The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has urged retail outlet operators and bulk road vehicle drivers to comply with regulatory requirements to ensure sanity in the country’s downstream petroleum industry.
Addressing industry players at a workshop in Accra, the Director of Business Development at NPA, Godwin Yaw Konu, said practices such as sourcing fuel from unauthorised sources by dealers, operating without the requisite regulatory documentation, and fuel siphoning could undermine fuel quality and damage their corporate reputation.
He noted that the exercise was aimed at educating fuel dealers and tanker drivers on the NPA compliance regime, to understand their challenges and initiate measures to improve their operations.
Mr. Konu cautioned that the NPA would sanction and prosecute offending Petroleum Service Providers (PSPs) and their agents that engage in illicit petroleum activities.
Officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) provided fire safety tips and equipped participants with firefighting drills.
They were also encouraged to respect other road users and adopt defensive driving techniques.
