Una dey hear am? Ghana don dey ready to import fuel products from Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery, no be small matter o! This one come as Ghana dey struggle with their own refineries wey no fit meet di demand for fuel. E dey form like say naija really get muscle for oil trading now.
For Nigerian International Energy Summit wey happen for Abuja, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo wey be CEO of Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority talk say Ghana only get two major refineries wey dey operate at small capacity, plus one modular refinery wey dey process about 5,000 to 6,000 barrels per day. Na wetin be this for Naija wey dey talk about 650,000 barrels per day wey Dangote dey produce daily?
Tameklo talk say: ‘In Ghana, we always rely on imports for our fuel needs. Our refineries dey small, so we don dey check Dangote refinery as one reliable source for the refined fuel.’ Naija boys, we see as Ghana don dey plan to be serious customer o!
He still talk say Ghana dey produce crude oil from the Jubilee and TEN fields, but dem no fit refine am locally like wetin we dey expect. Last year, Dangote refinery don supply Ghana around 27,000 barrels per day of refined fuel, e no easy for dem.
Na so Ghana dey move chop fuel from abroad, dey, check how e go fit take improve their economy and make fuel dey affordable for their people. Tameklo even gist say dem go dey plan as market don dey open for other African countries wey fit dey sell crude and refined products based on price.
Meanwhile, for Dangote side, Devakumar Edwin wey be Group Vice President of Oil and Gas talk say dem dey operate around 85% of their capacity now, dey produce petrol and diesel plenty well. ‘Nigeria only need about half of our production to meet our own domestic demand. The rest, we go fit export go other countries,’ he talk.
With Dangote refinery dey produce 70 million litres per day, this one don make am clear say naija need no go dey rely on outside countries for refined products again. E don surpass wetin Nigeria dey use and ready to supply other African markets. Ghana dey smile serve as dem sabi say there dey fresh supply available to dem.
As we dey toast to this new partnership, make we hope say di regulators go fit manage the market well, ensure say fuel dey affordable and of high quality for all naija and Ghana customers. E be like say West Africa dey try hold their own for energy supply, dem no wan rely on wahala from outside again.
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