Feb 09, 2016 the tema oil refinery tor has finally resumed operations after shutting down for almost a year due some serious funding challenges. Jan 30, 2018 ethnicity in ghanaian politics by isaac osei md tema oil refinery duration. Determination of hydrogen content of petroleum products from. K sarpong, the former ceo of the tema oil refinery on e served as the executive chairman of asante kotoko fc in 2010, but resigned after transforming the fortunes of the club in the three years he stayed with the kumasibased football team. Aug 17, 2019 please read on, and pass on what osagyefo dr. To examine if tema oil refinery incorporates risk management in their strategic plan and its implementation.
Radiation doses and hazards from processing of crude oil at. Analysis of risk management practices in the oil and gas industry in ghana. It is linked to an oil jetty at the port of tema by pipelines of various diameters for the transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products. These companies were goil, glory, star, oando and agapey.
Toe tonnes of oil equivalent tor tema oil refinery valco volta aluminium company vra volta river authority wagp west african gas pipeline wagpa west african gas pipeline authority. The refinery was first named the ghanaian italian petroleum company ghaip. Indeed out of 27 location landings listed, fifteen 15 were by goil company and the remainder shared amongst the remaining four companies above mentioned. The profile also details project ownership and funding, gives a full project description, as well as information on contracts, tendering and key project contacts. Inability to sufficiently predict the yields before refinery process creates challenges such as inadequacy in planning the operating conditions to meet product target, product optimisation failure and inability to meet product market specification. The tema oil refinery tor refines all the crude oil imported into the country, except for consignments going to the takoradi thermal power plant for power production. Tors maximum production capacity was 28,000 barrels of oil per day in 1990. Numerical simulation of dispersion of emissions from tema oil. Due to some financial and technical problems the refinery seldom worked at upside production rate in the past. The data were analysed using statistical package for social sciences spss. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the teams worklife balance. Joy business is learning that the refinery formally resumed operations last week after several test runs to ensure equipment are in good condition.
We used primary and secondary data in our analysis the study identified risks confronting tema oil refinery tor as. Following the refusal to accept the 4th consignment on 21st june 2004 the appellants set up a committee to investigate the allegation of non compliance with specification of the marine mix. Final reportrefinery study report table of contents. Prior to the construction of the refinery, ghana imported petroleum products from european and american refineries to meet its petroleum. How is crude oil transformed into everyday usable products. Fluid catalytic cracking unit of the tema oil refinery, ghana, especially iv. The refinery is situated in tema about 24 kilometers east of the capital, accra. In processing crude oil 84% by volume of the hydrocarbons are converted into such products. Zambian journalists were on a capacity building project in the energy sector in west africa, with a focus on refineries in the subregion. Tema oil refinery tor limited is located in tema approximately 24 km east of the republic of ghanas capital, accra.
Until recently, ghana imported all of her crude oil requirements through a crude oil allocation contract which is renewable annually. Tema oil refinery tema oil refinery tor limited the only refinery in ghana is authorized to process crude oil and market petroleum products. Since 2017, there are now 107 oil marketing and 40 liquefied petroleum gas lpg marketing companies. Our letter dated 26th september was obviously aimed at securing a definitive delivery. The purpose of an oil refinery is to turn crude oil into products that are fit for enduse, in the quantities that are required by the market. The tema oil refinery tor is one of two crude oil refineries in ghana. Tor md was forced to resign after he refused corrupt deal ies 20191223.
Tema oil refinery tor the nations premier refinery. The transportation problem is of great economic significance to the government of ghana. It is authorized by its regulators to process crude oil and market petroleum products. Crude oil is used as the refinery s main raw material for production, which is usually imported from neibouring nigeria and transferred through pipelines to the refinery storage tanks for processing into several finished products for cunsumption. A case study of tema oil refinery tor ashesi institutional. For example, in technology and economics risk is expressed as an expected. Radiation doses and hazards from processing of crude oil. It is my pleasure to welcome you to tema oil refinery tor ltd website.
The refinery s production reduces the cost of petroleum products imported into the country. Trend of fire outbreaks in ghana and ways to prevent these. Tema oil refinery tor is the premium refinery in ghana west africa, with an operational capacity of 45000bpd. None of the offending deliveries was traced to the appellants tema oil refinery tor directly nor the respondent. Oil is the lifeblood of industryas important for industry as water is for human existence. Every country needs an oil refinery osei the mast online. It is important for a country to have an oil refinery, says tema oil refinery tor limited managing director isaac osei. Yield prediction is an integral part of every refinery process due to the intricacy of the process and composition of crude oil. Tema c is the least restrictive and most widely used.
Pdf software approach on crude oil yields prediction. To identify major risks threatening the survival of tema oil refinery. Moe tema oil refinery development ghana project profile. The refinery is in tema, the most industrialized city in ghana. A fast and more universal technique based on thermal neutron reflection was employed to determine the total hydrogen contents of petroleum samples from tema oil refinery tor and crude oil samples from jubilee field and nigeria. In a tacit expression of how he intents to reform and transform the countrys oil and gas sector to ensure efficiency, the president nana addo dankwa akufoaddo is reported to have settled on some three names including hon. This article seeks to discuss the trend of fire incidents occurring in ghana from 2000 to 20 and the different ways to prevent these incidents. Gridco, ghana national petroleum corporation gnpc, national petroleum authority npa, tema oil refinery tor, public utility regulatory commission purc, electricity company of ghana ecg, northern electricity distribution company nedco, west african gas pipeline company wapco, west african gas pipeline authority. Petroleum is converted into energy rich fuels such as gasoline, diesel, jet, heating, liquid petroleum gas lpg, and other fuel oils. The refinery was among the first eight refineries in africa as at 1963. Jun 21, 2018 the tema oil refinery tor is expected to shut down due to lack of crude oil which serves as raw material for the refinery. The tema oil refinery tor has finally resumed operations after shutting down for almost a year due some serious funding challenges. Moe tema oil refinery development ghana project profile contains information on the scope of the project including project overview and location. Established in 1963, and being the premier and stellar refinery in africa, tor has been the engine of growth for the economy.
These standards define the style of heat exchanger and the machining and assembly tolerances. Alfred agbershie, a board member of tema oil refinery on wednesday called for the arrest of former ceo kk sarppong, a man who brought an unprecedented expansion not only that but ensure that in his tenure there was continuous flow of crude oil for workers who are been paid from the nations wallet produced to the benefit of all. Tema oil refinery is a viable company with highly skilled technical manpower. Tema oil refinery tor finally resume operations ghana. The jet a1 supplied to our customers meets the requirements of the latest. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and ceo insights. Our refinery is a 45,000 barrel per stream day bpsd capacity crude distillation unit and supplies this quantity out of the national demand of 65,000 bpsd. Tema oil refinery embarks on massive fire campaign. All these continue to operate at full efficiency, making tema india arguably the only manufacturer in the world to be able to make this claim.
Tema b and tema r are similar in requirements and typically require features like, confined gaskets joints, spiral wound gaskets along with some greater minimum thicknesses on some parts. Using its patented technology, tema india has manufactured and installed over 220 such screw plug breech lock type heat exchangers at refineries across the globe. This generates much discussion centering on rumors relating to politics, sabotage, misfortune, religious differences, etc. Ghana started commercial production of crude oil in december, 2010. Tema india is an authorised sales representative and manufacturing partner of rentech boiler systems, usa for the following products. Uncover why tema oil refinery is the best company for you.
Tor is undergoing operational restructuring to position itself for growth. Tema oil refinery tor limited is the only refinery in ghana. Kwame nkrumah said about industry in ghana and the ghanaitalian partnership ghaip in the case of the tema oil refinery fiveandhalf decades ago, today. It was originally named the ghanaian italian petroleum ghaip. The installation processes 9,548 tonnes 10,525 tons of crude oil daily. Ministry of energy, ghana, petroleum downstream department.
The tema oil refinery tor is expected to shut down due to lack of crude oil which serves as raw material for the refinery. Tor remains one of the countrys most valuable national assets. To this end, the tema oil refinery tor, an environmentally operationsbased agency has instituted an ems towards its operations. Determination of hydrogen content of petroleum products. Trend of fire outbreaks in ghana and ways to prevent these incidents. Analysis of risk management practices in the oil and gas. Jun 19, 2014 the purpose of an oil refinery is to turn crude oil into products that are fit for enduse, in the quantities that are required by the market. Background study tema oil refinery tor limited is located in tema approximately 24 km east of the republic of ghanas capital, accra. But is this resumption in operation by tor sustainable. Similarly, the number of oil companies distributing and marketing refined products has also increased. Convenient sampling technique and structured questionnaires were deployed to elicit information from 186 participants. Strategic prowess of kwame nkrumah the case of tema oil.
Crude oil is used as the refinerys main raw material for production, which is usually imported from neibouring nigeria and transferred through pipelines to the refinery storage tanks for processing into several finished products for cunsumption. The number of companies importing refined petroleum products increased from one i. Tema oil refinery tor limited is ghanas only refinery established in 1963 to enhance the countrys economic, investment and development programs. It is 24 kilometres 15 mi from accra, the capital of ghana. Tema stands for tubular exchangers manufacturers association and is a set of standards that were developed by leading shell and tube manufacturers. Tema oil refinery tor is the premier and only refinery in ghana.
Our refinery is a 45,000 barrel per stream day bpsd. The aim of risk management is to obtain understanding by all parties and agreement around what the risks really are and how they will be managed to improve performance, increase the value of firms and reduce financial distress. Predicting yields using a yield pattern model practised by the tema oil refinery is economical. Procwlqwg06331 dated 5th october 2006 and react as follows. Bukari and others published why do refineries perform so poorly. The tema oil refinery tor refines all the crude oil imported into the country, except for consignments going to the takoradi thermal power plant for power. Find out what works well at tema oil refinery from the people who know best.
All content is posted anonymously by employees working at tema oil refinery. Request pdf radiation doses and hazards from processing of crude oil at the tema oil refinery in ghana processing of crude oil has been carried out in ghana for more than four decades without. Occupational health and safety, environmental, and quality hereafter referred to as seq issues are regarded as necessary to the growth and development of mankind and society as well. Tema oil refinery how is tema oil refinery abbreviated. Crude oil is predominately processed and used as a fuel oil or gasoline. Therefore jubilee oil will be sold for the official oil price. The countrys jubilee oil field produces the high grade sweet light oil. With able an experienced management staff and a well tailored pack of in house competent training, i have learned up to date cutting edge safety processes. This study is built on three main objectives as follows. Allergic reaction in cars and always be linked or at least some basic information on the skin the moisture barriers tema oil refinery jobs where the other traditional candle that it comes to print depending a few days in a month is the peak of his peers illustration if youre looking for but hell help you get started is outsourcing arenas. Ethnicity in ghanaian politics by isaac osei md tema oil refinery duration. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
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