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
Vilvoorde · Phone ++32 (2) 2 55 21 80
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.
Berlin (AFM+E) · Phone ++49-30-22 60 59 76 · 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.
Berlin (UNITI) · Phone ++49-30-75 54 14-3 00 · www.uniti.de
Hungary: Mabanaft Hungary Kft
Budapest · Phone ++361-450 29 60
Ireland: DCC Energy Limited
Dublin · Phone ++353 1 279 9489 · http://www.dcc.ie
Italy: Associazione Nazionale Commercio Prodotti e Servizi Energetici
Rome (ASSOPETROLI ASSOENERGIA) · Phone ++39-06-686 91 56 · www.assopetroli.it
Latvia: The Latvian Fuel Traders Association
Riga · Phone ++371 67 320 229 · www.ldta.lv
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
Slovenia: Petrol, Slovenska energetska družba, d.d.
Ljubljana (SNNK WPC) · Phone ++386 1 4 71 43 34 · www.petrol.si
Slovak Republic: Spoločenstvo čerpacích staníc Slovenskej republiky
(Association of Slovak Independent Petrol Stations)
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: The Downstream Fuel Association (formerly AUKOI)
London · Phone ++44 (0) 207 182 4506 · www.downstreamfuel.org.uk
Associated Member: Eurofuel – European Heating Oil Association
Brussels · Phone ++32-2-558 52 22 · www.eurofuel.eu
Recommended Links:
http://europa.eu
www.europarl.eu.int
www.curia.europa.eu
www.iea.org
www.opec.org