Taleveras is set to become the first independent African gas trading company to secure a term deal with a Mont Belvieu LPG based facility for the export of Liquified Petroleum Gas. Expected to ship out during the 1st Quarter of 2021, the agreement comes at a time where distortion in supply and distribution dynamics are pushing propane industry leaders to ponder the potential impact on marketers’ ability to serve customers reliably. A milestone for the conglomerate, Taleveras will export propane and butane in VLGC volumes taking into account thepropane-heavy cargoes to the US with butane making up only 20% of the volume.

Founded in 1998 by Igho Charles Sanomi II, Taleveras is one of Africa’s leading integrated energy conglomerate operating and investing in upstream, midstream, downstream and power sector.Taleveras offers strategic activities centered on sourcing and marketing of oil products worldwide.With business interests in energy and infrastructure, oil and gas exploration, production, trading and supply, power and construction, Taleveras has offices in London, Geneva, Abuja, Lagos, Abidjan, Cape Town and Dubai.

“Trading within a sector dominated by major global players means we constantly have to maneuver to penetrate and thrive while overcoming industry perception. For emerging entrepreneurs like ourselves, misrepresentation can often become setbacks. Our approach has always been to steer ahead, diversify our portfolio thus sustain growth. Being awarded this contract is a major milestone that confirms our position as key contender in the industry”said Igho Charles Sanomi II, Chairman, Taleveras.

Taleveras has recently started trading LNG and Industry analysts believe that the company has had to navigate through innumerable challenges in the ever-volatile oil and gas industry. Today, it is gainingprominence as a resilient company that keeps on thriving ininternationalmarkets. With the growing demand for propane and butane from US, Taleveras is gearing towards its US penetration ambition.