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Oryx Energies acquires part Sonacop’s retail network in Benin

Oryx Energies' new station in Bukesa, Uganda, 2021. Picture: Oryx Energies.

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Oryx Energies, a provider of energy products and services in Africa, has announced it has taken over part of the retail network of Benin’s national company for the commercialization of petroleum products, Sonacop.

As part of the transaction, Oryx Energies Benin has taken over 63 of Sonacop’s service stations. The execution of the new Oryx brand started on five of these at the end of January 2022.

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