Taçi Oil is an
Albania
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petroleum
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company and oil distributor in
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
headquartered in
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...
.
The company's revenue for 2012 was €350 million.
and had over 290 petrol stations through Albania and over 850 employees.
In 2009 Taçi Oil purchased the Albanian oil refinery
ARMO (Anika Mercuria Refinery Associated Oil, owned by Anika Enterprises) for €128 million.
On September 9, 2011 Taci Oil became an official sponsor of
AC Milan
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.
Beginning in 2008, in fact, Taci Oil was the main sponsor of Milan Junior Camp in
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...
. Since its founding, the camp has hosted about 1400 Albanian youths.
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In 2013 Taçi Oil sold 80% of the assets of
ARMO, the oil refining business to
Heaney Assets Corporation
Heaney is a surname of Irish people, Irish origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic languages, Gaelic ''Ó hEignigh'', thought to be based on the Gaelic a personal name meaning "horseman". It was mistakenly thought to derive from Éan, Gae ...
, an Azerbaijan corporation.
See also
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Economy of Albania
References
External links
Official Website
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Oil companies of Albania
Petroleum in Albania
Albanian brands