On Friday, December 9, 2022, the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra hosted the winners' announcement for the 9th edition of the Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA).

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The prestigious event, which was planned by Xodus Communications Limited in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Graphic News Plus, provides an opportunity for the oil and gas sector to highlight and celebrate achievements in important areas such as environmental stewardship, efficiency, innovation, leadership, corporate social responsibility, and health and safety.

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Richard Abbey Junior, the chief executive officer of Xodus Communications Ltd., addressed the attendees of the event and stated that his company was close to applying ISO 20121 in its operations.According to him, implementing and complying with the ISO 20121 standard would help to manage the events and control their social, economic, and environmental impact.

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" Xodus communications is currently in the final stages of implementing ISO 20121 in our operations. The ISO 20121 standard specifies the requirements for an event sustainability management system. It would also help us improve our awards' transparency, integrity, and professionalism while ensuring our resources' efficient use", he said.

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Richard Abbey Junior also took the opportunity to call on stakeholders to support the establishment of petroleum hub in Ghana.He added that, Ghana imports in excess of over 100 million US dollars of petroleum products hence the country cannot have oil and be poor.

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Support Initiative To Curb Cedi Depreciation, Reduce Import Of Petroleum Products - Abbey Jnr0 seconds of 1 minute, 36 secondsVolume 90%" I call on stakeholders to support the Petroleum Hub initiative so that we can curb the depreciation of our currency and reduce imports of petroleum products. This actions comes with a political will and we hope government and successive ones will align in that regard ", he said.

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Mr Agyeman Duah the industry coordinator of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies in a solidarity speech encouraged nominees to keep thriving despite challenges. He congratulated Xodus Communications for its consistency in putting up such credible Awards schemeHere are the winners of the 2022 Ghana Oil and Gas Awards;HALL OF FAME 2022 (WITH CITATION – NO NOMINEES)1. OIL MARKETING COMPANY OF THE YEARGOIL PLC2.

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PETROLEUM RETAILER/DEALER OF THE YEARMADAM ARETHA BAKERS WOODE-BETHEL CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING ENTERPRISE3. LUBRICANT PRODUCT OF THE YEARTOTALENERGIES – TOTAL QUARTZ 90004. EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – DOWNSTREAMVIVO ENERGY GHANA, SHELL LICENSEE5. BULK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF THE YEARJUWEL ENERGYNO NOMINEES / SINGLE NOMINEES6. HAULAGE COMPANY OF THE YEARKODSON PLUS COMPANY LIMITED7.

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OIL AND GAS INSURER OF THE YEARSTAR ASSURANCE8. ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEARTECHNIPFMC GHANA LIMITED9. LPG MARKETING COMPANY OF THE YEARANDEV COMPANY LIMITED10. OIL AND GAS LOGISTICS COMPANY OF THE YEARKODSON PLUS COMPANY LIMITEDDIVIDE / MULTIPLE WINNERS IN SAME CATEGORY11. OIL AND GAS SERVICE COMPANY OF THE YEAR (GAS)GHANA NATIONAL GAS COMPANY12. OIL AND GAS SERVICE COMPANY OF THE YEAR (BUNKERING)GOIL PLC13.

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OIL AND GAS SERVICE COMPANY OF THE YEAR (UPSTREAM)RIGWORLD GROUP14. EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT & QUALITY (DEPOT)TEMA TANK FARM LIMITED15. EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT & QUALITY (HAULAGE)KODSON PLUS COMPANY LIMITED16. EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT & QUALITY (UPSTREAM)TECHNIPFMC GHANA LIMITEDCATEGORIES WITH NOMINEEES17. PETROLEUM RETAILER/DEALER OF THE YEARANDEV COMPANY LIMITED18.

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INDIGENOUS OIL COMPANY OF THE YEARPETROSOL GHANA LIMITED19. EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - UPSTREAMGHANA NATIONAL GAS COMPANY20. OIL AND GAS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (DOWNSTREAM)MR ISAAC ASANTE- GASO PETROLEUM LIMITED21. LOCAL CONTENT INITIATIVE AWARDTULLOW GHANA LIMITED22. OIL MARKETING COMPANY OF THE YEARTOTALENERGIES23. BRAND OF THE YEARGOIL PLC24. EMERGING BRAND OF THE YEARENGEN GHANA LIMITED25.

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PROMISING OIL AND GAS COMPANY OF THE YEARJP TRUSTEES LIMITED26. DEPOT OF THE YEARTEMA TANK FARM LIMITED27. LUBRICANT PRODUCT OF THE YEARLUBRICANTS SUPPLIES GHANA – CASTROL28. BULK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF THE YEARCHASE PETROLEUM GHANA LIMITED29. EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - DOWNSTREAMTOTALENERGIES30. BEST GROWING OIL & GAS COMPANY OF THE YEARIBM PETROLEUM LIMITED31.

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ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEARMR KODIME AGBEMADOR- KODSON PLUS COMPANY LIMITED32. CEO OF THE YEAR (DOWNSTREAM)MRS YVETTE SELORMEY – SAHARA GROUP33. CEO OF THE YEAR (UPSTREAM)DR BEN K.D ASANTE- GHANA NATIONAL GAS COMPANYSPECIAL RECONITION34. SPECIAL RECOGNITION – LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARDSMR KWAKU BEDIAKO - CHAIRMAN, CH GROUPGoil, Total Energies, Vivo Energy, Juwel Energy Bag Hall Of Fame

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