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On May 22, two independent publications, The surpluses that, the letter says, the boss diverts
Standard and NewsHawks, published the first and sells for personal gain. The workers union
dossier, dated May 3, indicating how Matukeni also claims that a company Matukeni owns gets
allegedly pocketed $143,000 meant for payment preferential treatment in fuel allocations.
of overtime for 42 workers, sacking them after In the most recent letter, a copy of which
they demanded their money. NewZimbabwe says it has obtained, ZIPAWU
That dossier also exposed how Matukeni wrote: “We write to submit further informa-
allegedly ordered NOIC to manipulate temper- tion on top of our letter dated May 3, 2022.
ature readings of lorries delivering fuel to retail Matukeni’s logistics company, which we suspect
outlets. Fuel responds to temperature changes, to be fraudulently benefitting from NOIC, is
expanding when it rises and contracting when called Bauxim Logistics, founded on Septem-
it drops. ber 1 2015. The active directors are Hazvineyi
“In the past, the temperature would be taken Matukeni and Revai Chingombe”.
for every truck compartment when loading to The workers union also alleged that another
determine the actual quantity dispatched. This company, Bauxim Logistics was founded on
ensured that clients get the actual quantities and May 28, 2018, in neighbouring South Africa,
potential losses or gains are recorded,” News- where the active directory is also Hazvineyi
Hawks reported on May 22, citing the workers’ Matukeni. ZACC has confirmed it is investigat-
letter. “Matukeni changed this system ... This ing Matukeni.
means most clients were being shortchanged Zimbabwe and Mozambique jointly own the
and NOIC would record huge gains or surpluses 287-km pipeline that moves fuel from Beira, a
at the end of the month.” port in Mozambique, to Harare, Zimbabwe’s
This, ZIPAWU said, means the trucks deliver capital. The 6mn litre per day pipe supplies 90%
less fuel than actually paid for. NOIC then makes of Zimbabwe’s diesel and gasoline needs.. ™

PROJECTS & COMPANIES
Technip Energies signs MoU with COS

Petrogaz on supporting projects in Senegal

SENEGAL TECHNIP Energies (France) will provide more onshore installations and platforms and process
support for projects in Senegal under a mem- engineering for oil, gas and water. For example,
orandum of understanding (MoU) signed last it envisions the organising of workshops and
week with COS Petrogaz, the state agency that skills transfer initiatives to facilitate the process
steers, co-ordinates and monitors the devel- of energy transition.
opment of the West African state’s oil and gas Technip Energies is already set to play a key
sector. role in the development of Senegal’s hydrocar-
The French company explained in a state- bon sector, as it is building the floating produc-
ment that it had signed the MoU with COS tion, storage and off-loading (FPSO) unit that
Petrogaz on May 25. It did not say whether the will be installed at Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim
parties had identified any specific joint projects, (GTA), a gas-bearing block that straddles the
but it did mention several areas where Technip maritime border with Mauritania. This offshore
Energies would provide additional support to block holds around 15 trillion cubic feet (425bn
the Senegalese agency. cubic metres) of gas, enough to support an
For example, it noted, the document outlines export-oriented LNG project as well as pipeline
plans for the two sides to co-operate on pro- deliveries to Senegal’s domestic market.
jects involving LNG, decarbonisation and car- US-based Kosmos Energy discovered gas at
bon-free energy solutions within the framework GTA in 2015 and then teamed up with BP for
of developing Senegal’s natural gas resources and the project in 2016. The two companies made a
supporting the transition to renewable energy. It final investment decision (FID) on first-phase
also calls for Technip Energies to carry out stud- production in late 2018 and are slated to begin
ies related to Senegal’s overall gas development production next year.
strategy, as defined by the Senegalese agency. To support the LNG component of the pro-
Additionally, it seeks to promote collab- ject, the partners have contracted Bermuda-reg-
oration between teams from COS Petrogaz istered Golar LNG to convert the Gimi LNG
and Technip Energies in order to facilitate the tanker into an FLNG vessel with a production
transfer of knowledge related to offshore gas capacity of 2.5mn tonnes per year (tpy). This
field development concepts, various types of FLNG unit is slated for delivery in 2023. ™

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