Logistics and Distribution

Southern African countries mainly rely on South Africa for the supply of fuel. The major fuel suppliers in the region are Chevron, Engen, Total, Shell, BP and Puma Energy. Further details by country are provided below.

In 1979, the government of Botswana constructed two storage depots in Gaborone and Francistown for the storage of gasoline, diesel and paraffin products. Currently, these products can only be dispatched through loading facilities of the managing companies, Puma Energy (Gaborone depot) and Vivo Energy (Francistown depot). With relative divestment by the international oil companies in Botswana in 2010, the government established a national oil company, Botswana Oil Limited (BOL), operational since July 2013 with the mandate to ensure security and effi