Africa can be long-term focal point for oil industry
Once energy security is achieved, Africa can play a greater global role as it builds out its downstream, Anibor Kragha, chief executive of the African Refiners and Distributors Association, tells Petroleum Economist
The African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), the first pan-African organisation focused primarily on the downstream oil sector in Africa, plays a crucial role given its approximately 80 members span the entire supply chain from refiners, importers and terminal operators to marketers, distributors and industry regulators. ARDA’s platform enables effective sharing of industry best practices and ensures improved interactions between African refiners and distributors one the one hand, and international marketing, trading, engineering, and financial services companies on the other. Anibor Kragha, chief executive of ARDA, told Petroleum Economist in an interview that a key goal is to
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