{"id":112299,"date":"2026-01-23T05:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112299"},"modified":"2026-01-23T05:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:18:00","slug":"cordial-talks-underway-comac-confident-star-oil-will-rejoin-chamber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112299","title":{"rendered":"Cordial talks underway \u2013 COMAC confident Star Oil will rejoin Chamber"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) says cordial discussions are underway with Star Oil and expressed confidence that the market leader will rejoin the Association soon.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy News\u2019 PM Express, Business Edition on Thursday, COMAC Chairman Gabriel Kumi confirmed that the Chamber has officially responded to a letter from Star Oil\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked about the contents of the response, Mr Kumi said it was private but cordial.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wrote privately to us. We responded privately to him, and I want to keep it at that, but it was a very cordial response. He\u2019s one of us, and we are all brothers. We are all friends. Even this evening, I called him; we\u2019re laughing, we\u2019re having fun about the whole thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kumi said he is confident the mechanism the Chamber has put in place will bring Star Oil back into the fold.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I am quite confident with the mechanism that we\u2019ve put in place, Star Oil will come back to the fold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He explained that a small team has been tasked to engage Star Oil, emphasising the company\u2019s key role within the Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. An association is like a political party; it runs on numbers. And this is not an ordinary member. Star Oil is the industry leader. Secondly, he is the vice chair of the Chamber. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo naturally, we wouldn\u2019t want to lose such a member, or any other member for that matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kumi said the engagement is necessary whenever a major member suspends itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo when such a member suspends itself, it\u2019s just natural that you go to him, engage him and try to get him to rescind his decision,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Star Oil suspended its membership of COMAC earlier this month amid disagreements over certain policies and the ongoing debate on the petroleum price floor. <\/p>\n

The suspension sparked concerns over industry unity and prompted the Chamber to move swiftly to restore relations with the company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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