Gelsenkirchen Refinery
A 260,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Gelsenkirchen, DE, operated by bp. Status: closed. Nelson Complexity 10.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 260,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 10
- Status
- Closed
- Operator
- bp
- Parent
- BP plc (LSE:BP)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/bp-gelsenkirchen
- Coordinates
- 51.5300, 7.1000
Notes
BP has agreed to sell the Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group as part of a portfolio simplification and cost-cutting strategy. The sale agreement indicates BP is divesting from this asset, which typically results in operational closure during the transition period.
What coverage reports
BP sells Gelsenkirchen refinery, Land Securities strikes lease agreement at Timber Square
2026-03-19 · 1 publisher filed it
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These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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General LowKlesch Group acquires bp Gelsenkirchen Refinery BusinessEuropétrole · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP completes sale of Gelsenkirchen refinery to KleschInspenet · matched gelsenkirchen
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General Lowbp completes sale of Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group in major portfolio shake-upIndian Chemical News · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowGermany: Bp Completes Sale Of Gelsenkirchen Refinery To Klesch Group, Further Simplifying Portfolio And Strengthening Balance Sheetmegaproject.com + 1 other outlet · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowGelsenkirchen Sale Trims Oil Giant BP’s Refinery Holdings To 5 SitesForbes · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion MediumKlesch Group completes acquisition of bp’s Gelsenkirchen refinery business
Klesch Group completed its acquisition of bp’s Gelsenkirchen refinery business on August 3, 2026.
Bitget · matched gelsenkirchen -
Expansion LowBP sells Gelsenkirchen refinery, cutting its gl...
BP sold its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany to Klesch Group.
Pluang + 1 other outlet · matched gelsenkirchen -
General LowBP Finalizes Gelsenkirchen Refinery Sale to Klesch Group | Cost Reduction
BP closed the divestment of its Gelsenkirchen refinery and linked operations to Klesch Group.
IndexBox · matched gelsenkirchen -
Maintenance LowBP completes sale of Gelsenkirchen refinery as overhaul continuesReuters + 8 other outlets · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowKlesch Petroleum SA acquired Gelsenkirchen Refinery Business of BP from BP p.l.c. (LSE:BP.)
Klesch Petroleum SA completed the acquisition of the Gelsenkirchen Refinery Business from BP p.l.c. on August 3, 2026.
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Expansion MediumEU Commission clears acquisition of the Gelsenkirchen Refinery by Klesch GroupINSIGHT EU MONITORING · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowEU gives the green light to sale of BP's refinery in GelsenkirchenLondon South East · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP's Gelsenkirchen Refinery Sale Faces Uncertain Regulatory Hurdle in GermanyBitget · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP's Gelsenkirchen Refinery Sale Faces Uncertain Regulatory Hurdle in Germanybitget.com · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowKlesch Group Acquires BP’s Gelsenkirchen Refinery BusinessGlobal Legal Chronicle + 1 other outlet · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion Lowbp sells Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch GroupInspenet · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion LowBP agrees to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery in deal with KleschYahoo Finance + 3 other outlets · matched gelsenkirchen
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Conflict HighBP sells Gelsenkirchen refinery, Land Securities strikes lease agreement at Timber SquareSharecast.com · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion MediumClifford Chance advises Klesch Group on the acquisition of BP's Gelsenkirchen Refinery BusinessClifford Chance · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion LowBP to Sell Gelsenkirchen Refinery to Klesch in Push to Cut Costs and Streamline PortfolioTipRanks + 4 other outlets · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP Shares Gain Following Gelsenkirchen Refinery Sale AnnouncementAskTraders · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion Lowbp further simplifies portfolio with agreement to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Groupbp global + 4 other outlets · matched gelsenkirchen
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Expansion LowBP Sells Gelsenkirchen Refinery, Raises Cost Reduction Target to $7.5BGlobal Banking & Finance Review + 2 other outlets · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP (BP) boosts 2027 cost-savings target with Gelsenkirchen refinery saleStock Titan · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP Agrees to Divest Gelsenkirchen Refinery Assets to Klesch GroupYahoo Finance + 2 other outlets · matched gelsenkirchen
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General Lowbp's Gelsenkirchen refinery attracts buyer's interest from KleschHydrocarbon Processing · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowKlesch Group Interested in BP's Gelsenkirchen Refinery SaleGlobal Banking & Finance Review + 1 other outlet · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP Gelsenkirchen refinery saleOffshore Technology · matched gelsenkirchen
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General LowBP to Explore Sale of Gelsenkirchen Oil Refinery in GermanyBloomberg.com + 1 other outlet · matched gelsenkirchen
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