[3] These shares are held through Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), an agency charged with Ghana's pension system.
The SSNIT holds these shares because it has an interest in major aspects of Ghana's economy because it needs sectors to do well in order to insure pensions.
The method the company employed to address the revenue losses from increased competition was to embark on a rebranding strategy that included a new logo and a new slogan of "energy with a smile.
[11] In December 2018 it was announced that GOIL, in partnership with ExxonMobil and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) would be entering into deep-water oil exploration in the Cape Three Points area.
[12][13] This move is supposed to strengthen Ghana's indigenous presence in the petroleum industry, and increase domestic oil production.
[13] Mr Reginald Daniel Laryea, who is also a past president of the Advertising Association of Ghana has been the board chairman of GOIL PLC since September 2021.
[20] In 2019 the company picked up the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Hall of Fame Award in the Elite Category under 10 years.
[22][23] Throughout Ghana, GOIL has five regional offices that serve as distribution points in Accra, Tema, Kumasi, Takoradi, and Tamale.
[22] In addition, GOIL has a number of other retail outlets established to market premix fuel and kerosene to rural areas in Ghana.