Tema Refinery

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Refinery News

Summary Information

• Ownership: Tema Oil
• Website: http://www.torghana.com/
• Location: Ghana
• Capacity: 2.15 million tons/annum & 43,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• RFCC Unit - 14,000 BPSD - UOP
• LPG Merox - 3,550 BPSD - UOP
• Gasoline Merox - 7,700 BPSD - Comprimo
• Sulfur Recovery - 3.7 T/H - UOP
• Sour Water Treatment - 10.5 T/H - UOP
• Fuel Gas LPG Unit - UOP
• Amine Treating Unit - UOP
• Amine Regeneration Unit - UOP

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The refinery runs Forcados Crude Oil, Bonny Light Crude Oil and Brass River Crude Oil

Products Produced

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Ongoing Projects

• For detail see Tema Refinery Project
• The government of Ghana wants to increase the capacity of the refinery to 145,000 bpd, following the discovery of major oil reserves in the country.

Other Information

• The refinery company is seriously overmanned, indebted and frequently experiences technical problems

History

• 1963 - Refinery commissioned
• 2002 - Upgrade including addition of RFCC

Relevant Links

• SK Engineering Projects
• Information from Mbendi
• Ghana to expand Tema oil refinery to 145,000 bpd
• The Way Forward For The Tema Oil Refinery

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