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PETRONAS OPENS SERVICE STATION IN SUDAN.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has opened its first service station in Sudan, marking its entry into the retail marketing business in that country.

Earlier this year, Malaysia's national oil corporation acquired the entire retail assets of Mobil Oil Sudan Ltd.

The service station, located in Amarat, Khartoum, has been renovated and re-imaged to reflect the Petronas brand and identity and carries the same look as its service stations in Malaysia, Petronas said in a statement.

Petronas Marketing Sudan Limited, a newly incorporated Petronas' subsidiary in charge of the retail business in Sudan, is currently re-imaging the rest of the 41 stations in the network, as well as the three main bulk terminals in Gaily, Shagara and Port Sudan and 14 other depots located in Sudan's upcountry areas.

Petronas currently markets motor gasoline, gas oil, fuel oil, Jet A-1, and lubricants in Sudan.

It also owns an aviation depot in Port Sudan and has hospitality arrangements for aviation facilities at Khartoum International Airport.

The opening ceremony, held in Khartoum on Thursday in conjunction with the fourth anniversary celebrations of Sudan's ...

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