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The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has begun processes to refine crude oil in the country.<\/p>\n
This follows a lease agreement with a private investor, Decimal Capital Limited, a leading Kenya-based oil investor.<\/p>\n
Decimal Capital Ltd is a private limited liability company offering financial solutions to wide variety of individuals and businesses.<\/p>\n
The move, according to a statement issued, is expected to help boost local supply of refined oil products and help stabilize the cedi in the face of the ongoing oil market crisis.<\/p>\n
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) constituted by Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Energy, engaged Intercontinental Energy Consortium who agreed to partner with TOR by investing US$60 million into the operations of the refinery through a tolling arrangement and recover their investment over five years, information gathered by DGN Online indicated.<\/p>\n
A statement issued by Tema Oil Refinery on Thursday June 24, 2022 stated that Decimal Capital Ltd has been selected as the new strategic partner for TOR.<\/p>\n
Though TOR\u2019s statement did not give details of the partnership as report indicates that Decimal Capital Ltd is going to be part of the new management to help return the refinery to it former glory.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, the deal \u201cis expected to boost the local supply of refined oil products and help stabilize the local currency in the face of the ongoing international oil market crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA local Transactional Advisor has been contracted by TOR to lead the negotiations in formulating the lease agreement, which is expected to be completed over the next three to four weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investment partner is expected to provide funding for a first phase, which will bring the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of TOR back on stream to refine about 45,000 barrels per day in the next few months,\u201d parts of the release stated.<\/p>\n
TOR noted that the agreement will \u201ccontribute significantly to improving fuel security\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cProduction from TOR can contribute about a third of the current monthly consumption of diesel, and the full requirement of the Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) and Fuel Oil needs of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
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