Operate profitably in Ghana's deregulated downstream, from depot to dispenser. A 5-day programme covering NPA compliance, supply-chain logistics, pricing strategy, HSSE management, and OMC financial risk. Built with senior leadership from the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).
The roadmap for transport and future energy markets cannot be drawn without the downstream oil & gas industry. But the world is transitioning toward a low-carbon future, and as that process accelerates, the sector faces increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assess transition risk to its existing business model, and operate with discipline that previous decades did not require.
By 2050, 60% of global oil and gas reserves will need to remain unextracted to meet the 1.5°C target. Over USD 1 trillion of oil & gas assets could become stranded. Without significant changes to current business models, sector incumbents are expected to lose market value rapidly. Operating well — efficient, compliant, profitable, safe — is no longer optional.
This programme equips professionals with a deep understanding of downstream operations, refining technologies, product distribution, and global market dynamics, plus the commercially driven decision-making to enhance efficiency and profitability under Ghana's deregulated regime. It is built and co-delivered with industry leadership from the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).
Profitability under deregulation is not luck. It's discipline applied across the value chain.
Confident engagement with NPA guidelines, licensing, quality standards, and compliance obligations across the OMC value chain.
From importation through depot storage to retail distribution, managed for cost efficiency and service reliability.
Robust HSSE management at depots and retail outlets that protect employees, communities, and the environment.
Develop pricing and market strategies that sustain profitability under deregulation and price volatility.
Identify and manage the risks specific to OMC operations: FX exposure, commodity volatility, credit risk, operational continuity.
Convert operational discipline into commercial performance: the through-line of every module in this programme.
The foundational landscape of Ghana's downstream petroleum sector: its structure, its stakeholders, and the regulatory framework administered by the National Petroleum Authority. The economic significance of downstream in national development, the market structure, and the roles and responsibilities of every player in the value chain.
An in-depth exploration of the petroleum supply chain from importation to final distribution. Strategic approaches to managing complex logistics, optimising inventory, and accurately forecasting demand, including the operational bottlenecks that OMCs face, the technology that addresses them, and the KPIs that prove it works.
The complex dynamics of petroleum pricing in a deregulated environment: pricing formulas, market liberalisation, competitive strategy, margin management, and the levers of sustainable profitability under volatile conditions. The strategies that create real competitive advantage and the customer-retention discipline that compounds it.
Building world-class HSSE management systems for depot and retail operations. International best practices in risk assessment, hazard identification, incident prevention, emergency response, and the creation of a behavioural safety culture that compounds over time, protecting employees, communities, and the environment.
The financial management tools and risk-mitigation strategies specific to OMC operations. Financial planning, working capital, credit risk, cash flow optimisation, plus the unique exposures of petroleum operations: foreign exchange, commodity price volatility, and the hedging strategies that contain them.
The next 2026 cohort is being scheduled for the second half of the year in coordination with COMAC and our co-faculty. Register your interest below and we'll confirm dates with you directly, or contact us about an in-house engagement for your OMC's team.
From depot supervisors to regulatory officers to OMC executives, anyone whose work touches Ghana's downstream value chain will find direct, applied value here.
Operating and senior management of oil marketing companies, building the commercial and operational disciplines that distinguish a well-run OMC.
Procurement, depot operations, inventory, transportation, and distribution professionals across the downstream value chain.
Compliance professionals at OMCs and BDCs working under NPA regulations, and at regulators themselves.
Health, safety, security, and environment leads building world-class systems at depots and retail outlets.
Finance teams managing the unique exposures of downstream operations: FX, commodity volatility, working capital, credit risk.
Public-sector professionals at the Ministry of Energy, NPA, and related agencies who shape the regulatory environment.
Career-stage professionals from finance, consulting, or other industries entering the downstream petroleum sector.
This programme combines EM Advisory's economic and strategic expertise with the active industry leadership of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies — the voice of OMC operations in Ghana — and specialist faculty in downstream and energy economics.
Lead facilitator on strategy and economic efficiency. Extensive experience in cost-benefit analysis, organisational restructuring, and systems interventions, including direct experience at Ghana's Ministry of Finance advising on power sector reforms and public sector efficiency.
Industrial co-coordinator of the programme. Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), the leading industry association representing Ghana's OMCs and their interests in the deregulated downstream environment. Brings direct, current operational and regulatory insight.
Specialist facilitator on the technical and operational dimensions of downstream petroleum, from depot operations and retail through to the regulatory and commercial interfaces that define day-to-day work in an OMC.
Specialist faculty on the economics of the energy sector: pricing dynamics, market structure, the financial implications of deregulation, and the macro-level forces (transition risk, commodity volatility, FX) that shape OMC outcomes.
Tuition covers the full five days of in-person delivery, all training materials, your professional certificate, and continued advisory access from the EM Advisory and COMAC faculty.
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