Category: Oil and Gas

Ghana’s first-quarter laycan allocation programme, dated 31 December 2025, is triggering pushback from a cross-section of importers who say the schedule’s growing reliance on three-party co-loading is raising operational risk and eroding certainty for supply planning. At the centre of the discontent is a shift in how discharge windows at ABB are being shared. Multiple...

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.), has commended Sentuo Oil Refinery for its contributions to the downstream petroleum sector. The NPA Boss also implored Sentuo Refinery to increase local content participation. These comments come after a team from the National Petroleum Authority led by the CEO, paid a...

Management of Tema Oil Refinery has officially procured and handed over a fleet of vehicles to significantly enhance and strengthen the operational efficiency of the refinery.The fleet comprises eight (8) brand new Mitsubishi vehicles, three (3) Toyota Coaster buses, two (2) industrial forklifts, as well as other essential operational vehicles to support day-to-day activities across...

The effect of the Tema Oil Refinery’s (TOR) return to operations on fuel prices will depend largely on how the facility is run, according to the African Centre for Economic Policy (ACEP).Kodzo Yaotse, ACEP’s Policy Lead for Petroleum and Energy, said TOR’s ability to consistently supply refined products over time will be critical if it...

Nigeria’s state oil and gas company is planning to jumpstart an industrial boom in the north of the country thanks to a much-delayed gas pipeline, Reuters has reported, citing the chief executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. “This is not just about energy,” Bashir Ojulari said. “It’s about industrialisation – fertiliser plants, power generation,...

The GOIL Staff Durbar, Service Awards and Thanksgiving ceremony was a significant occasion marked by pride, gratitude and reflection, as employees and management gathered to celebrate the company’s collective journey.The event provided an opportunity to recognise and honour long-serving staff who have dedicated between 10 and 30 years of service to the organisation, acknowledging their...

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has restarted crude oil refining operations after several years of inactivity, marking a major step in efforts to revive Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector. The resumption follows the successful completion of extensive Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) works on the refinery’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), carried out between August 1 and October 30,...

The prevailing structural theme right now is that national oil companies (NOCs), in some cases and across some segments, are moving faster than the majors, outspending them, beating them in locking up supply chains, and building cash cows faster for the future. You can see it directly in upstream spending trends highlighted by the IEA...

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has resumed crude oil refining, marking a significant turnaround for Ghana’s only state-owned refinery after years of operational decline. Following extensive maintenance works, management confirms that system flushing and test runs on the Crude Distillation Unit have been successfully completed. The refinery has now entered the flare-up and stabilisation phase,...