...Here, Vivo Energy implies that they do not control their supply chain in many countries. We find this hard to believe, also because Vivo Energy explicitly claims to be the best when it comes to the quality of fuels. According to their commercial communications, they aim to create “a new benchmark for quality, excellence, safety and responsibility in Africa’s downstream energy marketplace”. The company is proud to make “truly world-class products available to all our African customers”. In Cote D’Ivoire, Vivo declares that it ”uses all the means and tools necessary to ensure the latest international standards of quality […] so that Ivorian consumers benefit from what is best in terms of fuels when going to a Shell petrol station.” How can Vivo Energy promote the quality of its fuels when they have no control over their supply chain? We regret that both Vitol and Vivo Energy fail to answer these questions...