The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has assured Ghanaians that there will be no fuel shortages in the country following tensions in the Middle East.
Reacting to public sentiments as attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf continue, the Corporate Affairs Officer in charge of External Affairs at TOR, Godwin Mahama Ayaba, stated that there was enough fuel for the country since sources of petroleum imports were not centralised.
“The government has prepared for any eventuality. Ghana does not import all its crude from the Middle East,” he told Piesie Okrah on Asem Kesie on Power 97.9 FM.
“Ghana imports about eighty percent of its crude from Europe and 20 percent from other countries including the Middle East, so we can assure Ghanaians that there won’t be fuel shortage,” he explained.
He added that the regulator of the sector, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) had announced that the ongoing Us–Israel- Iran conflict will not disrupt fuel availability in the country.
Although he acknowledged that the Middle East tensions could affect that 20 per cent supply, Mr Ayaba said Ghana’s domestic refining capacity is expected to fill the gap.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
