Because the structure of the market differs from country to country, independent companies have adapted to these circumstances. The activities conducted by independent oil companies are highly diversified and individual. The independent oil companies range in size from the company with a single service station or delivery tanker through medium sized operations to the larger firms, some of which sell several million tons per year.
As importers, independent firms source various petroleum products from the global markets to supply domestic markets. As wholesalers, independent firms provide alternative supply routes for commercial and retail business. As retail traders, they directly supply customer needs either through independent gas stations or through deliveries of heating oil to privately owned homes, commercial and industrial entities or small industry and enterprises.
List of UPEI Members:
Belgium: Union Pétroličre Belge ASBL
Mouscron (UPB) · Phone ++32-56-85 92 00
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vanjskotrogovinska komora Bosne i Hercegovine
Sarajevo (BiH) · Phone ++387-33-663-370/-636 · www.komorabih.ba
Croatia: Croatian Employers' Association - Oil and Oil Products Trade Association
Zagreb (HUP) · Phone ++385-1-489 75 55 · www.hup.hr
Czech Republic: Association of Czech Private Petrol Stations
Desná (SCS) · Phone ++420-483 38 49 99 · www.scscr.cz
France: Fédération Française des Pétroliers Indépendants
Paris (FFPI) · Phone ++33-1-43 87 00 01
Germany: Aussenhandelsverband für Mineralöl und Energie e.V.
Hamburg (AFM+E) · Phone ++49-40-34 08 58 · www.afm-verband.de
Germany: Bundesverband freier Tankstellen e.V.
Bonn (BFT) · Phone ++49-228-91 02 90 · www.bft.de
Germany: Bundesverband mittelständischer Mineralölunternehmen e.V.
Hamburg (UNITI) · Phone ++49-40-227 00 30 · www.uniti.de
Hungary: Mabanaft Hungary Kft
Budapest · Phone ++361-450 29 60
Italy: Associazione Nazionale Commercio Prodotti e Servizi Energetici
Rome (ASSOPETROLI) · Phone ++39-06-686 91 56 · www.assopetroli.it
Montenegro: Unija Poslodavaca Crne Gore (UPCG)
Podgorica, Montenegro · Phone ++382-81-210 555 · www.poslodavci.org
Netherlands: Nederlandse Organisatie voor de Energiebranche
Rotterdam (NOVE) · Phone ++31-10-244 38 88 · www.nove.nl
Poland: Polska Izba Paliw Plynnych
Warsaw · Phone ++48-22-637 50 77 · www.paliwa.pl
Slovakia: Spolocenstva Cerpach Staníc Slovenskej Republiky
Bratislava (SCSSR) · Phone ++421-2-58 28 00 11 · www.scssr.sk
Spain: Unión de Petroleros Independientes
Madrid (UPI) · Phone ++34-91-350 90 57 · www.upi-oil.es
Switzerland: Avia International
Zurich · Phone ++41-44-405 90 10 · Fax ++41-44-493 27 40 · www.avia-international.com
Turkey: Mabanaft Energy Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S.
Uskudar/Istanbul · Phone ++90-216-532 25 25
· Fax ++90-216-532 25 50
· www.energypetrol.com
United Kingdom: Association of United Kingdom Oil Independents
Shipdham (AUKOI) · Phone ++44-13 62-82 07 39 · www.aukoi.co.uk
Associated Member: Eurofuel – European Heating Oil Association
Brussels · Phone ++32-2-558 52 22 · www.eurofuel.eu
Recommended Links:
www.europa.eu.int
www.europarl.eu.int
www.curia.eu.int
www.iea.org
www.opec.org