Libreville, Aug. 30, 2023 – The French oil giant TotalEnergies says it has stopped operation in Gabon to ensure the safety of its employees and operations in Gabon.
The company is the country’s main distributor of petroleum products with 45 petrol stations and 350 staff.
Gabon also accounted for 0.6 percent of the company’s oil and gas output in 2022.
The group did not immediately respond to a question about whether the coup could potentially have an impact on its operations.
Also, the French mining group, Eramet, says it has also stopped its operations in Gabon.
“For the safety of staff and the security of operations”, Eramet said it had stopped work and was following events closely.
It employs 8,000 people in the oil- and mineral-rich West African country, and its local subsidiary extracts manganese ore from the Moanda mines, the world’s largest manganese mines.
The mineral is used in steelmaking and batteries. (Aljazeera)
