Ghana’s state-owned Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has taken delivery of one million barrels of crude oil from the Jubilee field as part of efforts to increase domestic refining and strengthen the country’s petroleum supply security.
The crude shipment, transported by the MT Apache, is being offloaded at TOR’s oil jetty at the Port of Tema and transferred into the refinery’s storage facilities for processing.
The delivery was announced by Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon. Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, during his address at the opening ceremony of the 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference held in Accra.
TOR Managing Director, Edmond Kombat, confirmed the arrival of the crude cargo and expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for supporting the policy of refining more locally produced crude oil within Ghana.
According to TOR, the shipment represents another step towards fulfilling the President’s commitment to boost local refining capacity and develop a stronger domestic petroleum value chain.
The refinery noted that the Jubilee crude delivery is the third one-million-barrel cargo received since May 2026, following earlier supplies of Bonga and Baleine crude.
TOR said the additional crude supplies have supported ongoing refining operations, enabling the production of petroleum products for local consumption while also creating opportunities to serve regional markets.
The refinery acknowledged the contributions of key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, trading companies Fujairah and Triangle Trading Commodities, regulators, financial institutions, logistics providers and technical partners, for supporting its operations.
The development forms part of government’s broader strategy to revive TOR, which remained largely inactive for more than six years due to operational challenges and accumulated debt.
Following a rehabilitation programme by the current management, the refinery restarted crude processing in December 2025.
TOR is currently processing approximately 28,000 barrels of crude per day, while efforts are ongoing to restore its second processing unit, which is expected to increase capacity to about 45,000 barrels per stream day.