Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage

Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage or SIR for short is the state-owned oil refining company of the Ivory Coast . It is directed by Laurent Otto Zirignon (February 2011). The Angolan state oil company Sonangol is a partner in SIR.

There are several SIR refineries in Port-Bouët .

history

At the beginning of 2011, the SIR was affected by the EU's sanctions against Ivorian companies because it provided Laurent Gbagbo with funds during the government crisis after the 2010 elections . In addition, on January 19, 2011 , the Swiss Federal Council decided to freeze all possible SIR assets in Switzerland with immediate effect. The reason was: “ Contributes to the funding of the illegitimate government of Laurent Gbagbo. “Stated.

Web links

Official website. Retrieved March 29, 2011 (French).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Francois Misser: Africa's black sheep. In: the daily newspaper . February 21, 2011, accessed March 29, 2011 .
↑ D. Johnson; F. Misser: Gbagbo is hoping for protection from mercenaries. In: the daily newspaper. April 7, 2011, accessed April 15, 2011 .
^ Ordinance on measures against certain people from Côte d'Ivoire. (pdf; 535 kB) In: Swiss Federal Council . January 19, 2011, accessed April 7, 2011 .

[Chaos-1] Francois Misser: Africa's black sheep. In: the daily newspaper . February 21, 2011, accessed March 29, 2011 .

[TAZSoeldner-2] D. Johnson; F. Misser: Gbagbo is hoping for protection from mercenaries. In: the daily newspaper. April 7, 2011, accessed April 15, 2011 .

[Bundesrat-3] Ordinance on measures against certain people from Côte d'Ivoire. (pdf; 535 kB) In: Swiss Federal Council . January 19, 2011, accessed April 7, 2011 .