The SAMIR (Societe Anonyme Marocaine de l'Industrie du Raffinage) oil refinery, Morocco's only such facility, is pictured in Mohammedia near Casablanca on April 3, 2026. Casablanca's commercial court on February 27 rejected a $3.5 billion offer to acquire the assets of the North African country's only oil refinery from an investor based in the UAE. The verdict, issued due to a lack of sufficient legal documentation and guarantees for the bid, halted the most significant attempt in years to revive domestic fuel refining. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)