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The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is a committee that was established by the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) Act 815 (2011) as amended, with the statutory mandate to independently monitor and evaluate the management and use of petroleum revenues. Ghana commenced commerc
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has briefed the Energy Committee of Parliament on their operations and planned activities for 2025. The Chairman of the Committee and MP for Ho West stated that,this engagement forms part of the Committee’s oversight responsibility on the downstream petroleum r
The Western Region office of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in collaboration with some security agencies has closed down and revoked the licenses of four filling stations for failing to meet the requirements of the Authority. Western Region Director of the Authority Sandra Aidoo indicated du
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced to the general public, particularly stakeholders in the oil marketing sector, that the subsidy on residual fuel oil (RFO) has been suspended. "The suspension of the policy to subsidise RFO is in line with the directive from the Ministry of Energy
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has asserted that Ghana is best placed to attract investments into its petroleum hub because of political stability, geographical location, robust downstream sector, and its high quality crude oil. He was speakin
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has said that the NPA will not hesitate to revoke the licenses of industry players who continually flout the rules. Dr. Abdul-Hamid said this at a meeting with board members of the Association of Oil Marketing C
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) and the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) have instructed their lawyers to ask the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to withdraw the cylinder investment margin (CIM) with immediate effect. CIM took effect from Thursday, April 2. According to COPEC and
Ghana loses 200 million dollars of tax revenue to smuggling of petroleum products and other nefarious activities in the petroleum sector every year. Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority Alhassan Tampuli who described these nefarious activities as "lucrative", mentioned Takoradi port,
Members of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU) are meeting Tuesday to determine whether to adhere to the promise by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Alhassan Tampuli, to rescind their strike. The members said this is not the first time suc
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has debunked media reports that its Chief Executive Hassan Tampuli was paid over ¢1.5 million as rent advance for a plush apartment at Villagio. "The allegation is scandalous, malicious and wicked lies calculated at tarnishing the hard won reputation and uncomm
Eight oil companies have been suspended by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) for breaches in tax compliance. According an NPA statement dated July 24, the oil companies comprise Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) “which have engaged in activities that led to l
The government of Ghana is to lose a tax revenue of GH¢47.90 million on petroleum by the passage of the Special Petroleum Tax Amendment Bill 2018 on Thursday. Before the passage of the Bill in Parliament, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mark Asibey Yeboah, noted that an expected revenue loss
