Tag: Samir

Morocco needs to have its own refining capacity

June 17, 2022

Morocco’s only refinery has been idle since 2015 over unpaid taxes and legal hurdles, leaving the country prey to dependence on refined oil imports and ... Read More

Is Morocco planning to restart its sole refinery?

May 21, 2020

The recent decision by the Moroccan state to rent the storage platforms of Samir refinery was seen by staff and analysts as a first step ... Read More

Morocco’s Samir Refinery Receives $3bln Buyout Offer

December 30, 2016

A breakthrough may be near in the long-running crisis that forced Morocco’s sole oil refinery Samir into closure after the court-appointed manager of the refinery ... Read More

Converting Debt to Shares, a Possible Scenario to Save Morocco’s Sole refinery

July 11, 2016

Creditors of Morocco’s sole refinery, Samir, are putting on the table the alternative of converting the massive 43-billion-dirham debt ($4.55 billion) into shares, a move ... Read More