Engen Petroleum has appointed Blessing Petroleum as the official distributor of Engen’s full range of lubricants in Cameroon
A subsidiary of Petronas Malaysia, one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, Engen is an African energy multinational with independent operations in 20 sub-Saharan African countries. Engen manufactures a full range of lubricants under the Engen brand and blends and fills lubricants under license for Petronas Lubricants and ExxonMobil. The lubricants range to which Blessing Petroleum now has access includes Engen’s automotive oils for petrol and diesel engines, universal tractor oils, gear and transmission oils, industrial oils, marine oils, greases and utility products such as brake fluids.
Kamil de Villiers, business development manager for Engen Petroleum’s International Business Division, said that Engen has built up globally-competitive product development expertise over the years, through the relationships its parent company Petronas has with leading global original equipment manufacturers in the automotive sector. In addition, it has gathered extensive regional know-how in the development of product lines that can withstand harsh African operating conditions.
“With this arrangement we undertake to bring a full range of our products suitable for local conditions to Cameroon,” said De Villiers. “Blessing Petroleum was appointed as our partner because of their outstanding reputation, extensive lubricants knowledge in management, and their passion and commitment to developing the Engen brand." He continued to say that Engen and Blessing Petroleum share a similar corporate culture of doing business with integrity and honesty, whilst believing in delivering outstanding service and putting the customer first.
Paul Dengoue, managing director of Blessing Petroleum, said that, “as a young and growing Cameroonian company, Blessing Petroleum is proud and honoured to have been appointed. We thank the Engen team, for their support, professionalism and speed in concluding this agreement.” He went on to say the opportunity will allow Blessing Petroleum to confirm its status as a professional and agile team, able to offer a full range of products, fuels and now lubricants to meet local customers’ needs. Dengoue also said that Blessing Petroleum team relishes the challenge of establishing Engen as one of the preferred brands in the mind of the Cameroon customers.
Blessing Petroleum operates an expanding network of retail sites in Cameroon. The company has a strong local market position in the supply of fuels to the commercial stream. Its head office is based in Douala, with representation in Yaounde, Limbé, Buea and Bafoussam. Engen lubricants will be available in Cameroon from the middle of December 2011.
