MENU HOW DID WE GET HERE? About us History Discover the history of VARO, which began with the purchase of the Cressier refinery in Switzerland in 2012, right through to our latest acquisition. 2018 VARO expands their retail network in the Netherlands with the purchase of Van den Belt and gains several fuel stations in the process. 2017 VARO announces the growth of retail activities in the Netherlands by signing an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Inter Oil B.V., a holding company, gaining the brand names Brand Oil and amiGo. Hydrocarbon Hotel Tankstorage Terminal, purchased in 2016, is sold to Global Petro Storage. A former Petrotank terminal situated in Hanau in Germany is sold to Adolf Roth GmbH & Co. KG. VARO announces the growth of retail business in Eastern Germany by acquiring the assets of Schneider Mineralöl Meissen GmbH, a retail and direct sales company. VARO expands their retail network in the Netherlands with the purchase of United Fuel Group B.V. and gains several fuel stations in the process. 2016 VARO takes full control over two tankstorage terminals in the Netherlands: Hydrocarbon Hotel and Enviem Terminal. VARO expands their inland bunkering activities by acquiring Fiwado B.V. in the Netherlands. Petrotank, purchased in 2014, changes its name to VARO Energy Tankstorage GmbH. 2015 VARO acquires German wholesale distributor Gekol and its subsidiary Marol. VARO and Argos, a Dutch based company, sign a merger agreement and VARO gains full ownership of Rhytank AG, located in Switzerland. VARO purchases bunkering activities from Vitol in Germany. 2014 VARO purchases Vitol Marketing & Petrotank in Germany. VARO becomes the owner of 45% of Bayernoil refinery in Germany. VARO purchases Huiles Minérales, Mazol and Portales & Bonnet in the Swiss heating oil market. 2013 VARO announced the investment 50 million CHF in the Cressier refinery. 2012 Purchase of the Cressier refinery, marketing and storage activities in Switzerland. Read more about our use of cookies and your privacy in our cookie statement. CONTACT VARO HEADOFFICE Riedstrasse 8 6330 Cham, Switzerland T +41 (0)41 7472300 e info@varoenergy.com SUPPORT – AT YOUR SERVICE Switzerland T +41 (0)41 7472300 Belgium T +32 (0)800 84250 (NL) T +32 (0)800 84260 (FR) France T +33 (0)3 88600478 Netherlands T +31 (0)88 1007000 Germany T +49 (0)40 361 576109 © VARO 2018 VARO'S GLOBAL NETWORK COOKIE POLICY PRIVACY POLICY CCTV IMPRINT COLOURING ENERGY