Industry Insights
October 2018
MARPOL 2020 and Africa
CITAC studies the impact on refiners, shipping and the bunker supply chain of the introduction of global low sulphur bunkers for shipping.
Industry Insights
July 2018
The African retail sector: Challenges & opportunities
The oil product retail sector in Africa has undergone big changes over the course of the past 20 years.
General
June 2018
ECOWAS awards regional fuel grade and vehicle emissions standards study to CITAC
ECOWAS, together with its partners the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARA) and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), launched a study for the development of a regional framework for the harmonisation of fuel grade and vehicle emission standards.
Industry Insights
April 2018
How do you assess investing in African refining?
Any investment in the petroleum refining business, which is typically capital-intensive and prone to market volatility, has to be made with a long-term view, perhaps in excess of 20 years.
General
March 2018
ARA WEEK 2018
African oil Refiners & Distributors Association reports some big wins in battle against continent’s ‘dirty air’
Industry Insights
February 2018
Why 2018 may be as wild as 2014
The discovery of a leak in the North Sea Forties Pipeline in December 2017 set the cat among the pigeons for global oil markets in more ways than one.
Industry Insights
February 2018
Africa after “Dirty Diesel”: Towards Harmonised Specifications and Cleaner Air
In the 10 years since lead was successfully removed from gasoline in Sub-Saharan Africa …