Late arrivals of vessels; reason for fuel shortage-TOR
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, Sept 28, Ghanadot - The
Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has acknowledged some level of
shortage of Petroleum products in the country.
The shortage, according to TOR, is as a result of late
arrivals of Vessels discharging the products to the
Refinery’s Tanks at Tema.
TOR has not refined crude for more than a year. The
situation has put immense pressure on the government to
import finished products mainly from Nigeria, Angola and
Equatorial Guinea.
Long queues have recently been seen in certain filling
stations across the country. Several areas in Ashanti,
Eastern, Volta and the Central regions were the worst hit as
Petrol, LPG and Kerosene were in short supply recently.
Speaking on Citi FM, the Managing Director of TOR, Dr Kwame
Ampofo, revealed that beginning sometime next week; Tema Oil
Refinery will begin refining crude oil.
He explained that the liquidity problems of TOR are not
necessarily responsible for the petroleum shortage; although
he admits that about 57 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) owe
the refinery to the tune of about three hundred and eighty
million Ghana Cedis.
To him in due time about 20 of these defaulting companies
will have their names published.
The new administration of TOR early this year cut off some
Oil Marketing Companies which have exceeded their grace
periods in paying their debts.
The government’s interventions at meeting Ghana’s energy
needs, especially in the petroleum sector, has witnessed
some impressive outcomes as Libya joined Nigeria, sometime
in June this year, to supply Ghana with crude.
The President, John Mils struck a deal with Libya’s Muammmar
Al-Qadafi at the 13th Ordinary summit of the African Union
in Libya.
The deal came a month after Ghana secured an assurance from
the Nigerian government to supply crude to Ghana on friendly
terms.
Under that agreement Nigeria pledged to supply Ghana with
65,000 barrels of crude daily on a 90 day credit terms.
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