General News of Wednesday, 28 June 2017Source: Graphic.com.gh8-Member committee to investigate contaminated fuelEnergy Minister, Boakye Kyerematen AgyarkoThe Ministry of Energy has initiated steps to investigate the purported release of five million litres of contaminated fuel onto the market by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). A statement released Wednesday and signed by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko said the Ministry is in the process of setting up an eight-member investigate committee into the matter. Determine the circumstances that created the off-spec product2. Review the procedures undertaken by BOST to evacuate the product3. The members of the committee include the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). The rest are the Chamber of Bulk oil Distributors, Association of Oil Marketing Companies, Energy Commission and a representative from the relevant Civil Society Organizations.

Source: GhanaWeb June 28, 2017 12:56 UTC