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Motor Oil Hellas

Motor Oil Hellas

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Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. (Greek: Μότορ Όιλ (Ελλάς) Διυλιστήρια Κορίνθου Α.Ε.) is a petroleum industry based in Greece focusing on oil refining and trading. It is a leading force in its sector in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean.[6][7]

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History

Motor Oil Hellas was founded on May 7, 1970, by Vardis Vardinogiannis and Georgios Paraschos Aleksandridis. It is headquartered in Marousi, Greece.[2] Since 1972 Vardis J. Vardinoyannis serves as chairman and managing director.[1] The company has over 2,000 employees.[2] Despite the Greek crisis in 2015, the company had thrived.[8]

In 2020 Motor Oil Hellas gave TechnipFMC a significant engineering, procurement, and construction management services contract. The new naphtha complex in Greece will have three new processing units and a capacity of 22,000 barrels per day (3,500 m3/d).[9] The construction work is scheduled to be complete in 2021.

Refinery, facilities and gas stations

Through its Korinthos refinery, Motor Oil controls the remaining 35% of the refining sector in Greece.[10] The company operates the second-largest refiner (Corinth Refinery) in Europe and the Cairo-based oil and gas exploration and production facilities in Egypt. It also owns the Avin, Shell and Cyclon chain of fuel stations in Greece which are more than 2,000 along with a host of other gas and energy-related businesses.[11]

Subsidiaries and affiliates

Motor Oil Hellas has numerous subsidiaries, such as:

  • Avin Oil Industrial, Commercial and Maritime Company S.M.S.A.,[12]
  • Coral Oil and Chemicals Company S.A.,[13]
  • Coral Commercial and Industrial Gas Company S.A.,[14]
  • LPC S.M.S.A. Corporation for Processing and Trading of Lubricants and Petroleum Products,[15]
  • NRG Supply and Trading S.M.S.A.,[16]
  • OFC Aviation Fuel Services S.A.,
  • Korinthos Power S.A.,
  • Shell & MOH Aviation Fuels S.A.,
  • Athens Airport Fuel Pipeline Company.

Ownership

Motor Oil's majority shareholder is two holding companies (Petroventure and Motor Oil Limited with 40.97%),[4] that belongs to the prominent Greek family of Vardinogiannis, the rest of its shares are available to the public through a float on the Athens and the London Stock Exchange.

See also

References

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    "Vardis John Vardinoyannis". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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    "MOH.GR Company Profile & Executives - Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries S.A. - Wall Street Journal". Quotes.wsj.com. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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    "Full Year Financial Reports".
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    "Shareholder Structure".
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    "Human Resources".
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    "MOH:Athens Stock Quote - Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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    "Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries S.A." MarketScreener. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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    "Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries: Bad Zipcode, Great Asset". MOI Global. January 11, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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    "TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Contract by Motor Oil Hellas for a New Naphtha Complex in Greece". FinanzNachrichten. January 9, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 Merger Procedure" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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    "Greek company Motor Oil buys out Lukoil petrol stations". in-cyprus.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Avin Oil". Motor Oil Hellas. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Coral". Motor Oil Hellas. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Coral Gas". Motor Oil Hellas. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  15. [15]
    "LPC". Motor Oil Hellas. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  16. [16]
    "NRG". Motor Oil Hellas. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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