SKA International Group is an expert in doing big business in difficult places , underlined by its $ 80-100 million investment in a state-of-the-art fuel storage facility 20km upstream from the Iraqi coast , testament to more than 10 years ’ experience of operating in the war-stricken country .

Having excelled in supplying and transporting fuel and equipment during the major US occupation years , the Dubai-based company , with more than 700 employees and turnover in excess of $ 500 million , is increasingly looking to oil and gas opportunities in Iraq and other countries across the Middle East and Africa with challenging circumstances .

SKA has significant ongoing investments in Somalia and Uganda , and is raising the profile of the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in the UAE with a 10 year agreement , where it has built and operates an Aviation Fuel Storage Facility .

SKA ’ s capabilities include a wide range of fuel

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Despite press coverage depicting the likes of Iraq and Somalia as notorious hotbeds of instability , the company is proving that commercial potential in such places can be extracted by offering vital fuel supply and logistics operations where many would turn and run

SKA International Group is an expert in doing big business in difficult places , underlined by its $ 80-100 million investment in a state-of-the-art fuel storage facility 20km upstream from the Iraqi coast , testament to more than 10 years ’ experience of operating in the war-stricken country .