Parliament has by majority decision passed the Emissions Levy Bill which will among other things; charge all petrol and diesel car owners 100 cedis every year beginning in January 2024. The government is introducing this new tax bill in Parliament with the aim of promoting the use of eco-friendly sources …
Read More »NPA seizes 181,000 litres of smuggled crude oil and diesel in Western Region
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reported the confiscation of a substantial amount of smuggled crude oil and diesel in the Western Region between January and April 2023. During separate operations conducted by the Ghana Navy and Marine Police, a total of 108,000 litres of diesel and 73,000 litres of …
Read More »Prices of petrol to go up by 2%, diesel to drop by 5.6% – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected that the price of petrol may increase by 2 percent in the next pricing window that starts from April 16, 2023. According to COPEC, the projection is based on the increase in international benchmark pricing from $772.75 per metric tonne to $900.20 …
Read More »WATCH: Meet the Ghanaian student converting plastics into diesel
We have heard and seen plastic waste being recycled into all sorts of finished products which offers benefits to modern society but crude oil was unimaginable. Over the years, plastic waste has been a ‘cash cow’ to the industrialization sector as a wide range of products including bags, furniture, and …
Read More »Tipper driver drowns while allegedly stealing diesel from tanker
A 39-year-old tipper driver, Jemilah Abdullahi, has died after he drowned inside a diesel tanker compartment while allegedly attempting to steal diesel inside a company’s premises in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Monday, January 23. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin …
Read More »Deadly as residents rush to scoop diesel leaking from BOST pipelines at Juapong
Some residents of Juapong, a town in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, rushed to fetch diesel from drains as the pipelines of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) leaked. Residents say they noticed the situation when they started smelling the product from a distance. …
Read More »Diesel hits ₵23 per litre
The price of diesel has shot up to GHS23.49 per litre, according to the latest prices advertised by TotalEnergies at the pumps. Petrol is selling at GHS17.99 per litre. Kerosene is going for GHS14.70. The new prices take effect from today, Tuesday, 1 November 2022. On Sunday, 30 October 20220, …
Read More »Diesel hits almost GHS20 per litre with petrol selling at GHS17-plus
The prices of petrol and diesel have been increased, again, at some fuel pumps in less than two weeks. For instance, at Petrosol, petrol is selling at GHS17.48 per litre while diesel is going for GHS19.89. Also, Engen is selling petrol at GHS17.54 per litre and diesel goes for GHS19.44. …
Read More »Petrol, diesel to go up by more than GH¢1 per litre from June 16 – BDC
Consumers of petroleum products must brace themselves for another increase in fuel prices from Thursday, June 16, 2022. Data from the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies as reported by JoyBusiness suggests that the price of a litre of diesel is expected to go up by 11.14%, while petrol will go up …
Read More »Petrol, diesel prices to hit GHC10.949 pesewas – COPEC predicts
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is forecasting an upward adjustment in the price of petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the first pricing window of June 2022. According to COPEC, The ex-pump estimations based on the Petroleum Price Indicators and elimination of taxes amounting to 15 pesewas per liter …
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