Pacific Petroleum Company has ventured into the South Sudan market by establishing regional branch offices to provide affordable petroleum products to meet the demand in the country.

The oil company currently has head offices in Kenya and branches in other East African countries of Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda as well as DR Congo.

The company inaugurated the branch offices on Saturday in Thongpiny, Juba.

According to the Managing Director of Pacific Company, Sultan Wayel Jama Hashi, the move will complement efforts of other corporate organisations on ground in addressing ongoing skyrocketing fuel prices that has hit South Sudan in recent weeks.

”Fuel is very important product everyone must have. We [will] ensure fuel is available for everyone to use. Since 2015, Pacific Petroleum has imported over ten thousand trucks of petrol, diesel jet into the country”, Sultan Jama said.  

Attended by senior government officials, diplomats and business community representatives; the inauguration of the offices was seen as a new promising era to ending total reliance on fuel importation into the oil producing South Sudan.

”Now we are importing. I think with refinery finally set up in South Sudan, Pacific Petroleum will now be able to sell and produce these products from South Sudan”, Deng Alor, Minister of East Africa Affairs said.

The minister of labour James Hoth Mai was the chief guest of the event. The other attendees were diplomats, national and foreign business representatives.

”I want to encourage you that, please, let’s produce. Now we have refinery in Unity State. I want to encourage you to bring products from Unity State, not from outside”, Hoth told head of Pacific Petroleum Limited.

”The facility here shows that something is happening”, Hoth added, ”As a minister of labour, I want to encourage you so that you employ more people. We will stand with you so that your business flourishes and you take more people to work with you”.

According to Sultan Jama, Pacific Petrolatum company has least 90 employees, most of whom are nationals, and it is planning to expand the business and employ more from across the country.

The company will also supply cooking gas and cylinders, lubricants of various types to ensure local demands are met all over South Sudan.

Pacific Petroleum Company which already owns ten petrol stations in Juba, with a capacity of 180 000 litres each; also has a depot of 4 million litres to ensure sustainable fuel supply into landlocked South Sudan.

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