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Aral is a brand of automobile fuels and gas stations, present in Germany, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. The company behind the brand name, Aral AG (previously Veba Oel AG), is currently owned by BP. The name Aral is a portmanteau of the German words "Aromaten" and "Aliphaten", alluding to the aromatic and aliphatic components found in gasoline, respectively. Image File history File linksMetadata AralCorpLogo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AralCorpLogo. ... Modern gas station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and LPG. The term gas station is mostly particular to the United States of America and Canada, where petrol is known... BP plc (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP, TYO: 5051 ), originally British Petroleum, is a British energy company with headquarters in London, one of four vertically integrated private sector oil, natural gas, and petrol (gasoline) supermajors in the world. ... Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In chemistry, an aromatic molecule is one in which electrons are free to cycle around circular arrangements of atoms, which are alternately singly and doubly bonded to one another. ... In chemistry, non-aromatic and non-cyclic (acyclic) organic compounds are called aliphatic. ... Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzenes to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ...

On July 15, 2001, it was agreed that 51% of the stakes in Veba Oel AG would be acquired by Deutsche BP AG. Beginning February 1, 2002, the acquisition of Aral by Deutsche BP AG was completed. The Aral brand name is still used, and all BP stations in Germany have been rebranded to Aral. However in Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands and further nations the Aral brand was totally removed - all of the former Aral filling stations were renamed to BP's. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... BP plc (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP, TYO: 5051 ), originally British Petroleum, is a British energy company with headquarters in London, one of four vertically integrated private sector oil, natural gas, and petrol (gasoline) supermajors in the world. ...

External links

• Aral Official Homepage