Vitol is a privately held global energy and commodities company and one of the world’s largest independent energy traders. Founded in 1966 in Rotterdam and registered in the Netherlands, the group operates from major hubs including Geneva (head office), London, Singapore and Houston, with activities spanning more than 40 countries.
The company trades, transports and supplies crude oil, refined petroleum products (such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and fuel oil), natural gas and LNG, as well as power and biofuels. Vitol also owns and invests in energy infrastructure and assets, including storage terminals, pipelines, shipping, refining and fuel retail networks, and has select upstream interests. Its integrated logistics and risk management capabilities support reliable physical delivery to industrial and energy customers worldwide.
For the chemical value chain, Vitol is a major supplier and trader of petrochemical feedstocks and related products, notably naphtha, LPG and condensates, alongside low‑carbon fuels and bio-components. The company’s global scale, blending and optimization activities, and access to midstream infrastructure make it a significant participant in sourcing and distributing inputs for petrochemical and plastics production.
