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South Africa
Sparks fly between PetroSA and Gunvor

Because of a dispute over PetroSA's considerable debts to Gunvor, the latter is refusing to deliver new cargo ships. The South African state oil company is nevertheless trying to resolve the situation.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 12.05.2025

South Africa
PetroSA's bad business of petroleum product trading

The cash-strapped PetroSA owes large debts to traders Gunvor, Addax Energy and the South African company Nako Energy, the latter of which is struggling to pay its own bills to the state-owned company.

Free access Energy, Commodity traders 04.04.2025

West Africa
Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

After an initial name change to 2Rivers, oil trader Coral Energy has transferred its activities to a new entity, Safira Global Trading. Coral Energy was sanctioned in December for selling Russian oil below the floor price.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2025

Spotlight | Nigeria
NNPC boss hopes to clinch block sell-offs ahead of his rumoured exit

Nigerian National Petroleum Co's Mele Kyari wants to dispose of a dozen currently under-exploited blocks as quickly as possible. But most of the firms best positioned to win the bids have no experience in the sector.

Subscribers only Energy 12.02.2025

CEO of NNPC Mele Kyari during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, USA, 19 March 2024.

Ivory Coast
Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

The agreement is worth several hundred million dollars.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 12.12.2024

Nigeria
Oriental Energy finally gets its floating unit for Okwok field

Nigerian tycoon Muhammadu Indimi will unveil his new floating oil and gas production, storage and offloading unit in Dubai on 14 December.

Subscribers only Energy 06.12.2024

Senegal
Société Générale Sénégal: potential buyers prepare to pounce

After having indicated that they wanted to take control of the Senegalese subsidiary of France's Société Générale banking group, the Senegalese authorities could now backtrack. This opens the door to the possibility of a private sector buyer.

Subscribers only Finance 30.10.2024

Guinea
Guinean NGO goes to Swiss courts over Oryx affair

The Réseau National des Acteurs du Développement Durable has written to the Swiss judicial authorities to protest against the signing of a contract between the Guinean state and oil trader Oryx Energies.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 06.09.2024

Spotlight | Gabon
Gabon Oil Co faced with wave of departures at Assala Energy

Having succeeded in raising the necessary funds to buy Carlyle's oil assets, Libreville must now ensure production does not fall by recruiting personnel with the necessary skills.

Subscribers only Energy 04.07.2024

Guinea
Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

The boss of the small oil trader Okapi is hoping to get the Paris Court of Appeal to overturn a ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce compelling the company to pay $2.1m to fuel distribution giants TotalEnergies and Vivo.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 17.06.2024

Ivory Coast
Citoso Commodities to trade Baleine output with Augusta Energy

Citoso has chosen the Swiss trader after securing the contract to lift Petroci's share of the Baleine field.

Subscribers only Energy 06.06.2024

Guinea
Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Five months after the Kaloum depot exploded, Oryx has been selected by the junta for a new two-year contract. The authorities have also sought its advice on building a new depot.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 15.05.2024

The fire at Conakry's main fuel depot on 18 December 2023.

Ivory Coast
Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

The company has just won a major contract for the Baleine field operated by Italian oil major ENI, thanks to its ties to entrepreneur Ahmed Cissé, the well-connected head of Ivory Coast's employers' organisation.

Free access Energy 26.03.2024

Guinea
Conakry continues to support Nigeria's Sahara Group amid criticism

Struck by fuel shortages following an explosion at the country's main oil depot, the Guinean government is trying to ease the crisis with its sustained support of Sahara Group. The Nigerian trader was singled out by Guinea's finance inspectorate for its "excessively high" margins.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 16.01.2024

Gabon
Oligui pressures minister to retake control of Carlyle's oil assets

The Gabonese president has instructed oil minister Marcel Abeke to do all he can to bring in fresh funds and take back control of certain fields. Carlyle's oil assets look to be a key target.

Subscribers only Energy 20.12.2023

Transition President Brice Oligui Nguema in Burundi, 20 October 2023.

In Focus | Africa
From Dubai to Cape Town, upstart trader Coral Energy rolls out African offensive

Dubai-based Coral Energy has recently made an aggressive entrance on the oil trading market in several sub-Saharan African countries where competitors suspect it of reselling Russian products. Africa Intelligence lifts the veil on this little-known trader.

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.2023

From left to right: Coral's founder, Azerbaijani Tahir Garayev, his compatriot Ahmed Karimov and the head of the Rosneft group, Igor Setchine.

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Oryx Energies

South Africa
Sparks fly between PetroSA and Gunvor

South Africa
PetroSA's bad business of petroleum product trading

West Africa
Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

Spotlight | Nigeria
NNPC boss hopes to clinch block sell-offs ahead of his rumoured exit

Ivory Coast
Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

Nigeria
Oriental Energy finally gets its floating unit for Okwok field

Senegal
Société Générale Sénégal: potential buyers prepare to pounce

Guinea
Guinean NGO goes to Swiss courts over Oryx affair

Spotlight | Gabon
Gabon Oil Co faced with wave of departures at Assala Energy

Guinea
Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

Ivory Coast
Citoso Commodities to trade Baleine output with Augusta Energy

Guinea
Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Ivory Coast
Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

Guinea
Conakry continues to support Nigeria's Sahara Group amid criticism

Gabon
Oligui pressures minister to retake control of Carlyle's oil assets

In Focus | Africa
From Dubai to Cape Town, upstart trader Coral Energy rolls out African offensive

Kenya
Oryx Energies looks to increase market share with Gulf fuel

Cameroon
China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

Niger
China tightens grip on Niger's oil with Sinopec

Nigeria
NNPC relocates trading subsidiary to Dubai

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Oryx Energies

South Africa Sparks fly between PetroSA and Gunvor

South Africa PetroSA's bad business of petroleum product trading

West Africa Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

Spotlight | Nigeria NNPC boss hopes to clinch block sell-offs ahead of his rumoured exit

Ivory Coast Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

Nigeria Oriental Energy finally gets its floating unit for Okwok field

Senegal Société Générale Sénégal: potential buyers prepare to pounce

Guinea Guinean NGO goes to Swiss courts over Oryx affair

Spotlight | Gabon Gabon Oil Co faced with wave of departures at Assala Energy

Guinea Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

Ivory Coast Citoso Commodities to trade Baleine output with Augusta Energy

Guinea Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Ivory Coast Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

Guinea Conakry continues to support Nigeria's Sahara Group amid criticism

Gabon Oligui pressures minister to retake control of Carlyle's oil assets

In Focus | Africa From Dubai to Cape Town, upstart trader Coral Energy rolls out African offensive

Kenya Oryx Energies looks to increase market share with Gulf fuel

Cameroon China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

Niger China tightens grip on Niger's oil with Sinopec

Nigeria NNPC relocates trading subsidiary to Dubai

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

South Africa
Sparks fly between PetroSA and Gunvor

South Africa
PetroSA's bad business of petroleum product trading

West Africa
Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

Spotlight | Nigeria
NNPC boss hopes to clinch block sell-offs ahead of his rumoured exit

Ivory Coast
Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

Nigeria
Oriental Energy finally gets its floating unit for Okwok field

Senegal
Société Générale Sénégal: potential buyers prepare to pounce

Guinea
Guinean NGO goes to Swiss courts over Oryx affair

Spotlight | Gabon
Gabon Oil Co faced with wave of departures at Assala Energy

Guinea
Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

Ivory Coast
Citoso Commodities to trade Baleine output with Augusta Energy

Guinea
Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Ivory Coast
Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

Guinea
Conakry continues to support Nigeria's Sahara Group amid criticism

Gabon
Oligui pressures minister to retake control of Carlyle's oil assets

In Focus | Africa
From Dubai to Cape Town, upstart trader Coral Energy rolls out African offensive

Kenya
Oryx Energies looks to increase market share with Gulf fuel

Cameroon
China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

Niger
China tightens grip on Niger's oil with Sinopec

Nigeria
NNPC relocates trading subsidiary to Dubai