Staff Reporter NASAN Energies (Pty) Ltd, one of Namibia’s first privately owned local oil marketing companies, has received approval from the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) to acquire 52 Engen and Shell-branded fuel service stations nationwide from Vivo Energy Namibia, a m …
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Fuel retailer with service stations acquired by Nasan Energies in 2026 from Vivo Energy.
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- March 2026
… The stations operate under the Engen and Shell brands. The approval follows a public meeting organised by the Namibia Competition Commission, where more than 100 people attended to give their views on the deal. …
Nasan Energies gets approval to buy 52 fuel stations… The service stations involved are Engen and Shell-branded and located throughout the country. …
Nasan Energies to become Namibia’s third-largest fuel retailer after Vivo Energy service station acquisition… Nasan Energies applied to purchase the service stations from Vivo Energy/Engen in 2025. …
Hamutenya’s Nasan wins approval to acquire 53 service stations… Downstream retail: Nasan Energies acquiring 53 Engen and Shell stations from Vivo. …
Panduleni Itula at Windhoek Media Briefing on Petroleum Amendment Bill- February 2026
… Itula also contended that the first gentleman’s proximity to NYEF becomes further complicated as the forum’s chairman, Hamutenya, is also the co-founder and director of Nasan Energies, which is in the process of acquiring 53 Engen and Shell fuel stations – subject to approval by …
NNN dares Itula … IPC holds 3rd oil presser in Feb… Nasan agreed to acquire 53 Engen and Shell-branded service stations from Vivo Energy Namibia last year. …
Nasan Energies merger with Vivo Energy stations raises monopoly concerns in Namibia… The conference will focus on the acquisition of service stations by Nasan Energies, a Namibian company, from Vivo Energy Namibia Limited and Engen Namibia. …
Vivo Energy service stations deal under scrutiny- June 2023
… nce 1975 (48 years and counting),” /Uirab said last month. “No concern was expressed by anyone when Puma Energy Namibia provided aircraft fuelling services at the aforesaid airports for extensive periods referred to above, why would it be a concern now?” Puma teamed up with Engen …
Company with one employee wins N$222m airport fuel tender- October 2022
… The publication also reported that Namcor recently started handling products imported by other international marketing companies, such as Puma, Engen and TotalEnergies. …
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NASAN Energies approved to acquire Engen and Shell fuel stations
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The Namibia Competition Commission has approved NASAN Energies' acquisition of 52 Engen and Shell-branded fuel service stations from Vivo Energy Namibia, positioning the local oil marketing company as the country's third-largest fuel retailer. The company plans to rebrand the stations and prioritise local suppliers as it implements the transaction.
25 March 2026 · Informanté →
Wednesday 25 March
NASAN Energies approved to acquire Engen and Shell fuel stations
The Namibia Competition Commission has approved NASAN Energies' acquisition of 52 Engen and Shell-branded fuel service stations from Vivo Energy Namibia, positioning the local oil marketing company as the country's third-largest fuel retailer. The company plans to rebrand the stations and prioritise local suppliers as it implements the transaction.
25 March 2026 · Informanté →
Monday 23 March
Nasan Energies wins approval to buy 52 fuel stations
The locally owned Nasan Energies has received approval from the Namibia Competition Commission to purchase 52 fuel service stations (operating under Engen and Shell brands) from Vivo Energy Namibia. Upon completion, the company will become Namibia's third-largest fuel retailer and aims to boost local ownership in a sector historically dominated by foreign operators.
23 March 2026 · New Era →
Sunday 22 March
Nasan Energies becomes third-largest fuel retailer after acquisition approval
The Namibian Competition Commission has approved Nasan Energies' acquisition of 52 Engen and Shell-branded service stations from Vivo Energy, positioning Nasan as the country's third-largest fuel retailer. The purchase was conditional on divestment to prevent monopolistic control, following concerns about potential connections between Nasan's co-founder Miguel Hamutenya and Vivo's parent company Vitol.
22 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 19 March
Nasan Energies approved to buy 53 service stations from Vivo Energy
The Namibian Competition Commission has approved Nasan Energies, co-founded by Miguel Hamutenya, to acquire 53 service stations from Vivo Energy/Engen. The approval comes despite earlier objections over potential monopoly concerns related to possible ties between Nasan and Vitol, Vivo Energy's parent company.
19 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 2 March
Opposition leader alleges presidential family controls petroleum value chain
Panduleni Itula, leader of the Independent Patriots for Change, presented evidence he says shows the president's family members hold interests across the oil and gas sector—including the president's son operating a diesel distribution business at Lüderitz port and the first gentleman serving as patron of a petroleum industry forum—and called on Parliament to reject a petroleum amendment bill that would transfer licensing authority to the Presidency.
2 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 25 February
President challenges Itula to prove oil sector family links
President Nandi-Ndaitwah has challenged Independent Patriots for Change leader Panduleni Itula to provide empirical evidence linking her family to Namibia's upstream oil sector, reiterating her denial of direct or indirect interests. Itula held his third oil-related press conference in less than three weeks, presenting what he termed documented evidence of a systematic network involving the president's sons and husband across the petroleum value chain, including fuel imports, distribution, and investments.
25 February 2026 · New Era →
Thursday 19 February
Nasan-Vivo merger raises monopoly fears amid Vitol links
The Namibian Competition Commission is investigating whether Nasan Energies' acquisition of 53 service stations from Vivo Energy violates divestiture conditions meant to prevent market dominance, citing alleged connections between Nasan co-founder Miguel Hamutenya and Vitol, Vivo's major shareholder. NaCC preliminary findings warn the deal could result in a combined market share of about 70%, contrary to the regulator's requirement that the buyer be independent with less than 10% market share.
19 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 16 February
NaCC holds stakeholder meeting on Vivo Energy station sale
The Namibian Competition Commission is holding a conference this week in Windhoek to gather input on the proposed sale of over 50 service stations operated by Vivo Energy and Engen to Nasan Energies. The divestiture is a regulatory condition imposed when Vivo Energy acquired Engen, requiring some operations be sold to Namibian-owned companies with no prior ties to the merging parties.
16 February 2026 · New Era →