Shell completes sale of Africa retail business to Vivo Energy

Motorists fuel at the Kileleshwa Shell Petrol Station in Nairobi. file photo | nmg

Anglo­ Dutch petroleum giant Shell has sealed a deal to sell its remaining 20 per cent shareholding in Vivo Energy for $250 million (Sh25.5 billion) to Dutch firm Vitol Group, after getting approval from regulators.

Shell said in a press statement the transaction has been given regulatory approval paving the way for its planned pullout from the African oil retailing business that started in 2011.

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