Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Ltd. is Ghana’s premier oil refinery. With the ideal refinery configuration and sufficient storage tank capacity, it is among the best refineries in Africa and supports the country’s economic growth and investment initiatives.
Where is the oil refinery located in Ghana?
A US$1.98 billion oil refinery facility at Tema, Ghana is scheduled to commence operation by end of August this year. The refinery, which is the latest investment of the Sentuo Group, is expected to produce five million metric tonnes of petroleum products including liquified petroleum gas (LPG), jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and fuel oil.
Who built Ghana’s first oil refinery?
Tema, Jan. 26, GNA- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday commissioned Ghana’s first private oil refinery built by the Sentuo Group, Ghana, a Chinese conglomerate, at the Tema Industrial Area, near Accra.
Is TEMA a good oil refinery in Ghana?
The Tema Oil Refinery (henceforth, TOR) has a capacity of 45,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and continues to be a significant crude oil refinery in Ghana (Adam, 2014; Amponsah & Opei, 2014). However, the operations of TOR have been inconsistent, in part because of the age of the equipment and mechanical inefficiency.