Along with Senegal, Mauritania is undoubtedly one of the two countries that has received a great deal of interest from oil and gas investors since the discovery of the massive Grande Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field that straddles the border between the two countries.
Mauritania’s National Oil Company, Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM), is already very well-known because of the important role it plays both in Mauritania’s oil and gas sector and the well-established and highly prospective mining industry.
But there are several other players that have equally important projects and who are looking to expand in the near future throughout the MSGBC region. The SKI Group (Société Kerkoub Pour l´Investissement), is one such example.
The SKI Group is active in several areas of the energy value chain in the MSGBC region through a number of subsidiaries that are involved in the storage and distribution of butane gas. As a diversified industrial group, SKI is also involved in cement production, real estate and the bunkering of fishing vessels.
One of the major assets of the SKI Group is RIMGAZ, which is a public limited company and wholly owned subsidiary of SKI, operating in the import, distribution, marketing, and storage of butane gas.
RIMGAZ was created out of the 2009 acquisition of the butane business of TOTAL GAZ Mauritania. RIMGAZ has grown significantly in recent years and is currently a major player in the country’s butane gas industry.
RIMGAZ established the first distribution network in the country with 16 operational filling centres in the country and 80 employees. The second stage of the development of RIMGAZ involves expanding storage capacity to 2,745 metric tons (MT), including 2,325 MT in the centre of the capital city Nouakchott and 420 MT in the country´s hinterland. RIMGAZ stocks butane bottles from 3-35 kilograms and currently has 25 percent of the market share in Mauritania.
“After many years of commitment to the development of the country, we are happy to see the SKI Group climb to its current position as a leader in several areas related to national economic activity,” emphasised president of the SKI Group, Mohammed Mahfoud Kerkoub. “Our group has proven experience that will make it available to our potential partners.”
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