Renthia Kaimbi Nasan Energies has formally appealed the Namibian Competition Commission’s (NaCC) decision to block the company from sourcing fuel from Vitol and related companies following its acquisition of 52 fuel stations. …
Nasan appeals fuel sourcing ban through Ndaitwah’s law firmNamibia Minute.
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Vitol — energy company and parent of Vivo Energy, involved in Namibian fuel sourcing and competition disputes.
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The Namibian Competition Commission has barred Nasan Energies from sourcing fuel from Vitol for five years following its acquisition of 52 retail service stations. …
Nasan Energies appeals fuel sourcing ban after acquiring 52 service stations- March 2026
… Fuel suppliers, including Monjasa, Vitol, Peninsula, and Flex Commodities, are expanding operations to meet the rising demand. …
Namibia’s Walvis Bay benefits as ships avoid Middle East routes… As Millenium group chief executive, Miguel has a partnership with Vivo’s parent company Vitol. …
Nasan Energies to become Namibia’s third-largest fuel retailer after Vivo Energy service station acquisition… The deal attracted objections related to potential monopoly concerns after it emerged that there may be ties between Nasan Energies and Vivo Energy’s parent company Vitol. …
Hamutenya’s Nasan wins approval to acquire 53 service stations… The president’s husband is patron of a forum chaired by the man who controls Namibia’s largest petroleum joint venture with Vitol and is simultaneously acquiring the country’s largest independent fuel retail network. …
Panduleni Itula at Windhoek Media Briefing on Petroleum Amendment Bill- February 2026
… Millennium has a partnership with the Vitol group through a venture called Validus Energy. …
Nandi-Ndaitwah’s sons reject IPC claims of oil industry involvement… The other 70% in Validus Energy is owned by Vitol. 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 Enge …
NNN dares Itula … IPC holds 3rd oil presser in Feb… However, the merger has now been opposed because there are claims of a relationship between Nasan co-founder Miguel Hamutenya and Vitol, an energy and commodities company. …
Nasan Energies merger with Vivo Energy stations raises monopoly concerns in Namibia- March 2023
… Hamutenya co-owns a company called Validus Energy with Vitol SA, a Swiss company which offered to pay the Namibian government US$1 (about N$11,70) per year to rent the N$7 billion state-owned fuel storage facility at Walvis Bay for 10 years. …
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Nasan Energies appeals NaCC fuel sourcing ban through legal review
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Renthia Kaimbi Nasan Energies has appealed the Namibian Competition Commission's decision blocking the company from sourcing fuel from Vitol and related companies following its acquisition of 52 fuel stations. The company, represented by Ndaitwah Legal Practitioners, argues the conditions are too restrictive and has requested a five-year transitional period to build independent supply arrangements.
19 May 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
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Nasan Energies appeals NaCC fuel sourcing ban through legal review
Renthia Kaimbi Nasan Energies has appealed the Namibian Competition Commission's decision blocking the company from sourcing fuel from Vitol and related companies following its acquisition of 52 fuel stations. The company, represented by Ndaitwah Legal Practitioners, argues the conditions are too restrictive and has requested a five-year transitional period to build independent supply arrangements.
19 May 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Thursday 2 April
Nasan Energies appeals five-year fuel sourcing ban from Vitol
The Namibian Competition Commission approved Nasan Energies' acquisition of 52 service stations but barred the company from sourcing fuel from Vitol for five years to prevent monopoly concentration. Nasan has appealed the restriction and notified the energy minister of its intention to seek a review of the commission's conditions.
2 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 24 March
Walvis Bay benefits from global shipping route changes avoiding Middle East
Shipping lines including Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, and CMA CGM are rerouting vessels around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Middle East conflicts, increasing demand for maritime fuel at Namibian ports like Walvis Bay and Lüderitz as key bunkering hubs along Africa's coastline.
24 March 2026 · Informanté →
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 →
Thursday 26 February
President's sons deny oil industry involvement, reject Itula claims
President Nandi-Ndaitwah's two sons have rejected opposition leader Panduleni Itula's allegations that they are involved in Namibia's oil sector through their private businesses. The brothers, who operate a farming business and a logistics company respectively, issued a detailed rebuttal denying any interest in oil and characterizing Itula's claims as lies intended to discredit the first family.
26 February 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 →