Where is Vitol located?

Vitol is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is registered at Houston, Texas.

Which legal entities is Vitol associated with?

Vitol is associated with Vitol Baltics and 2 others.

How many employees does Vitol have?

As of Oct 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Vitol is 2077.

Where does Vitol rank among its competitors?

Vitol ranks 4th amongst 144 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Energean, which secured $51.9M in Dec, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Vitol?

Vitol's top competitors include Repsol, Gazprom and Uniper. Among them, Energean secured the most recent funding round in December, 2023.

Vitol - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Q: Is Vitol an acquired company?

Vitol got acquired by Sunoco Logisitics on Sep 26, 2016.

Vitol is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 1966 by Jacques Detiger, Henk Vietor and Riyaz Kureshi. It operates as a Provider of oil processing, storage, and shipping services. The company has 144 active competitors, including 11 funded and 71 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Repsol, Gazprom and Uniper.

Company Details

Website: vitol.com
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Email ID: *****@vitol.com
Phone Number: +31 **********
Registered Address: Houston, Texas

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1966

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

4^th among 144 active competitors

Employee Count

2,077 as on Oct 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Voltus & 23 more

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Shell & 3098 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Sunoco Logisitics (Sep 26, 2016)

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Vitol is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Vigo Bioenergy GmbH CIN: 0792.611.447 , Belgium, Active	Oct 01, 2022	-	-	-
Vitol Baltics CIN: 40103833064 , Latvia, Active	Oct 02, 2014	€1M - €10M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	9 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
VITOL INC. CIN: 205733288 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	443 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Vitol got acquired by Sunoco Logisitics on Sep 26, 2016 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Vitol has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Vitol are Jacques Detiger, Henk Vietor and Riyaz Kureshi.

Here are the details of Vitol's key team members:

Jacques Detiger: Co-Founder of Vitol.
Henk Vietor: Co-Founder of Vitol.
Riyaz Kureshi: Founder and Administrative & Marketing Head of Vitol.

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Vitol's employee count trend

Vitol has 2,077 employees as of Oct 26. Here is Vitol's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Vitol include Repsol, Gazprom and Uniper. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vitol, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Repsol 1987, Madrid (Spain), Public	Integrated oil and gas company	-	Temasek, Energy Infrastructure Partners & 2 others	69/100
2nd	Gazprom 1989, Saint Petersburg (Russia), Public	Provider of natural gas & oil production, processing, and transportation services	-	Kingdom Holding Company, Mizuho Financial Group ... & 5 others	68/100
3rd	Uniper 2016, Dusseldorf (Germany), Public	Power generation and distribution company	-	Elliott Management, BAFA & 4 others	68/100
4th	Vitol 1966, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of oil processing, storage, and shipping services	-	-	65/100
5th	Energean 2007, London (United Kingdom), Public	Offshore oil & gas exploration and production company	$60M	Third Point	61/100
6th	Suncor 1967, Calgary (Canada), Acquired	Provider of oil & gas exploration, production, and refinery services	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Elliott Management & 2 others	60/100
7th	Oil India 1959, Noida (India), Public	Operator of hydrocarbon exploration production and energy infrastructure utility systems	-	-	58/100
8th	Assala Energy 2016, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Oil exploration and production company operating in the energy sector	-	Alterra Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group	57/100
9th	Ardmore Shipping 2010, Bermuda, Public	Provides ocean transportation services for chemicals and petroleum products	-	Greenbriar, Greenbriar Equity Group	51/100
10th	Trident Energy 2016, London (United Kingdom), Late Stage	Upstream oil and gas company	$500M	Warburg Pincus	51/100

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Vitol has made 13 investments in companies including Voltus and Juniper Green Energy. Vitol has also acquired 11 companies including Noble Group and Saras.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 08, 2026	Investments	Voltus	2016	San Francisco (United States)
Oct 22, 2024	Acquisition	Noble Group	1987	London (United Kingdom)
Sep 11, 2024	Acquisition	Saras	1962	Sarroch (Italy)