KINGSTON Jamaica — State-owned refinery Petrojam Limited said on Monday it has resumed fuel deliveries from its Montego Bay terminal, restoring a critical supply line to the country’s western parishes four weeks after Hurricane Melissa.

The company’s industrial loading rack in St James had been out of service since the storm hit in late October. Throughout November, supplies were sent from Petrojam’s primary terminal in Kingston.

“We are delighted to have been able to reopen over the past few days,” said Brian Case, Petrojam’s acting reliability and maintenance manager. He credited teams that worked around the clock on repairs.

Brian Case, Petrojam’s Acting Reliability and Maintenance Manager, who oversaw the restoration of the Montego Bay fuel terminal.

The terminal has resumed full daily supply of 87 and 90-octane petrol, ultra-low sulphur diesel, and aviation fuel, the company said.

Restoration work included improvements to delivery equipment, fortification of storage tanks and fuel lines, debris removal, and perimeter fence repairs.

Petrojam said it had used social media in recent weeks to help drivers in the west locate operating service stations via its Fuel Station Finder updates.

The company emphasised that product quality continued to be assured through its ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory in Kingston.

Petrojam is Jamaica’s sole oil refinery.