Petrol Ofisi 5198608 225168312 2008-07-12T06:58:03Z Beagel 2057630 tag {{inline}} {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Petrol Ofisi| company_logo = <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:PO Logo.png|150px]] --> | company_type = [[Private Company|Private]]| foundation = [[1941]] | location = [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] | key_people = [[Melih Türker]], [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]]<br />[[Reha Talu]], [[Director of Supply Chain Management|Director of SCM]]<br />[[Mutluay Doğan]], [[Director of Commercial&Industrial Sales and Lubricants|Director of C&I Sales and Lubricants]]<br />[[Ertan Çakır]], [[Director of Retail]]<br />[[Ogeday Çağatay]], [[Chief Financial Officer|CFO]]<br> | industry = [[Oil companies|Oil and gas]] | products = [[Petroleum|Oil]]<br>[[Natural gas]]<br>[[Petrochemicals]] | homepage = [http://www.petrolofisi.com.tr www.petrolofisi.com.tr] | num_employees = 1,600| }} '''Petrol Ofisi A.Ş.''' (PO) is the leading [[petroleum]] distribution company in [[Turkey]] with a market value of US$3.1 billion. Company’s CEO is currently Melih Türker. It was established on [[February 18]], [[1941]] as a state owned company to import, stock, refine and distribute petroleum products. On [[July 24]], [[2000]], the company was privatized, and initially 51% of the shares were purchased by [[Doğan Holding]]. On [[March 13]], [[2006]], the [[Austria]]n petroleum company [[OMV]] bought 34% of the stake for US$1.054 billion. After this stock exchange, the share of Doğan Group decreased from 86.7% to 52.7%. PO has 3,300 service stations, around 5,000 dealers, 2 lubricants blending plants, 12 terminals, 32 airport supply units, 1,600 personnel and a nationwide marketing network. Its product range covers [[unleaded gasoline]], [[Diesel fuel]], [[kerosene]], fuel oil, jet fuel, [[liquified petroleum gas]] (LPG), [[lubricant]]s and various industrial oils. PO sponsors extraordinary sports disciplines like car racing ([[GP2 Series|GP2]]), [[rally (sports)|rallying]], offshore [[speedboat]] racing, [[karting]] and [[mountaineering]] of [[Mt. Everest]] for Turkish sportspeople. Since 2006, PO has also been the title sponsor of the [[Formula One]] "Petrol Ofisi [[Turkish Grand Prix]]". ==External links== * [http://www.petrolofisi.com.tr/ Petrol Ofisi Official website] * [http://ekonomitarihi.blogspot.com/2006/01/1941.html History of Economics in Turkey (Turkish)] * [http://www.cnnturk.com/arama/haber_detay.asp?PID=0042&haberID=163350 Austrian OMV buys shares at CNN Turk (Turkish)] * [http://www.sportworks.com.tr/haberler.html Sponsorship news (Turkish)] {{Istanbul Stock Exchange companies}} [[Category:Companies established in 1941]] [[Category:Chemical companies of Turkey]] [[Category:Oil and gas companies of Turkey]] [[Category:Automotive fuel brands]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange]] [[de:Petrol Ofisi]] [[it:Petrol Ofisi]] [[mr:पेट्रोल ओफिसी]] [[pt:Petrol Ofisi]]