Global commodity trader Glencore delivered 1 million barrels of crude oil sourced from Tullow Oil to Ghana’s Sentuo Oil Refinery earlier this year for processing, a refinery official told Energy News Africa.
The official said the refinery had agreed with Glencore to secure regular supplies of locally produced crude to sustain its operations.
“It is not a one-off thing. It is going to continue,” the official said.
Tullow, which operates Ghana’s Jubilee and TEN oil fields, recently confirmed the arrangement during a virtual meeting with investors following the release of its half-year results.
Chief Financial Officer Richard Miller said the deal was agreed on commercial terms and described it as an important step for Ghana’s oil industry.
Financing arrangements had also been put in place to support the initiative and ensure the transactions were commercially viable, he said.
Miller said Sentuo had become an important buyer of Ghanaian crude, purchasing oil from Tullow and other partners in the country’s oil fields.
The development comes as Tullow expects to increase its crude oil liftings this year.
The company plans to lift 14 cargoes in 2026, comprising 11 from Jubilee and three from TEN. The Jubilee total is two cargoes higher than its November 2025 forecast.
Tullow lifted six cargoes in the first half of the year and expects to lift another eight in the second half.
The company said increased domestic crude sales could strengthen links between Ghana’s oil production and refining sectors as efforts continue to improve refinery operations.
“The government wants to install the capacity, and part of the medium and long-term plan is to make sure that the issue of electricity is permanently fixed,” he said.
The generators are expected to increase the country’s installed generation capacity and ease electricity shortages.
Their arrival follows Barrow’s pledge to resolve the electricity crisis by the end of October. Government officials had said meeting that deadline depended partly on the arrival of additional generating capacity.
Jallow said electricity supply had already stabilised, but the government wanted to expand generation capacity further to reduce the risk of another crisis.
He also reiterated Barrow’s pledge to achieve universal access to electricity by the end of 2026, extending power to every community in the country.
Development partners, including the Chinese government, had pledged support for that goal, he said.
Gallo Saidy, managing director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), said the generators would be installed and commissioned by the end of October.
“The machines have never been used; the only thing they need is to be installed,” he said 
It also has three diesel-driven fire pumps supported by jockey pumps to maintain pressure.
“We equally have an advanced preventive maintenance and inspection system in place,” he said.
The manager said the terminal aimed to strengthen Ghana’s LPG storage infrastructure and ensure reliable supplies with support from Asharami Ghana.
It would also 