Kuwait Petroleum International

Kuwait Petroleum International, often referred to by its trademark Q8 (pronounced Que-Eight, or Kuwait), refines and markets fuel, lubricants and other petroleum products in Europe. Established in 1983, it is the international subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.[1][2] It supplies 4,000 retail filling stations, as well as direct sales operations delivering fuel and heating oil to domestic and industrial users. Q8 also operates an International Diesel Service (IDS) - a secure fuel card service supported by automated technology for international road transportation companies - in more than 700 located sites throughout Europe. Q8 also has a significant aviation business marketing jet fuel at more than 40 airports worldwide and a lubricants business with five lubricants blending plants, direct sales and marketing activities across Europe and export sales to over 75 countries worldwide.

History

• 1938 Discovery of oil in Kuwait
• 1975 Nationalisation of oil wells in Kuwait
• 1980 Foundation of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
• 1983 Foundation of Kuwait Petroleum International Limited - Acquisition Gulf Oil in the Benelux, Sweden and Denmark
• 1984 Acquisition of Gulf Oil in Italy
• 1986 Acquisition of Hays Petroleum Services (which had previously been owned by the Kuwait Investment Office, and used the Pace Petroleum brand) and Ultramar in the UK - Introduction of the Q8 brand
• 1987 Acquisition of BP in Denmark
• 1987 Acquisition of the Soviet-controlled Nafta in Britain
• 1990 Acquisition of Mobil Oil in Italy
• 1997 Joint Venture with Agip - Milazzo refinery in Sicily
• 1998 Joint Venture OK Petroleum and KPI in Sweden, establishing the OKQ8 brand
• 1998 Acquisition of BP retail Belgium
• 1999 Acquisition of Aral Belgium
• 2004 Acquisition of Tango unmanned sites from Petroplus in the Netherlands (62 sites), Belgium (4 sites) and Spain(1 site); these are typically now branded "Q8 Easy"
• 2004 Sale of UK operations to a consortium operating under the name Pace Petroleum
• 2005 Sale of Thai operations to the Malaysian company Petronas
• 2006 Sale of German operation (which had 37 service stations under the Markant brand) to Westfalen

headline

Building: Salhiya Tower

Street: Fahad Al Salem Street

Floor: 3rd,4th,5th Floor, Gate 5,6,7

Circle: Salhiya District

PO Box: 1819

Country: Kuwait

City: Kuwait City

City annex: Safat 13019

Region

The Asima

Contact us

Email: info-kuwait@q8.com

www.q8.com