GOIL rolls-out Filling Station safety management training

Accra, Dec. 2, GNA - The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), a forerunner in the downstream petroleum industry in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has started a nationwide training of its Shop and Pump Attendants and corporate Customers.

The southern sector training covered GOIL officials, attendants and some selected Corporate Customers from Burma Camp Service Station; Tema Motorway Service Station to cover the Tema Zone; Accra Link Road Service Station; Ho Service Station; and Accra Regional Office.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra after the training, Mr Patrick Kwame Akpe Akorli, GOIL Managing Director, explained that the training formed part of broader policy to deliver quality services with courtesy, sensitivity and minimum risk.

He said GOIL's philosophy is to continuously improve and provide varieties in terms of its products and service delivery through product differentiation.

Mr Akorli said GOIL being Ghana's Club 100 Number One Oil Marketing Company Retail Division in the country, sets the pace and standards for others to emulate.

'Our vision is to be a world class provider of goods and services in the petroleum and other areas of the energy sector, therefore, building and maintaining a high safety standard is our hallmark'.

GOIL classified as the only indigenous downstream oil marketing company in the country has the largest retail network across the country with numerous consumer outlets throughout Ghana.

According to Mr Akorli, GOIL was focused on the vision to be a world-class provider of goods and services in the petroleum and other areas of the energy industry, "as our geographical spread places us first in terms of the distribution of petroleum products, whilst our network enables GOIL products to reach virtually all parts of the country.

'GOIL remains one of the forerunners in the state-owned enterprises sector and the petroleum industry in general'.

Mr Akorli said GOIL was on target through pragmatic mechanism to dominate the downstream oil industry to ensure that Ghanaian oil marketing companies took control of the industry.

He said as part of the broader measures to ensure dominance in the downstream oil industry, GOIL was strictly enforcing a national policy of maintenance of high standards of its stations across the country.

He said as part of the broad mechanism, GOIL has set up a GOENERGY Company Limited, which is a Bulk Oil Distribution Company (BDC) with the objective of ensuring availability and stability of fuel supply in the country.

"In addition, there are a number of other retail outlets established to market premix fuel and kerosene to rural areas. LP Gas filling plants have also been installed at some of the filling and service stations and at other locations in the country."

Mr Akorli, who is also known as Togbe Adza-Nye IV, Dutorfia of Ziavi in the Volta Region, said other measures included marketing of quality petroleum and other energy products and services in all its branches in an ethical, healthy, safe, and environmentally friendly and socially responsible manner.

He said GOIL would continue to produce and manufacture goods or provide services which enhanced or supported the marketing, distribution and sale of the company's products and services.

Mr Akorli maintained that professionally trained, high quality, and motivated workforce working as a team in an environment which recognised and rewards performance, innovation/creativity, and provided for personal growth and development formed the key for transforming the company.

'GOIL is good energy. Good energy is a movement; a move for good, for all, by all; a move from you, to the world. Good energy is change.

'Good energy is a simple philosophy. Good energy creates good energy. Be good energy. Spread good energy. With you, it is possible,' he noted.

The GOIL MD explained that the company has endeared itself to making every customer have memorable experiences.