Heavy Industrial Area, Tema - Ghana

ENERGY MINISTER REAFFIRMS GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT TO TOR’S RECOVERY

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor (MP), has reaffirmed government’s strong commitment to helping TOR Ltd. to get back to its full functioning. He pointed to ongoing policy and financial interventions aimed at restoring operational sustainability. He gave this assurance when he paid a working visit to the refinery in […]

Minister of Energy Applauds TOR’s Progress at the Government Accountability Series

Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy and Green Transition, at the Government Accountability Series held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, applauded TOR’s efforts under the leadership of the Ag. MD, Mr. Edmond Kombat Esq and Ag. DMD, Alhaji Mustapha Batalima Abubakar. To restore the refinery’s core business and operational capacity, a thorough turnaround maintenance […]

TOR in Brief – June 2025 Edition

Welcome to the April – June 2025 edition of “TOR in Brief” — your monthly snapshot into the operational updates, strategic initiatives, and progress milestones from Tema Oil Refinery. This edition highlights transformation, optimization and resetting of the refinery and our business operations. Download the full newsletter for an in-depth look at TOR’s activities for […]

TOR in Brief – March 2025 Edition

TOR in Brief - March 2025 Edition

Welcome to the March edition of “TOR in Brief” — your monthly snapshot into the operational updates, strategic initiatives, and progress milestones from Tema Oil Refinery. This edition highlights our ongoing efforts to strengthen refinery operations, enhance stakeholder engagement, and reinforce our role in Ghana’s energy value chain.   Download the full newsletter for an in-depth […]

We Welcome Our New MD

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Yussif Sulemana as our new Managing Director. He takes over from Kofi Tagoe-Mocumbi, who led TOR through challenging circumstances with unwavering commitment. Dr. Sulemana is a highly experienced Energy Management Strategist with over 20 years of expertise spanning the Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream sectors of the energy industry, including […]

Fire Training Organized to Improve Emergency Preparedness

The refinery, in partnership with the Ghana National Fire Service, organized a comprehensive fire training exercise for its safety wardens as part of its commitment to the safety of its employees and assets. The training is also a necessary step for the renewal of the refinery’s fire certificate, which is a mandatory requirement in the […]

Minister of State Assures TOR of Government’s Support

Minister of State Assures TOR of Government’s Support

We welcome the assurance from the Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Hon. Herbert Krapa, of government’s support to resuscitate the operations of TOR. The revival of TOR is much needed to operationalize the processing units and its related auxiliaries, revamp and expand the capacity of the processing facilities, ensure quality and continuous […]

Celebrating 60 Years: TOR Ltd.’s Remarkable Journey

One of Ghana’s most valuable national assets, the first crude oil refinery was commissioned 60 years ago. Even though TOR has not been able to realize Nkrumah’s goal of serving as the foundation for the petrochemical industry, it has achieved a lot and is currently going through an operational reorganization to put itself in a […]