Oil
NPA seeks complete overhaul of Petroleum Authority Act 691 to address sector challenges
CEII brief
MyJoyOnline (Ghana) reported on 21 Oct 2026: NPA seeks complete overhaul of Petroleum Authority Act 691 to address sector challenges.
Read the full story on MyJoyOnline (Ghana)The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is calling for a complete overhaul of its governing law, saying the 20-year-old legislation no longer adequately addresses the evolving challenges in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.
Context from CEII
Crude benchmarks move budgets, currencies and inflation in producer and importer countries alike. For economies such as Nigeria, where fuels dominate exports, production and refining decisions move the whole economy.
8.8% of Ghana’s merchandise exports were fuels in 2025Countries in this story
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