Greece
BP is committed to Greece with a strong record of social corporate responsibility in the country
What we do
BP first came to Greece in 1951, when Anglo Iranian (the forerunner of BP) bought Steaua Romana and started trading here. Eleven years later, BP acquired Supergas, followed by Fina Hellenic acquisition in 1986. BP Hellas started a joint venture with Mobil in 1998, which we took over entirely in 2000. Then, in 2001, BP bought Castrol Lubricants worldwide and became the leading lubricants marketer in Greece, thus enhancing its relationships with strategic OEMs and developing and offering co-engineered products to the local market, accounting for an estimated 25% of inland lubricant sales.
In 2009, the company announced that Hellenic Petroleum (HEP) bought some 1,200 petrol stations, storage facilities, and various other services from BP Hellas. As part of the sale BP licences its brand to Hellenic Petroleum on retail sites under an eight year agreement. BP in Greece will retain the Aviation Fuels, Lubricants and Marine Fuels activities.
All of BP’s installations in Greece are ISO 14001 certified.
BP Lubricants is committed to maximizing value for our customers through a mutually beneficial relationship founded on world class products and services, under the brands of BP and Castrol. Currently, we have the leading position in
Greece in automotive and industrial market. Our extensive range of high-quality oils is a result of a 100 year’s experience in developing lubricants, that are undergoing extreme tests in motorsports but also in the most important industrial plants in the world.
Integral part of our business strategy is to partner with leading automotive manufacturers or other sectors where we operate. The aim of such partnerships is to make sure that organisations benefit from improved global performance and overall cost efficiencies, while they pass these benefits to our end customers. Currently Castrol has valuable partnerships with BMW, VW- Audi, Jaguar, Ford, Volvo, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Komatsu.
Additionally BP is among the leading producers of lubricants and auxiliary products in Greece, through Drapetsona blending plant
Air BP provides Aviation Fuels at 22 International and General Aviation airports throughout the country.
Marine Lubricants supplies around 6 million litres a year in 12 ports around Greece.
Air BP provides Aviation Fuels at 22 International and General Aviation airports throughout the country.
Marine Lubricants supplies around 6 million litres a year in 12 ports around Greece.
Our people and partners
We employ around 160 people directly, mainly in Athens and Thessaloniki and indirectly provide work for about another 1.500 people . We are aiming to a diversed and inclusive environment where all people have the same opportunity to make a contribution and to look for a new and better approach in the way they are working.Our continuous efforts have ranked us in the top five equal opportunity employers in Greece, in the inaugural "Five best enterprises in equal opportunities" awards, under the support of EU programme “EQUAL”.
Community investment
We have provided support for a number of community programmes in Greece. These include road safety initiatives for children, educational and cultural programmes for local schools, scholarships and depot visits.BP Ultimate is a 100 octane rated fuel available in Greece. BP Ultimate delivers more performance across a number of areas and reduces harmful emissions compared to that of regular fuel.
Do business with us
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Work with us
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