Tema Oil Refinery Targets Production Increase to 45,000 Barrels Per Day
Expansion project will add a new processing unit to raise output and improve operational efficiency at the refinery.
- Tema Oil Refinery plans to increase production capacity from 28,000 to 45,000 barrels per stream day.
- The expansion will involve integrating a new processing unit, the F61 unit, alongside the existing F1 unit.
- Management is also considering a further capacity expansion to about 60,000 barrels per stream day in the medium term.
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is preparing to boost its production capacity as part of renewed efforts to strengthen operations and improve efficiency at the facility.
Currently, the refinery is carrying out technical processes to expand its processing capacity from 28,000 barrels per stream day to 45,000 barrels per stream day. This initiative forms part of broader plans aimed at revitalising the refinery and increasing its contribution to Ghana’s petroleum industry.
According to officials, the capacity increase will be achieved through the integration of an additional processing unit known as the F61 unit. This new unit will operate alongside the existing F1 unit, with both connected to the refinery’s crude distillation system to enhance overall efficiency and output.
Management explained that since the refinery resumed operations, engineers have been working through the technical procedures required to integrate the new unit into the system. Once the process is completed, TOR expects its daily output to rise significantly from the current 28,000 barrels to about 45,000 barrels.
The refinery is currently operating under a tolling arrangement, where private companies supply crude oil to the facility for processing. Under this system, TOR refines the crude and charges a processing fee, while the refined petroleum products are returned to the companies that supplied the crude.
Corporate Affairs Officer, Godwin Mahama Ayaba, revealed these details during an interview.
He explained that under the tolling system, the refinery does not handle the marketing or distribution of the refined products, as those responsibilities remain with the crude oil suppliers.
Mr. Ayaba further noted that although the refinery’s current nameplate capacity is 28,000 barrels per stream day, the addition of the F61 unit is expected to increase production to 45,000 barrels per stream day.
He added that management is also considering plans to expand the refinery’s capacity further to about 60,000 barrels per stream day in the medium term.
