EU gives the green light to sale of BP's refinery in Gelsenkirchen

NAMPA / DPA

2026-05-26

Brussels (dpa) - The European Commission on Tuesday said it had given permission to the oil major BP to sell its refinery in the German city of Gelsenkirchen to the refinery operator Klesch Group. The commission said there are no competition concerns regarding the merger as the companies have only a limited combined market position. In the case of major takeovers, the Brussels authorities examine whether this could result in disproportionately......

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