Ghana's Tema refinery shut after breakdown

ACCRA – Ghana’s state-run Tema Oil Refinery has been shut down due to the breakdown of critical equipment, two sources close to the 45,000 barrels-per-day plant said on Tuesday.

The sources said both the main crude distillation unit and the residual fuel catalytic converter were shut down about a month ago.

“The changers (a component of the plant) were blocked and needed to be replaced but lack of funds has delayed the work,” one of the sources told Reuters.

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