is There To Ensure Consumers Get Value For Money – Abbas Tasunti

Wontumi1BusinessAbbas Tasunti, NPA, OMCs

Head of Economic Relations at the National Petroleum Authority, Abbas Tasunti, says the Authority is committed to ensuring that consumers get value for their money at the pumps. According to him, the deregulated nature of the petroleum market does not mean that the regulator is taking its oversight duties for granted. “It is for that reason why the oil marketing companies and even the bulk import and distribution companies are required to submit their prices to us for us to ensure that every price you see out there has been computed in accordance with the prescribed petroleum pricing formula,” he…

12 Jun

It Is Extremely Dangerous To Keep Cylinders Indoors – NPA

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The public has been cautioned that it is extremely dangerous to keep cylinders indoors. In case of leakage, the naked eye cannot see gas, hence the need to keep cylinders outside to avert fire outbreak. A member of the NPA Governing Board and Chairman of the Consumer Services sub-committee, Kwami Sefa Kayi, who made the call at an LPG awareness and sensitization lecture at the Takoradi Technical University, noted that some people did not want to keep their cylinders outside because of the fear that they would be stolen. “If you have cylinders in any enclosed place, go and bring…

15 Apr

NPA To Regulate Bitumen Supply Chain To Ensure Quality And Efficiency

wontumionline.comBusiness, NewsBitumen, NPA

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), Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) and 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 on Wednesday, during an inspection tour of a bitumen storage and production plant at Tema jointly owned by Goil Good Energy and Societe’…