Aral AG

Aral AG
FormerlyWestdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
IndustryPetroleum
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
HeadquartersBochum, Germany
Area served
Germany, Luxembourg
Key people
Patrick Wendeler, CEO
ProductsGasoline
ServicesGas stations
Convenience stores
ParentBP
Websitearal.de

Aral AG (previously Veba Öl AG) is a German oil company established in 1898 as Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufs-Vereinigung GmbH (West German Benzene Marketing Corporation). The company is currently owned by British conglomerate BP[1] after it was purchased in 2002.[2]

The Aral brand of petrol stations has presence in Germany and Luxembourg, but formerly used to be in most countries of Western and Central Europe.

  1. ^ "The Top 5 Companies Owned by British Petroleum". Investopedia.
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