The Ghanaian President, H. E. John Dramani Mahama has delivered yet another promises he made to the people of Ghana during his 2024 electioneering campaign, to revive the Tema Oil Refinery ( TOR) if elected.

True to his word, the TOR has announced resumption of crude oil refining operations after several years of inactive services.

This operations marks a historic milestone in the revitalization of Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.

The resumption becomes necessary following the successful completion of major Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) works on the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), executed within three months from 1st August to 30th October 2025.

In addition, TOR has also completed the installation of a new furnace, F-61, which will soon be commissioned and integrated into the CDU.

In a statement released by TOR in Accra on the 27th December, 2025 indicated that this critical upgrade would enable the refinery to restore its original nameplate capacity of 45,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd), up from the current operating level of 28,000 bpsd, with a clear strategic pathway to expand the capacity to 60,000 bpsd in the medium term, following the installation of a new Air-Cooler.

One could be reminded that the then opposition leader and flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to revamp the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) if he is elected in the 2024 December polls.

Mr. Mahama made this known during a meeting with players in the petroleum sector in Accra.

Mr. Mahama’s said a joint private-public partnership would be secured to help revive the nation’s troubled oil refinery.

“We need to look again at how we can bring the refinery back in place. But I do think the problem we have with running that refinery is because it is state-owned enterprise “, he stated.

The management of TOR expresses it’s deep appreciation to the President John Dramani Mahama for his continued support, vision, leadership and steadfast dedication and commitment to the restoration of TOR as a critical pillar of Ghana’s energy infrastructure.