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	www.sonangol.co.ao/wps/portal/ep
Sonangol's mission is to manage Angola's hydrocarbon resources. Though a state entity, it has always been governed as a private company with strict performance standards ensuring efficiency and productivity. Focusing on diversifying activities, Sonangol has developed joint-ventures and established companies that promote both its expansion and the social development of Angola. Prioritising hydrocarbon management, environmental protection and industrial safety, Sonangol has created a diversified business. With over 30 subsidiaries and joint venture companies in the Sonangol group, it has expanded its core business into other activities and today is a self-made multinational company. Over three decades, Sonangol has built a solid reputation in the industry in Angola and abroad. In the process it has become Angola's leading distributor of refined products and promoter of social and human resources development.
NNPC Group	www.nnpcgroup.com
NNPC is a state-owned institution formed in 1977 to manage all hydrocarbon-related interests in Nigeria. With an integrated corporate structure of six directorates, NNPC is involved in both upstream and downstream activities. It is responsible for implementing the Government's national petroleum policy including: increasing Nigeria's oil reserve base, making adequate provision for the exploitation of petroleum reserves, and the increased participation of indigenous and foreign private companies in the industry. NNPC also supports oil prices in the international market by acquiring reasonable shares in key markets and ensures that environmental safeguards are in place. Harnessing the country's abundant natural gas resources has become a key goal, as has ensuring the adequate supply of petroleum products to the domestic market through its refining, storage and distribution systems.
PetroSA	www.petrosa.co.za
PetroSA is the national oil company of the Republic of South Africa. It owns, operates and manages the South African government’s commercial assets in the petroleum industry. Core businesses of PetroSA are: exploration and production of oil and natural gas; participation in and acquisition of upstream petroleum ventures; production of synthetic fuels at the world’s largest commercial GTL plant; marketing and trading of oil and petrochemicals; and storage of crude oil for the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF). Our mission is be a leading African energy company providing oil, gas and petrochemicals competitively in African and global markets by exploring, producing, refining and marketing oil, gas and petrochemicals for the benefit of all customers and stakeholders through innovation, quality products and empowered employees.
SIR	www.sir.ci
In addition to the Ivory Coast, SIR markets its products in Africa and beyond. The logistics facilities available include 10 crude storage tanks, 90 products tanks, 2 terminals and 3 jetties. At present SIR is engaged in a project to replace its production management systems. In this context, it has built a single building housing the hall of conduct of all its units. This complex is called Quadripôle, and designed to withstand explosions. The largest company by its turnover in Côte d’Ivoire, SIR is a member of the Solomon Club (International Organization comparing the performance of refineries in the world). In addition to the ISO 9001, 2000 version on all its product lines, the performance of its facilities has earned many other honors: COFRAC (French Accreditation Committee) Accreditation of the Laboratory, an Ivorian Award for Quality, GESIP Safety Awards (Study Group on Security of Chemical and Petroleum Industry) and the level 8 of SIES (International System of Security Assessment).
SAMIR	www.samir.ma
SAMIR (Société Anonyme Marocaine de l’Industrie du Raffinage), is a joint stock public company in Casablanca stock exchange; it is a subsidiary of Corral Petroleum Holding, a Swedish group. The company owns a refinery located in Mohammedia City in Morocco with a refining capacity of 145 Kbpd, including hydrocracking complex and a base oil complex, as well as storage capacity of 2 million m3. SAMIR mission is to ensure reliable refining and supply of competitive petroleum products, in compliance with the environment, and to contribute to the Moroccan economic growth. Within the context of the Energy National Strategy, SAMIR realized a very important investment program, aiming the development of the refining industry and the logistic of supply in line with the sustainable development SAMIR owns 50% of Salam Gas company shares, which activities are the receipt, storage, bottling and transport of bulk LPG; 38.46% of société Marocaine de Stockage (SOMAS) company shares, which undertakes the storage of Butane, and 100% of the TSPP company which activity is the transport and storage of Petroleum Products. SAMIR is ranked second at national scale and third at African scale by the ranking of 500 enterprises by the magazines Economie & Enterprise and Jeune Afrique. SAMIR is the main supplier of refined petroleum products in Morocco; its market share is 80% excluding LPG. SAMIR is fully aware of its social responsibility, and act to meet the requirements of the sustainable development in the domains of national social activities, employment promotion and development of its Human Capital. SAMIR achieved in 2009 a turnover of 27 billion DH and a net result of 555 million DH.

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TOTAL	www.total.com/en/home-page-940596.html
Total is a multinational energy company committed to leveraging innovation and initiative to provide a sustainable response to global energy requirements. The fourth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company, Total operates in more than 130 countries. Total’s operations span the entire oil and gas chain, from exploration, development and production to midstream gas, refining and marketing, and crude oil and products trading and shipping. Total is also a world-class chemicals producer, as well as having interests in coal mines, cogeneration and power generation. Additionally, Total is helping to secure the future of energy through its commitment to developing renewable energies, such as wind, solar and photovoltaic power. Total are dedicated to meeting the challenges faced by all our businesses when developing natural resources, protecting the environment, integrating our operations into host country cultures, and dialoguing with civil society.
BNP PARIBAS	www.bnpparibas.com/en
With a presence in more than 85 countries, including all the main international financial markets, BNP Paribas is the World’s 16th-largest company overall and can boast one of the most extensive global banking networks. The mutually complementary nature of its commercial and financial activities also enables BNP Paribas to play an outstanding role in the provision of finance, investment banking, international private banking and asset management. BNP Paribas has built up three major complementary areas of activity, on which the strategic focus of the group’s activities is centred and where its financial strength essentially lies. Thanks to the synergies created between our various lines of financial business and between our establishments across the world, we are excellently placed to rise to the challenges which our clients set us.
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