A decade after oil discovery! The bold steps, the mistakes, the lessons, and the future When Ghana discovered hydrocarbons in commercial quantities a decade ago in 2007 under the erstwhile Kufour administration, the expectation was that proceeds of the oil find would expand the country’s national income base and eventually be utilised in addressing its … Read more
A decade after oil discovery: The bold steps, mistakes, lessons, and the future The country appeared to have lost momentum following the 2009 political transition When Ghana discovered hydrocarbons in commercial quantities a decade ago in 2007 under the erstwhile Kufour administration, the expectation was that proceeds of the oil find would expand the country’s … Read more
Barely three weeks after a furnace at the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) exploded, Institute of Energy Security has raised alarm about a likely fuel shortage in the coming days. The Institute attributed this to the shutdown of the TOR and delays in the import and export of petroleum products … Read more
Operatives of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) have picked up 10 workers of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for questioning over a purported arson. They are supposed to assist the BNI to unravel the circumstance under which several barrels of oil spilled from the refinery into some drains at Tema that caused the explosion of … Read more
Energy think tank, Institute for Energy Security (IES), says a recent explosion at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is a harbinger for challenges in the energy sector. IES also says its observation of the refinery suggests that non-adherence to safety protocol and standard operating procedures, lack of adequate supervision, inexperience operating and production management personnel … Read more
The Institute for Energy Security (IES), has called on the management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), to investigate an explosion that occurred at the premises of the refinery on Thursday. A furnace at the crude distillation unit of the refinery exploded on Thursday forcing officials of the company to shut down the facility abruptly. … Read more
The Institute for Energy Security (IES), has called on the management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), to investigate an explosion that occurred at the premises of the refinery on Thursday. A furnace at the crude distillation unit of the refinery exploded on Thursday forcing officials of the company to shut down the facility abruptly. … Read more
play videoThe new furnace was commissioned in 2016 as part of an expansion project carried out by TOR Operational activities which often characterized the working environment at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has slowed down following Thursday’s explosion, GhanaWeb can confirm. According to a publication by Daily Graphic, a furnace at the Crude Distillation Unit … Read more
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) have indicated that the country might be plunged into a phase of fuel shortage if urgent measures are not taken to restore the fuel production capacity of the Tema Oil refinery following yesterday’s explosion. According to them, the explosion of a furnace at the refinery which was supporting fuel … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr Isaac Osei, has allayed fears of a possible fuel shortage following an explosion at the facility. A Principal Research Analyst at the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Richmond Rockson, had suggested that the explosion of the furnace at the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of … Read more
A furnace at the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) exploded yesterday, forcing the management of the refinery to shut down the CDU. Officials were prompted to carry out an emergency shutdown of the facility to avert an outbreak of fire after the furnace had exploded as a result of excessive … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is set to increase its daily production capacity following a successful test run of the expanded processing units. Per the expansion, the Crude Distillation Unit will now produce 65,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the current 45, 000 barrels’ level. The Managing Director of TOR, Kwame Awuah Darko … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is set to increase its daily production capacity following a successful test run of the expanded processing units. Per the expansion, the Crude Distillation Unit will now produce 65,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the current 45, 000 barrels’ level. The Managing Director of TOR, Kwame Awuah Darko who … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has begun a test run on about one million barrels of crude oil from the Tweneboa, Enyera and Ntomme (TEN) fields in the Western Region to establish whether or not the oil is compatible with the refinery’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). The crude oil from the TEN fields was discharged … Read more