{
  "id": 9537727,
  "title": "Fuel for Ghana’s Future as MPs Take Up Sentuo’s Crude Payment Concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/fuel-for-ghanas-future-as-mps-take-up-sentuos-crude-payment-concerns",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:03:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/business/sentuo-energy-committee-parliament/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana’s Energy Committee plans to examine foreign-currency payments for locally sourced crude oil following discussions with Sentuo Oil Refinery. The committee, led by Chairman Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, visited the Tema refinery on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, to assess operations and discuss challenges. The primary concern is the mismatch between the currency used for crude purchases and the currency used for selling refined products. This arrangement affects the sustainability of local refineries. Chairman Bedzrah emphasized that the review would be considered alongside proposed changes to national authority and petroleum revenue management legislation. Committee Ranking Member George Kwame Aboagye called for a framework that supports refineries while protecting consumers. Sentuo Group’s Executive Chairman, Xu Ningquan, stressed the need for long-term investment and stable policies to enable local refining. Management briefed the committee on product quality, health and safety, environmental performance, and plans to improve infrastructure. The discussion follows a government review of crude payment arrangements and highlights Ghana’s ambition to increase domestic processing capacity.",
  "summary": "Energy Committee signals October review as local refining, jobs and consumer protection take centre stage Parliament’s Select Committee on Energy has signalled a review of foreign-currency payments for locally sourced crude oil, following an engagement with Sentuo Oil Refinery that brought Ghana’s ambitions for stronger domestic refining into focus. Committee members toured the refinery in […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}