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TOR starts
discharging Aviation Turbine Kerosene
Tema, June 2, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) on Sunday took delivery of Aviation
Turbine Kerosene (ATK) through one of the five loading and
discharging arms at the oil jetty of the Tema main harbour.
Consequently, operators of the Joint Users Hydrant
Installation (JUHI) who are the Shell and Total oil
companies, sole dealers in the ATK, have started lifting the
product for supply to airlines.
Mrs Aba Lokko, TOR’s Public Affairs Manager, told the GNA on
Monday that TOR has three weeks’ stock of the product.
She said the actual faulty loading/discharging arm, the
facility used to deliver the ATK into a vessel, has still
not been repaired as the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
(GPHA) was still looking for an appropriate crane to tackle
the job.
Leakage detected on the loading/discharging arms last week
caused shortage of the product, thus compelling the airlines
to resort to neighbouring countries for the supply of ATK.
There are five discharging arms, two each for “white” and
“black” fuel products whilst the remaining one is for
Liquefied Petroleum Product (LPG). The one used to deliver
the ATK developed the fault.
TOR in a statement expressed the intention to commission a
20,000m³ Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) by next month to
ensure adequate supply of the fuel to avert future shortage.
It also requested GPHA to change the loading and discharging
arms into flexible hoses as being done elsewhere in the
industry.
The statement urged the JUHI to increase their storage
capacity at the airport.
GNA
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