In December 2016, NP Côte d’Ivoire Limited was registered in Côte d’Ivoire as a petroleum products distribution company with 100% shareholding by NP Group Limited. After one year of its existence, the company officially received its distribution license from the government. Trading activities then commenced in 2018. The company changed its registration status from Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL) with equity capital of F CFA 200 000 000 to Société Anonyme (SA) with equity capital of 500 000 000 in September 2019 without a change of share holding structure.