The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has suspended the General Manager for Commerce, Charles Awuah, for one month without salary.
Mr Awuah was suspended a few days after this portal reported that the refinery had sold 260,000 litres of slop oil in a shady deal.
Documents signed by Mr. Charles Awuah and available to this portal show that the refinery sold 130 metric tonnes of slop oil to K-Moy Ghana Limited and Petro XP Ghana Limited.
Checks by energynewsafrica.com revealed that the two entities have not been licensed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to engage in the downstream petroleum business.
Interestingly, the NPA database showed that Petrol XP Ghana Limited which has (L) to the initial name has been registered but is not in good standing.
In a statement issued, following energynewsafrica.com’s report, TOR admitted selling slop to Petro XP Ghana Limited.
The company said Petrol XP Ghana Limited and Petro XP Ghana Limited have the same directors.
The statement explained that Petrol XP Ghana Limited is their registered name while Petro XP is their trade name.
The companied denied selling slop to K-Moy Ghana Limited.
It is clear to this portal that the company wants to deceive the general public in the sense that documents available clearly show that they also sold slop to K-Moy Ghana Limited, an unlicensed company.
Energynewsafrica.com has petitioned the Special Prosecutor to carry out independent investigations into the matter.
Meanwhile, energynewsafrica.com sources at TOR indicate that 12 out of the 14 staff who were interdicted for their alleged involvement in acts that caused financial losses to the company have resumed work.
This should be a caution to any investor who would like to partner with TOR to ensure that control measures are put in place to stem criminal activities in the refinery.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
