{{short description|State-owned oil company of Niger}} {{Infobox company | name = Société Nigérienne des Produits Pétroliers | image = Ministere de Finance Niamey 2.JPG | image_caption = | caption = | type = State-owned | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = {{start date|1977}} | founder = | defunct = | location_city = Niamey | location_country = Niger | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Hamidou Sekou (President) | industry = Oil industry | products = Petroleum products | services = | revenue = $183,265,000 (2007)<ref name ="mcd">Graham & Whiteside, Ltd. ''The Major Companies Database''</ref> | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 154<ref name ="mcd" /> | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = https://itieniger.ne/sonidep/ | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''SONIDEP''' ({{langx|fr|'''Société Nigérienne des Produits Pétroliers'''}}, literally: '''Nigerien Petroleum Products Company''') is a parastatal corporation in Niger. Founded by government decree in 1977, SONIDEP is responsible for the importation, transportation, storage, refining and marketing of petroleum products in Niger.<ref>[http://www.sonidep.com/historiques.htm History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605134920/http://www.sonidep.com/historiques.htm |date=2023-06-05 }}, sonidep.com. retrieved 2009-02-27.</ref><ref>[http://www.sonidep.com/anniversaire.html Spécial 30 ème anniversaire de la SONIDEP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605134920/http://www.sonidep.com/anniversaire.html |date=2023-06-05 }}, sonidep.com. retrieved 2009-02-27.</ref> It operates retail sales stations for automobiles and fuel oil throughout the nation.
Recently, the government of Niger has considered privatizing SONIDEP, with the assistance of the World Bank,<ref>{{cite web|title = Republic of Niger: Second Public Expenditure Adjustment Credit|url = http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/01/30/000012009_20040130161747/Rendered/PDF/27721.pdf}}</ref> but the company has remained state-owned due to a lack of interest among investors,<ref>{{cite news|title = Authorities in Niger Sign Power Supply Deal with China | author = Nana Adu Ampofo | publisher = World Markets Research Centre}}</ref> and plans for privatization are now "on hold indefinitely."<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.traveldocs.com/ne/economy.htm | title = Niger Economy}}</ref>
The capital of SONIDEP, 1 billion CFA francs, is wholly owned by the Nigerien state. The organization formerly placed under the supervision of the Minister of Commerce was placed under the supervision of the Minister of Petroleum during a Council of Ministers dated March 13, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COMMUNIQUE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 13 MARS 2020 |url=https://www.presidence.ne/conseils-des-ministres/2020/3/13/2zy7vaccqgi95qsbwdzdvj227dn80k |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Présidence de la République du Niger |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
==See also== * NIGELEC * Mining in Niger:Petroleum
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==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091008014841/http://www.sonidep.net/ SONIDEP.net]}} {{in lang|fr}}
Category:Companies of Niger Category:Oil companies of Niger Category:Companies based in Niamey