Delta Petroleum and Terra Group Prepare for Entry into Costa Rica

Delta Petroleum of Panama, which last year bought the assets of Shell Costa Rica will invest $4 million in renovations and changes to the brand image, said Mauricio Barzun,general manager ofDelta Petroleum Costa Rica.

As of September, Shell service stations will have their name changed to Delta.

"In the meantime, the Honduran Terra Group, has had a presence in Costa Rica since 1st June, according to Fernando Ceballos,local president of Unopetrol, a division of the oil conglomerate Catracho.

The firm will replace the brand name Texaco with UNO within a year, said the executive who could not reveal the investment amount designated by the company”, published Nacion.com.

Source: Nacion.com

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