Tema Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Tema Oil
• Website: http://www.tor.com.gh/
• 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 -

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 with 28,000 bpd capacity
• 2002 - Upgrade including addition of RFCC

Links

1. Saipem Grass Roots Refineries
2. SK Engineering Projects
3. Information from Mbendi
4. Ghana to expand Tema oil refinery to 145,000 bpd
5. The Way Forward For The Tema Oil Refinery