A new service station company is expected to be fully operational mid next year following Fijian Holdings Limited's successful bid to acquire the BP South West Pacific Ltd, and the sale and purchase agreement was executed this morning

It will be called FHL Energy Ltd and will be in full operation in Fiji and 67 retail outlets and related operations in Fiji, Tonga, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu within the next 6 months.

FHL chairman Isoa Kaloumaira said the acquisition which amounts to around $190 million dollars is the largest investment that Fijian Holdings LTD has ever done in its 24 years of existence

Kaloumaira said FHL have engaged Hindustan Petroleum Co Ltd to manage and operate the new oil company after the assistance of the Indian High Commissioner in Fiji.