Ghana’s largest indigenous petroleum downstream oil marketing company, GOIL, has reduced its petrol and diesel prices effective May 19, 2025.
Oil prices are on edge as economic clouds gather over the world’s two largest energy consumers the United States and China. A downgrade of U.S. sovereign credit by Moody’s and unexpectedly weak industrial and retail data from China have fueled fears of slowing demand in global oil markets. The concerns come just a week after optimism from U.S.-China tariff rollbacks had pushed prices higher. Add to this the growing uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and renewed threats of tariffs from Washington, and the energy market finds itself caught in a complex web of economic and geopolitical risks.
The World Bank has approved a substantial $350 million grant to support Malawi's Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project (MHSP), marking a significant milestone in the nation's energy sector.
SLB has launched a cutting-edge, digitally enabled well completion technology known as Electris, aimed at enhancing oil production while lowering the overall cost of asset ownership.
As part of its strategy to boost domestic oil and gas production, Saudi Aramco has contracted 10 drilling rigs from the Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC), reinforcing the energy cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
EPRA has maintained fuel prices for the period between May 15 and June 14, 2025, despite a noticeable drop in the global shipment costs of petrol, diesel, and kerosene. The authority cites existing tax laws and inflation-adjusted levies as key reasons for keeping pump prices unchanged.