Fuel Shortage Hits Ghana

Fuel customers on motorbikes others on foot with portable containers and lines of vehicles wait in a queue for their turn to purchase fuel at the Goil service station in Tamale and also other part of the Country.

 

This was during a severe fuel shortage which has gripped the Northern Regional capital and its environs, causing long lines at filling stations and symbolizing for some people their fears about the increase of fuel prices.

 

Some Commercial drivers in Tamale said they will be out of business if appropriate step is not taken to resolve the situation.

 

Other individuals motorbike owners have decided to start "Okada" business to ease the burden of passenger who can not have access to commercial transport to their various workplace and homes.

 

The shortage which began some few days ago in Tamale, has hamper the smooth running of transport business as well as the Fuel Stations in the fastest growing city.

"One driver ask why an oil producing country be short of oil".

in a new development, Tullow Oil P.L.C is now putting the current production of crude oil at the Jubilee field around 110 thousand barrels. 

The announcement was contained in the firm’s trading statement and operational update released on Saturday. 

Some of the partners at the jubilee field were looking at hitting the 120 thousand targets by close of last year. 

But with this announcement, it appears the target might take a while before it is achieved.

Head of Media Relations at Tullow Oil P.L.C, George Cazenove attributed the delay to some technical challenges with the FPSO.

The Jubilee field has now produced a little over 50 million barrels of oil since it began production in 2010.

Photo: Geoffrey Buta