Why are TotalEnergies and other oil companies warning of fuel supply disruption in Madagascar?

TotalEnergies SE, Rubis Energie SAS, and Vitol SA—members of the Groupement Pétrolier de Madagascar (GPM)—warned that Madagascar’s government decree requisitioning the Galana oil-storage facility in Toamasina port makes it impossible to unload their chartered tanker, the Torm Eva, which carries 71,000 metric tons of diesel, gasoline, and kerosene; the facility is the island’s only oil-storage site, and its seizure for exclusive use by the state utility Jirama to offload a separate diesel shipment aboard the Sunda 1 tanker disrupts GPM’s scheduled supply program, threatening stock balances and nationwide fuel distribution.

What is the significance of the Galana storage facility in Madagascar’s fuel supply chain?

The Galana storage facility, owned by Rubis Energie SAS and located in Toamasina port, is Madagascar’s only oil-storage facility, making it indispensable for receiving and storing imported petroleum products; its requisition by the government prevents commercial tankers like the Torm Eva from unloading, thereby undermining the entire private-sector-led import system that had operated for 25 years before being replaced by a new state-run oil company under a July 1 law.

TotalEnergies Warns of Fuel Supply Disruption After Malagasy Storage Decree

Aug 12, 2026

TotalEnergies and partners warn that Madagascar's government requisition of its sole oil storage facility may disrupt fuel supplies by preventing tanker unloading. The decree ends a 25-year private import arrangement, raising concerns over national stock balances.

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