DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
Pestilence and paper-pushers
The coronavirus outbreak is putting pressure on Uganda’s fuel market, and Kenyan tax claims have the potential to make the situation worse.
Largest Turkish refiner Tupras ‘has cut runs at Izmir refinery by 50% due to pandemic impact on fuel demand’
Oil prices take another tumble
Liberia’s Conex buys downstream assets from Total in West Africa
France’s Total has arranged to sell its petroleum product marketing operations and assets in Liberia and Sierra Leone to Conex Oil & Gas Holdings, a Liberian-owned company.
Governor of Rivers State rejects NLNG’s request for exemption from lockdown
The government of Nigeria’s Rivers State has rejected a request from Nigeria LNG (NLNG) and several other companies involved in the natural gas sector for an exemption from the lockdown regime imposed last week.
Malawi hopes to expand fuel storage capacity by 50%
The National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) is gearing up to expand its fuel storage network, according to a high-ranking company representative.
Qatar reportedly seeks to make LNG spot market sales
Leading LNG producer Qatar is reportedly seeking to sell some cargoes of the super-chilled fuel on the spot market.
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