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This is a video tour of Aegis Oil, an oil refinery factory in the Industrial Zone of Samoa at Vaitele. Manager Tony Hill gives a detailed tour of the whole refinery process which starts from the collection of waste oil from corporations such as EPC and Public Works. Aegis Oil is the first oil refinery factory in Samoa and is economically viable and financially sustainable for the

The two office buildings leased by SPKISP total 6-10 square meters and accommodate 32 staff. They are part or a larger complex previously owned by the now defunct Western Samoa Copra Board. The National Disaster Committee use the two other large buildings within the complex as warehouses. One of these warehouses was a copra processing plant, and contains heavy electrical equipment. SPREP lease the office buildings for a short term.

The meeting recognised that the need for effective costal protection systems in the region was due to increased use of, and pressure on the coastal zone for infrastructure, commercial, residential and recreational uses.