Hass Petroleum

HASS or HASS Petroleum is a privately owned oil marketing company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

HASS Petroleum Group
TypePrivate
IndustryEnergy
Founded1997 in Kisumu, Kenya
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
ProductsEnergy
WebsiteHASS Petroleum

History

Hass Petroleum was founded in 1997 by two brothers, Abdirizak Ali Hassan and sitting Chairman Abdinasir Ali Hassan. The current CEO is Mohamud Salat, based in Nairobi. Abdinasir Ali Hassan currently lives in the UAE and London.[1] The organization built its first gas station in Kisumu in 2002. In May 2017, the company began construction on the tallest building in Africa. In July 2017, it was announced that an Omani government-owned oil company had purchased a 40.3% stake in Hass Petroleum.[2][3] In June 2018, Hass Petroleum opened a new service station along Juja Road.[4]


Awards
  • 2017 business of the year (International Somali Awards)[5]

References
  1. "DUGSIGII HOYGA LAASCAANOOD – HASS PETROLEUM". Laascaanood.com. Laascaanood. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "The last dance: Work begins on Africa's tallest building". The Economist. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  3. "Hilton replies to hotel rivals with 45-floor Nairobi tower". Daily Nation. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. Biko, Rading. "Hass Petroleum opens new service station". The Standard. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. "2017 Winners". Internationalsomaliawards.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.


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