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The Ghana Federation of Labour has backed the call by petroleum downstream players on the government to make the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) a major actor in the \u2018Gold for Oil\u2019 deal.<\/p>\n
Mr. Abraham Koomson, the Secretary General, Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), explained that TOR had completed work on the reconstruction of its crude oil furnace, which exploded in January 2017, forcing it to reduce production.<\/p>\n
He said the only refinery in Ghana had a capacity of 45,000 barrels per stream per day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith proper investment and management, TOR has the capacity to transform the country\u2019s energy sector\u2026There is absolutely no reason to exclude TOR from the government\u2019s Gold for Oil business,\u201d Mr. Koomson said during the Ghana News Agency\u2019s Tema Industrial News Hub Dialogue.<\/p>\n
The Secretary General, Ghana Federation of Labour\u00a0appealed to the government to consider TOR\u2019s proposal, which would save the country some hard currencies.<\/p>\n
He said TOR had the capacity and investment to take full control of the refinery sector, with its two plants \u2013 the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and the Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracker (RFCC).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot set up a company with its core business being refinery and yet go out to buy either refined product or send crude from Ghana to other countries to refine and bring it back\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cTOR exists to refine crude oil, either acquired or for third parties to be able to serve the Ghanaian market, the sub-region, and beyond by marketing the finished products to the bulk distribution and oil marketing companies,\u201d Mr. Koomson said.<\/p>\n
He said the refinery was producing tons of crude oil and could supply other countries, which could help reduce the cost of petroleum products imported.<\/p>\n
Mr. Koomson observed that lack of political will from successive governments had been the reason the refinery had been left to deteriorate over the years.<\/p>\n
It was high time the country prioritised processing crude locally, he said, adding that imports only contributed to high fuel prices, currency depreciation, and ultimately, economic hardship.<\/p>\n
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