Guardian ( Trinidad and Tobago )
18 June 2024 ( Page 15 )
Ghana group visits NGC, NP
A delegation of senior executives from Ghana’s National Petroleum
Authority’s (NPA’s) Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF)
Management Committee visited the National Gas Company of T&T
(NGC) last Friday.
The NPA regulates the downstream petroleum downstream
industry in Ghana to ensure that the sector remains efficient,
profitable and fair while ensuring that the consumers receive value
for money.
In a news release yesterday, NGC said there are some similarities in
mandates and operational imperatives between NGC and NPA, and
the delegation visited NGC as part of a larger engagement with key
energy stakeholders in T&T.
The delegation sought to learn from the successes of the country’s
downstream sector while studying its regulatory framework.
NGC said the NPA was led by CEO Dr Mustapha Abdul Hamid and
included the deputy ambassador of Ghana to T&T, Marcel
Domayele.
They were hosted by NGC group chairman Dr Joseph Ishmael Khan,
acting president Edmund Subryan, senior policy and international
relations officer at the Energy Ministry Winston O’Young.
The NGC group’s team delivered presentations on operations
across the group of companies, particularly related to its role as a
major player in the local energy sector and the many synergies
forged between the group and the downstream sector.
Dr Khan said the visit allowed NGC to share its knowledge and
demonstrate its leadership and innovation in the local energy
sector.
“The exchange of ideas, learnings, and best practices underscores
our commitment to exploring points of collaboration on a global
scale, in pursuit of progressing and building a sustainable energy
future here at home,” Khan outlined.
The delegation also toured the National Petroleum Marketing
Company (NP) Preysal Service Station, on Friday. NP said the visit
was spearheaded by the Ministry of Energy; the tour formed part of
a series of meetings being held with the Ghanaian delegation and
representatives of Trinidad’s Downstream Energy Industries.
Photo: NGC CEO Dr Joseph Ishmael Khan, left, gives a token to NPA CEO
Dr Mustapha Abdul Hamid during the NPA’s visit to NGC’s offices
in Point Lisas. PICTURE NGC