Private company

Petrofina

Logo: Alf van Beem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

1920–2000 Belgian oil company

Petrofina was a Belgian oil company. It merged with Total in 1999 to form TotalFina, which after subsequent mergers has changed its name back to Total. In the United States, Fina's former refining and marketing operations are now owned by Delek US.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1920Founded1
  • Industrypetroleum industry1
  • HeadquartersBrussels metropolitan area1

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Petrofina was a Belgian oil company. It merged with Total in 1999 to form TotalFina, which after subsequent mergers has changed its name back to Total. In the United States, Fina's former refining and marketing operations are now owned by Delek US.2

Corporate structure

Petrofina sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Petrofina Brussels metropolitan area
    • Purfina Subsidiary · Antwerp, Belgium
    • Pieter Schoen & Zoon Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Petrofina was founded on 25 February 1920 by Auguste Diagre, Hector Carlier his brother Fernand and Aloys Van de Vyvere as an Antwerp-based group called Compagnie Financière Belge des Pétroles, but changed to PetroFina to reflect their telegraphic address name.

In 1981, Petrofina sold its Canadian retail operations in eastern Canada to the Canadian government and became part of Petro-Canada.

Petrofina merged with Total S.A. of France to form TotalFina and with Elf in 2000 to form TotalFinaElf. The company's current name is TotalEnergies (since 2021).

From Wikipedia’s article on Petrofina, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Petrofina, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Purfina
  • Pieter Schoen & Zoon since 1966

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1966Acquired Pieter Schoen & Zoon1

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1920Founded Founded1

Sources

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