PUMA ENERGY MOZAMBIQUE

PUMA ENERGY MOZAMBIQUE

Consolidating a strategic regional hub

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Fuelling a Nation

Puma Energy continues to cater to the continent’s oil & gas needs, with Mozambique acting as one of the firm’s key strategic regional hubs Project Manager: Kane Weller

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uma Energy is one of the most substantial energy companies operating across the African continent.

With more than 21,000 customers and 8,400 employees spanning 49 different countries, the Group has gradually established itself as a fundamental player in the global energy ecosystem throughout its 98-year history.

“Puma Energy is an integrated global energy company like no other,” the Company states on its website. “When we say we fuel journeys, we are not just talking about putting gasoline or diesel in your tank, or providing high quality fuel to some of the world’s largest airlines, shipping companies and power supplies. It goes further than that.

“For us, fuelling journeys is about making a real difference to all of our customers and the life in the communities we serve.”

Establishing a Mozambican presence

The period 2008-2010 was truly defining in Puma Energy’s progression since the turn of the millennium. During this time, the Company agreed to acquire BP’s fuels and marketing businesses in

Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania, whilst the firm also began work on two now completed distribution terminals in the Democratic Republic of Congo and adapted its brand in the Angolan market.

Further central to this period was the Company’s launch in Mozambique – a country bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and South Africa and Swaziland to the southwest.

With such a transparent geostrategic importance for the Company, Puma has continued to expand with confidence in Mozambique during the nine years that it has been operational there. To date, the firm manages 29 retail sites and three key terminals that have a total storage capacity of 276,000 cubic metres.

The most substantial addition has been the inauguration of the Company’s 115,000 cubic metre fuel terminals in Matola, considered to be a leading storage hub for Puma Energy, not only throughout Mozambique, but across the wider Southern African region.

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Opened in 2015, the Matola bitumen and fuel terminals are the Company’s second largest single storage location across the continent, with 25,000 tonnes of steel having been used to create the terminals that combined hold 11 storage tanks.

“We must take the new Puma Energy terminals as an example of how it is possible to invest, to build within deadlines, to increase capacities and create employment,” said Dr Pedro Conceição Couto, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for Mozambique, during the inauguration ceremony in 2015.

“We should take this as an example, both for the private sector and even for the public sector and administration; we should take this as an example of how to build more, better and quicker, with this precision and success, while contributing to the development of our country.”

Having helped to secure supply and act as a catalyst for regional growth, the development of these terminals reflects the confidence that Puma Energy has in Mozambique as a long term market.

PUMA ENERGY’S SERVICES Business to business Puma Energy has gained the trust of 21,000 B2B customers across a multitude of industries globally, helping them to meet their customers fuelling needs.

Retail The Company’s retail business has continued to expand at a rapid rate, fuelling millions of its customers journeys through its network of 3,100 global retail sites.

Lubricants Delivering high quality lubricants at a competitive price, Puma Energy helps ensure its customers vehicles run more efficiently, allowing them to make the most of their engines.

Aviation The firm is relied upon by a range of customers in the aviation industry, helping to fuel a range of industry flights, from commercial airlines to cargo planes to corporate jets.

Bitumen Puma Energy has more than 513,000 tonnes of bitumen storage capacity, and is the largest bitumen ship owner in the world by carrying capacity, ensuring its customers receive any grade of bitumen that they may require.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Puma Energy prides itself on its LPG offerings with a carbon footprint approximately 20 percent lower than conventional heating oil and 50 percent lower than coal.

Storage With extensive storage facilities across the globe, Puma Energy is readily able to maintain a consistent supply of fuel to its customers, from key traders in fuel products to leading oil companies.

Other The Company also offers supply, bunkering, wholesale and marine systems solutions to its clientele, whilst owning and operating its own refining asset where it makes sense to do so, evident in both Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea.

“The bitumen terminal means that Mozambique is no longer dependent on imports from neighbouring countries and the fuel terminal creates a channel for the cost-effective and secure

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supply of fuel to the Southern African Development Community sub-region,” said Sophonie Babo, General Manager for Puma Energy Mozambique, during the announcements in 2015.

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PUMA ENERGY Began operating: 1920 Customers: 21,000+ Employees: 8,400 Geographical footprint: 49 Turnover (2017): $15.2 billion Retail sites: 3,100+ Storage capacity: 8,000,000m³

PUMA ENERGY MOZAMBIQUE Began operating: 2009 Terminals: Three Storage capacity: 276,700m³ Retail sites: 29

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In the wake of the launch of the facilities, Puma Energy increased its total storage capacity to 7.7 million cubic metres by the end of 2015, whilst raising its retail network to 2,362 sites.

A recipe for success

By maintaining its fundamental growth objectives, Puma Energy has been able to continuously succeed whilst maximising operational flexibility and promoting internal transparency.

A key philosophy of the firm is allowing its regional subsidiaries to flourish independently, with commercial and operational decisions having been delegated to the Company’s local management teams that are adeptly trained to pursue the firm’s wider global strategies.

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customers and stakeholders, but balance this with rigorous oversight, provided by effective information systems, comprehensive reporting and close internal audit of our operations,” the firm states on its website.

Moving forward, Puma Energy hopes to retain this approach, ensuring that it expands its offerings to cater to all of its customers’ needs, diversifying in Mozambique and beyond by pursuing infrastructure developments, improving its storage and distribution networks, and developing trust in local communities.

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