Regulatory
Ghana — oil import rules
3 product categories open to private trade, 0 restricted, 0 blocked. These are the same rules the OilFlow matching engine uses when screening listings destined for Ghana.
Product-by-product
- Crude oil
- Allowed for private tradePetroleum Commission license for upstream. TEN and Jubilee fields active. Priced vs Dated Brent.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)
- Allowed for private tradeNPA license required for petroleum marketing.
- LPG
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into Ghana?
- Petroleum Commission license for upstream. TEN and Jubilee fields active. Priced vs Dated Brent.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Ghana?
- NPA license required for petroleum marketing.
- Does OilFlow screen listings against Ghana regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page drives the matching engine — buyer-side listings that can't legally clear in Ghana are rejected before they reach a seller.