Tag: IES
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Fuel prices to rise by 2% in February – IES
Prices of fuel may go up by 2 percent in the first pricing window in February, between February 2, 2018 and February 15, 2018. However, a swift intervention from government through the National Petroleum Authority (NPA)’s price stabilization mechanism could keep prices stable. The Institute of Energy Security (IES) which revealed this, further attributes the…
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IES cautions of fuel crisis over unit shutdown at TOR
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) wants the government to intervene and get the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) back to work. The IES believes this will largely be resolved with strengthening of the leadership of the facility. TOR has seen numerous setbacks in its operations with the recent being its Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). The…
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Consumers seek NPA intervention as fuel prices rise
Citi Business News has gathered that prices of fuel have gone up at some pumps effective Tuesday, January 16, 2017. This follows an earlier prediction by the Institute of Energy Security (IES) that prices will go up by between 3 and 5 percent. According to the IES, the development can be attributed to the increase…
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Fuel prices to increase between 3 and 5%
Prices of fuel are expected to go up by between three and five percent for the second pricing window in January. The second pricing window period spans from Tuesday, January 16, 2018 till the end of the month. According to the Institute of Energy Security (IES), the development can be attributed to the increase in…
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Analysts urge private sector involvement in TOR
Analysts in the oil and gas sector are upbeat about government’s plans to revamp operations of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). Though they have largely lauded the move, the industry watchers have suggested the need to attract private sector participation in order to achieve the full objectives. The comments also follow recent fuel shortage and…
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Revamp TOR to reduce petroleum imports – IES
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has urged government to work to revamp the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) in order to reduce the country’s over dependence on imported fuel. The IES argues that the development has dire implications should there be threats of cuts in supply. The comments come on the back of shortage of…
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Nigeria’s fuel shortage not to affect Ghana – ACEP
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has ruled out any impact of the fuel shortage in Nigeria on Ghana. The energy think tank explains that Ghana’s decision to review downwards, its sulphur content for imported petroleum products, limits it from importing fuel from Nigeria. Nigeria has for the past three weeks been hit with…
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Fuel prices to remain unchanged till year end
Fuel prices are expected to remain stable at the pumps for the second pricing window of December. This means that fuel prices will remain unchanged till the end of the year. The Institute of Energy Security (IES) who predicted this attributed the development to a relatively insignificant change in oil prices at the global market.…
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Industry intensifies pressure to get 15% petroleum tax scrapped
Analysts have intensified appeals for government to scrap the Special Petroleum Tax on petroleum products. They argue this will give more meaning to attempts to reduce the plight of consumers following rising global oil prices. The comments follow a recent NPA announcement of a seventy percent reduction in the price recovery and stabilization levy calculated…
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Fuel prices to drop again in October
Consumers are expected to pay less at the pumps in the second pricing window of October. This is according to the Institute of Energy Security (IES) who have predicted a reduction in fuel prices of up to three percent. Fuel prices since the beginning of this year (2017), have seen marginal increase due to the…