Botswana Oil eyes coastal storage facility

Looking abroad: Mokgatlhe
Looking abroad: Mokgatlhe

Botswana Oil Limited (BOL) is currently eyeing three countries for the establishment of coastal storage facilities that would help boost stability of the country’s fuel supply.

The oil parastatal is in talks with Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique to secure land on which to build the storage facility.

 This week, BOL chief executive officer, Willie Mokgatlhe said although a number of offers had already been received from South Africa, talks with all three countries were ongoing and no agreements had been reached yet. He said all proposals were being reviewed.

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