The said article, which indicated that its submissions were purportedly sourced from Amnesty International is utterly unfounded and false.
Please see link below to the article with headline: MIL-OSI Submissions: Myanmar: ‘Reckless’ shipments of jet fuel continue as air strikes multiply – Amnesty International
Sahara Energy would like to state for the record that we have at no time, directly or indirectly supplied Jet A1 to the military in Myanmar as falsely claimed in the story. Contrary to claims of “new deliveries” of Jet A1 by Sahara Energy to Myanmar in the article, the last supply of Jet A1 to Myanmar by SIL was in August 2022.
The last three supplies by SIL were made directly to Trafigura’s local trading arm in Myanmar, namely NEPAS- National Energy PUMA Aviation Services Ltd.
Since then, SIL made a business decision after the last delivery made in August 2022 to stop further deliveries of Jet A1 and all Petroleum Products into Myanmar following official sanctions against the Government of Myanmar.
We affirm that SIL has not had any direct or indirect dealings with the Civil Aviation, Military authorities, or any Trading Company (after the last delivery in Aug 2022) in Myanmar.
In addition, at no point in time in the last 6 years did SIL Charter the HUITONG78 vessel to deliver Jet A1 or any other petroleum product either directly or indirectly into Myanmar as incorrectly stated in the article.
We find it disingenuous and libellous that the authors of the said article are leaning on the reputation of Amnesty International to propagate their bogus claims. However, even if the purported claims were sourced from Amnesty International, a thorough investigation (which is the hallmark of credible media organisations) would have revealed the facts of the matter. The publication is at best, a fabrication that runs contrary to the ideals of good journalism.
Sahara hereby advises the public, our stakeholders, and partners to disregard these false reports and their variants which are being rehashed and syndicated in various news portals.
Sahara’s operations and processes are driven by business integrity and good governance as advocated by the World Economic Forum.
We remain committed to transparency, a critical value proposition that propels the success of the Sahara Brand as we continue to bring energy to life responsibly.
