For the convenience of freight forwarders, the operator of the “Platon” system has opened additional ways of topping-up the user’s personal account. This opportunity is available to the owners of fuel cards of European issuers Aral, Circle K, BP when paying in the Customer Service Centres and through the “Platon” toll collect terminals.
Earlier, the E100, DKV and Berlio fuel cards were connected to the “Platon” system services.
BP is among the world’s leading oil and gas companies that provides its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heating and lighting, and provides retail services and supplies petroleum products for everyday needs. The activities in the field of refining and marketing are carried out throughout Europe. BP owns shares in seven oil refineries in the region. BP filling stations are common in a number of European countries. BP owns one of the largest networks of gas stations on the continent, which includes more than 7,500 sites.
Aral ranks first in the largest European retail market for fuel materials thanks to Germany’s largest network, which includes approximately 2,500 gas stations. Aral offers its customers Aral CardPlus and Aral CardTruck fuel cards. The company was established in Bochum in 1898 as a supplier of quality fuel and lubricants. In 1924, representatives of the company developed a mixture of aromatic and aliphatic compounds, which allowed offering the world’s first premium-class fuel, and named the company Aral. In 2002, Aral brand became a retail brand of BP corporation in Germany.
Circle K (formerly Statoil Fuel & Retail) is the leading Scandinavian company that has been operating for over 100 years in retailing fuel products in the region. The company owns a wide retail network in Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltic States and Russia, which includes approximately 2,300 gas stations, including gas stations with a full range of services (fuel products and amenities), as well as automated filling stations, where only fuel products are sold.
