The Westlands service station which has the warm and modern shop brand, ‘welcome’, state-of-the art lube-bay and Starbites restaurant, a local food company seek to provide employment opportunities for youths in the community to serve as Customer Champions, Oil Specialists, Lube Bay Technicians, Shop Executives, Cleaners, Security among others.

The Executive Vice President of Vivo Energy Group, Mr. Bernard Le Goff, who officially opened the station said  the Westlands Shell service station, reaffirms Vivo Energy’s commitment of creating value for local communities and bringing the Shell brand closer them.

“Today marks another milestone as we partner Starbites, an indigenous food company to serve our customers with tasty foods and snacks, while our trained site staff provide the best of customer service at our station”, he said.

For his part, the Managing Director of Vivo Energy Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Faulkner said the company will continue to meet customer needs by ensuring that its retail outlets are accessible, clean and customer-friendly.

He used the occasion to encourage commercial drivers to participate in the on-going Chairman Baako P3 campaign to enjoy all the benefits it offers.

About Vivo Energy:

With a vision to become Africa’s most respected energy business Vivo Energy Ghana, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, was established in 2013. The Shell brand has been in Ghana since 1928.

Vivo Energy Ghana has a fuels storage capacity of 11,000m³ and 220 service stations, with many offering Shell Cards and convenience retail stores.

Vivo Energy Ghana employs 147 people.  The company is recognised as a leader in the oil industry, championing and setting standards for safety.

Vivo Energy provides high quality solutions for motorists and businesses in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia and Uganda. Its retail offering includes fuels, lubricants, card services, shops and other non-fuel services (e.g. oil change and car wash).  For businesses it provides fuels, lubricants and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to business customers across a range of sectors including marine, mining, and manufacturing.  Jet fuel is sold to customers at 23 airports though a partnership with Vitol Aviation.

The company employs around 2,360 people, operates over 1,800 retail service stations under the Shell brand and has access to approximately 900,000 cubic metres of fuel storage capacity. Shell and Vivo Lubricants has blending capacity of around 124,000 metric tonnes at plants in six countries (Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, and Tunisia) producing Shell branded lubricants.

For more information about Vivo Energy please visit www.vivoenergy.com