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Crossing the Mediterranean Sea: should European fuel retailers return to North Africa?
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Report summary
Major European oil companies are increasingly looking for opportunities to expand their retail businesses in growth markets outside of Europe. Significant investments are underway in China, India, or Latin America. Although North Africa took a backseat in these expansion plans so far, Cepsa has recently invested in Morocco, and TotalEnergies is also investing in its Egyptian retail business. Will growing North African road fuel demand help companies to diversify away from Europe?
Table of contents
- Has the era of European withdrawal from North African fuels retailing ended?
- Tight regulations, fuel smuggling and fierce competition create investment barriers
- How European companies could make a difference
- Key takeaways
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- Road fuel demand outlook for Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
- Gasoline supply/demand balance
- Diesel supply/demand balance
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