Ghana: TOR Takes Delivery Of 1 Million Barrels Of Jubilee Crude

Ghana’s state-owned Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has received 1 million barrels of locally produced crude oil from the Jubilee field as part of the government’s plan to refine domestic crude to strengthen the country’s fuel security.

The crude cargo, aboard the MT Apache, is currently being discharged at the refinery’s oil jetty at the Port of Tema into TOR’s storage tanks.

Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor announced the development on Thursday while delivering the opening address at the 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference in Accra.

TOR Managing Director Edmond Kombat confirmed the delivery and thanked President John Dramani Mahama for fulfilling his commitment to ensure that a portion of Ghana’s crude production is refined locally to enhance fuel supply security.

In a statement, Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) said the latest crude delivery fulfils President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to have more of Ghana’s locally produced crude refined domestically.

The refinery said the delivery underscores the government’s plan to strengthen the country’s petroleum value chain through increased local refining.

TOR said the shipment is the third one-million-barrel crude cargo it has received since May 2026, following deliveries of Bonga and Baleine crude.

The refinery said the supplies have enabled it to continue producing petroleum products for domestic consumption and export to regional markets, supporting Ghana’s fuel security and industrial development.

TOR thanked President Mahama for supporting efforts to revive the state-owned refinery.

It also acknowledged Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor, as well as trading firms Fujairah and Triangle Trading Commodities, regulators, financiers, logistics providers and technical partners for their support in the refinery’s operations.

The refinery had been largely idle for more than six years and was burdened with significant debt.

The current management undertook a major rehabilitation programme and resumed crude processing in late December 2025.

TOR is currently processing about 28,000 barrels of crude per day. Work is underway to restore its second processing unit, which would increase the refinery’s capacity to about 45,000 barrels per stream day.