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restored information per RS. Reverted removing founder Dimitris Melissanidis. Also, sources say that Aegean Marine Petroleum Network is now Minerva Bunkering.
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'''Minerva Bunkering''' (former name: '''Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.''' ('''AMPNI''')) is a supplier marine fuels and bunkering services headquartered in [[Geneva]], Switzerland and formerly in [[Piraeus]], Greece. It was publicly listed in [[New York Stock Exchange]] before it became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Mercuria Energy Group]].
'''Minerva Bunkering''' is a supplier of marine fuels and [[bunkering]] services headquartered in [[Geneva]], Switzerland. It was publicly listed as '''Aegean Marine Petroleum Network''' ('''AMPNI''') in [[New York Stock Exchange]] before it became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Mercuria Energy Group]].


==History==
==History==
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network was established in 1995 by [[Dimitris Melissanidis]].<ref name=ft011118>{{cite news | url = https://www.ft.com/content/ffc4e71a-dd30-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c | title = Auditors probe potential $200m fraud at Aegean Marine | first1 = Kerin | last1 = Hope | newspaper =[[Financial Times]] | date=2018-11-01 | accessdate=2019-09-12| url-access=subscription}}</ref> It started to operate with one bunkering station in the [[Port of Piraeus]].<ref name=tnh081118>{{cite news | url = https://www.thenationalherald.com/219247/amid-fraud-allegations-aegean-marine-files-for-bankruptcy/ | title = Amid Fraud Allegations, Aegean Marine Files for Bankruptcy | newspaper =[[The National Herald]] | date=2018-11-08 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref> The second bunkering station was opened in Gibraltar in 1997, followed by stations in Fujairah (2001), Kingston, [[Jamaica|Kingston]] (2005), [[Singapore]] (2006),  and other locations around the world. In 2006, it was listed in [[New York Stock Exchange]] through a public offering.<ref name=ft011118/>
Roots of Minerva Bunkering go back to '''Aegean Marine Petroleum Network''' ('''AMPNI'''), established in 1995 by [[Dimitris Melissanidis]] in [[Piraeus]], Greece,<ref name=ft011118>{{cite news | url = https://www.ft.com/content/ffc4e71a-dd30-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c | title = Auditors probe potential $200m fraud at Aegean Marine | first1 = Kerin | last1 = Hope | newspaper =[[Financial Times]] | date=2018-11-01 | accessdate=2019-09-12| url-access=subscription}}</ref> and Minerva Bunkers Pte Ltd., established in December 2014 by Mercuria in [[Singapore]].<ref name=sb040215>{{cite news | url = https://shipandbunker.com/news/features/industry-insight/959417-industry-insight-where-did-ow-bunkers-staff-resurface | title = Industry Insight: Where Did OW Bunker's Staff Resurface?| first1 = Matt | last1 = Atkins | work = Ship & Bunker | date=2015-02-04 | accessdate=2020-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.mercuria.com/media-room/business-news/mercuria-announces-expansion-minerva-maritime-fuel-business|title=Mercuria Announces Expansion to Minerva Maritime Fuel Business|publisher=Mercuria Energy Group|date=12 March 2015|accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref> Aegean Marine Petroleum Network started to operate with one bunkering station in the [[Port of Piraeus]].<ref name=tnh081118>{{cite news | url = https://www.thenationalherald.com/219247/amid-fraud-allegations-aegean-marine-files-for-bankruptcy/ | title = Amid Fraud Allegations, Aegean Marine Files for Bankruptcy | newspaper =[[The National Herald]] | date=2018-11-08 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref> The second bunkering station was opened in Gibraltar in 1997, followed by stations in Fujairah (2001), Kingston, [[Jamaica|Kingston]] (2005), [[Singapore]] (2006),  and other locations around the world. In 2006, it was listed in [[New York Stock Exchange]] through a public offering.<ref name=ft011118/>


Minerva Bunkers began with a core group of more than 40&nbsp;marine fuel specialists who came from the bankrupt ship Danish fuel supplier OW Bunker in December 2014.<ref name=sb040215/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/mercuria-adds-over-40-former-ow-bunker-employees/|title=Mercuria Adds over 40 Former OW Bunker Employees|publisher=Offshore Energy|date=16 December 2014|accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>
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In August 2018, Mercuria Energy Group acquired almost third of the AMPNI's shares.<ref name=ft011118/>  In October 2018, an audit revealed substantial accounting problem, to the tune of US$300 million.<ref name=ft011118/><ref name=ingr051118>{{cite news | url = https://www.in.gr/2018/11/05/english-edition/300mn-fraud-case-sinks-aegean-marine-petroleum/ | title = A $300mn fraud case sinks Aegean Marine Petroleum | website = in.gr | date=2018-11-05 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref>  Aegean Marine commenced its Chapter 11 process in November 2018, reorganizing in order to improve its liquidity. Under the terms of the restructuring deal, [[Mercuria Energy Group]] received 100% of the common equity of the reorganized company. The [[U.S. bankruptcy court|US Bankruptcy court]] approved of the company's reorganization plan in March 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://aegeanmarine.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/aegean-marine-petroleum-network-inc-plan-reorganization|title=Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Plan of Reorganization Confirmed by Court |date=March 27, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2019|publisher=Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. |quote= Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court…has confirmed its plan of reorganization. This development paves the way for the Company to emerge from Chapter 11 restructuring next week as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group Limited}}</ref><ref name=reuters270319>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mercuria-aegean-marine/energy-trader-mercuria-gets-green-light-to-buy-aegean-marine-petroleum-idUSKCN1R80OF | title = Energy trader Mercuria gets green light to buy Aegean Marine Petroleum | first1 = Julia | last1 = Payne | agency=[[Reuters]] | date=2019-03-27 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref> Consequently, Aegean Marine was acquired by Mercuria and was renamed as Minerva Bunkering.<ref name=sb040419>{{cite news|url=https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/938153-aegean-marine-is-now-minerva-bunkering|title=Aegean Marine Is Now Minerva Bunkering|work=Ship & Bunkering| date=2019-04-04 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref name=wmn050419>{{cite news | url = https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/274560/restructured-aegean-marine-becomes-minerva-bunkering/ | title = Restructured Aegean Marine Becomes Minerva Bunkering | work = World Maritime News | date=2019-04-05 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref> The headquarters of the company was moved to [[Geneva]], Switzerland.

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In August 2018, Mercuria Energy Group acquired almost one-third of the AMPNI's shares.<ref name=ft011118/>  In October 2018, an audit revealed substantial accounting problem, to the tune of US$300 million.<ref name=ft011118/><ref name=ingr051118>{{cite news | url = https://www.in.gr/2018/11/05/english-edition/300mn-fraud-case-sinks-aegean-marine-petroleum/ | title = A $300mn fraud case sinks Aegean Marine Petroleum | website = in.gr | date=2018-11-05 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref>  Aegean Marine commenced its Chapter 11 process in November 2018, reorganizing in order to improve its liquidity. Under the terms of the restructuring deal, [[Mercuria Energy Group]] received 100% of the common equity of the reorganized company. The [[U.S. bankruptcy court|US Bankruptcy court]] approved of the company's reorganization plan in March 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://aegeanmarine.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/aegean-marine-petroleum-network-inc-plan-reorganization|title=Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Plan of Reorganization Confirmed by Court |date=March 27, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2019|publisher=Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. |quote= Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court…has confirmed its plan of reorganization. This development paves the way for the Company to emerge from Chapter 11 restructuring next week as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group Limited}}</ref><ref name=reuters270319>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mercuria-aegean-marine/energy-trader-mercuria-gets-green-light-to-buy-aegean-marine-petroleum-idUSKCN1R80OF | title = Energy trader Mercuria gets green light to buy Aegean Marine Petroleum | first1 = Julia | last1 = Payne | agency=[[Reuters]] | date=2019-03-27 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref> Consequently, Aegean Marine was acquired by Mercuria and its assets weremerged to Minerva Bunkers to form new Minerva Bunkering.<ref name=sb040419>{{cite news|url=https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/938153-aegean-marine-is-now-minerva-bunkering|title=Aegean Marine Is Now Minerva Bunkering|work=Ship & Bunkering| date=2019-04-04 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref name=wmn050419>{{cite news | url = https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/274560/restructured-aegean-marine-becomes-minerva-bunkering/ | title = Restructured Aegean Marine Becomes Minerva Bunkering | work = World Maritime News | date=2019-04-05 | accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref> Correspondingly, the headquarters of the company was moved to [[Geneva]], Switzerland.


== Operations ==
== Operations ==
Minerva Bunkering is a marine fuel logistics company that physically supplies and markets refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea.
Minerva Bunkering is a marine fuel logistics company that physically supplies and markets refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. It operates from hubs in Geneva, Athens, New York, Singapore, Antwerp and Las Palmas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minervabunkering.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Mercuria Energy Group|accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:10, 6 August 2020

Not to be confused with Aegean Oil.
Minerva Bunkering
FormerlyAegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPetroleum industry
PredecessorsAegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.
Minerva Bunkers Pte Ltd.
Founded1995 (Athens,Greece)
FounderDimitris Melissanidis[1]
Headquarters
Geneva
,
Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tyler Baron (CEO)[2][3]
ProductsMaritime fuels
ServicesBunkering
Number of employees
850 (2018)
ParentMercuria Energy Group
Websiteminervabunkering.com

Minerva Bunkering is a supplier of marine fuels and bunkering services headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It was publicly listed as Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (AMPNI) in New York Stock Exchange before it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group.

History

Roots of Minerva Bunkering go back to Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (AMPNI), established in 1995 by Dimitris Melissanidis in Piraeus, Greece,[1] and Minerva Bunkers Pte Ltd., established in December 2014 by Mercuria in Singapore.[4][5] Aegean Marine Petroleum Network started to operate with one bunkering station in the Port of Piraeus.[6] The second bunkering station was opened in Gibraltar in 1997, followed by stations in Fujairah (2001), Kingston, Kingston (2005), Singapore (2006),  and other locations around the world. In 2006, it was listed in New York Stock Exchange through a public offering.[1]

Minerva Bunkers began with a core group of more than 40 marine fuel specialists who came from the bankrupt ship Danish fuel supplier OW Bunker in December 2014.[4][7]

In August 2018, Mercuria Energy Group acquired almost one-third of the AMPNI's shares.[1]  In October 2018, an audit revealed substantial accounting problem, to the tune of US$300 million.[1][8]  Aegean Marine commenced its Chapter 11 process in November 2018, reorganizing in order to improve its liquidity. Under the terms of the restructuring deal, Mercuria Energy Group received 100% of the common equity of the reorganized company. The US Bankruptcy court approved of the company's reorganization plan in March 2019.[9][10] Consequently, Aegean Marine was acquired by Mercuria and its assets weremerged to Minerva Bunkers to form new Minerva Bunkering.[2][11] Correspondingly, the headquarters of the company was moved to Geneva, Switzerland.

Operations

Minerva Bunkering is a marine fuel logistics company that physically supplies and markets refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. It operates from hubs in Geneva, Athens, New York, Singapore, Antwerp and Las Palmas.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hope, Kerin (2018-11-01). "Auditors probe potential $200m fraud at Aegean Marine". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  2. ^ a b "Aegean Marine Is Now Minerva Bunkering". Ship & Bunkering. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. ^ "Minerva Bunkering Appoints Tyler Baron as Chief Executive Officer". Hellenic Shipping News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Atkins, Matt (2015-02-04). "Industry Insight: Where Did OW Bunker's Staff Resurface?". Ship & Bunker. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  5. ^ "Mercuria Announces Expansion to Minerva Maritime Fuel Business" (Press release). Mercuria Energy Group. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Amid Fraud Allegations, Aegean Marine Files for Bankruptcy". The National Herald. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  7. ^ "Mercuria Adds over 40 Former OW Bunker Employees". Offshore Energy. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. ^ "A $300mn fraud case sinks Aegean Marine Petroleum". in.gr. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  9. ^ "Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Plan of Reorganization Confirmed by Court" (Press release). Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019. Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court…has confirmed its plan of reorganization. This development paves the way for the Company to emerge from Chapter 11 restructuring next week as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group Limited
  10. ^ Payne, Julia (2019-03-27). "Energy trader Mercuria gets green light to buy Aegean Marine Petroleum". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  11. ^ "Restructured Aegean Marine Becomes Minerva Bunkering". World Maritime News. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  12. ^ "About". Mercuria Energy Group. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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