Shell Signs Sustainable Aviation Fuel Agreement in Morocco
Shell Trading Rotterdam, a subsidiary of Shell, has signed a long-term products offtake agreement with Green Sky Manara for a planned facility at Port Nador, Morocco.
The agreement would give Shell exclusive offtake rights for approximately 150,000 tons a year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or an equivalent volume of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), plus bionaphtha and biopropane from the Port Nador plant, which is scheduled to start up in October 2028.
“This agreement supports Shell's strategy by helping customers access low-carbon fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel while building resilient and commercially viable supply chains,” said Richard Jory, Executive Vice-President of Products Trading at Shell.
SAF is one of the options available to the aviation sector as it works to reduce its lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, although SAF does not eliminate emissions. As demand grows, access to reliable SAF supply remains a key challenge for airlines and fuel suppliers. Shell's approach is to help connect feedstock, producers, infrastructure and customers through long-term agreements, trading capabilities and logistics networks that can help scale SAF availability.
The Morocco agreement follows an earlier long-term arrangement linked to a planned hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) facility being developed by Green Sky Capital in Egypt.
These agreements form part of Shell's broader portfolio of SAF supply, which includes offtake arrangements from plants in Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand and the United States. This portfolio supports customers across key aviation markets and helps connect feedstocks, producers and end users through Shell's global trading and supply network.
