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Petroleum. From 1991 to 1992, he held the position of Gabon's General Commissioner for the Inspection and Control of Hydrocarbons and Mines.
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Samuel Dossou-Aworet has contributed to the wellbeing of the
African population, long before the creation of his Pan-African NGO, Fondation Espace Afrique (FEA), recognized as public utility by
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Samuel Dossou-Aworet founded
Petrolin, a company he created in London in 1992 and which has been headquartered in Geneva Switzerland since 1993. Petrolin is now in multiple countries in Africa.
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Samuel Dossou-Aworet plays a major role in the oil and gas sector in Africa. He strongly believes in a panafricain vision to develop Africa with both indigenous and international players.
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the creation of a free and well-equipped boarding-school complex in a rural area of Gabon and
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First laureate of the African Builders Award (Canada)
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528:Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Study of Successes
858:"Sam Dossou receive Prestigious Industry Award"
708:"Samuel Dossou-Aworet elected president of ABR"
85:Engineer of the Ecole Centrale de Marseille in
95:Engineer of the French Institute of Petroleum
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441:Grand Officer in the order of Merit of Gabon
344:Founding member of the Geneva Petroleum Club
255:In 1994, Samuel Dossou- Aworet approached
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189:(IPSOI 1971) and an Engineer of the
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175:Grand Officer of the Equatorial Star
682:"Sam Dossou Chairman of ND Western"
332:Member of the Board of Director of
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146:Co-Founder of Energy Africa
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245:Oil and Gas in Africa
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753:"Board of Directors"
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663:"Pan-African Vision"
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