BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft

What BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft does

BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH is a privately held German refining company operating the two largest integrated refinery sites in Bavaria, located at Neustadt a.d. Donau and Vohburg a.d. Donau. Founded in 1964 and registered as a GmbH (limited liability company), the firm processes up to 10.3 million tons of crude oil annually into refined petroleum products, including gasoline (Super and SuperPlus), diesel, jet fuel, light and heavy heating oil, LPG/naphtha, and bitumen for road construction and waterproofing applications. Crude feedstock is supplied via the Transalpine (TAL) pipeline from Trieste, and the company operates with approximately 850 employees as of 2024, supplying refined products to affiliated partner companies under contractual industrial arrangements. Revenue from fuel-product sales to these partner/shareholder counterparties is complemented by a smaller district heating stream monetizing waste heat for regional municipalities and commercial enterprises.

The business model is B2B industrial supply, with no public pricing and no retail-facing channel disclosed. In parallel with its mature fossil-refining core, BAYERNOIL is positioning itself as a 'modern Green Company' through a Renewables division that bundles four pipeline initiatives: BayH2 (a 125 MW green hydrogen electrolysis project awaiting funding approval), district heating, BayC3 chemical recycling of plastics, and Bayosine (power-to-liquid, hydrothermal gasification, and sludge pyrolysis for renewable fuels). The company has entered strategic partnerships with en2x and the Biogasverband in 2025 to advance biogenic hydrogen pathways and participates publicly in Bavarian energy policy forums. Ownership details of the Anteilseigner (shareholders) are not disclosed in available source material, and no parent company, institutional investor, or PE/VC sponsor is identified.

Name

BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft

Legal name

BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH

Website

https://bayernoil.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH is the largest refinery company in Bavaria, processing up to 10.3 million tons of crude oil annually across two sites (Neustadt and Vohburg a.d. Donau) into fuels, heating oil, LPG/naphtha, and bitumen for affiliated partner companies, while building a renewables pipeline around green hydrogen, district heating, and chemical recycling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Refining

NAICS

Petroleum Refineries (32411), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911)

akta.pro primary industry

Conversion Refineries (FCC/Hydrocracking/Coking) (EUALAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydrogen & Derivative Fuels for Industry (H₂, Ammonia, Methanol) (EUABAJAC), Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD), Biofuel Upgrading, Hydrotreating & Refining (Co-processing, Isomerization) (EUAAAHAG)

Keywords

• Crude oil refining
• Petroleum product manufacturing
• Green hydrogen production
• District heating supply
• Industrial fuels distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Neustadt An Der Donau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Refined Petroleum Products Sales: Sale of refined crude oil products including gasoline (Benzin), diesel, heating oil (Heizöl), bitumen, and liquefied gases/naphtha to partner companies and industrial customers
2. District Heating Supply: Supply of regenerative waste heat energy to municipalities and commercial enterprises in the region
3. Hydrogen Products: Production and sale of green/biogenic hydrogen for industrial applications

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BAYERNOIL operates two adjacent refinery sites in Bavaria (Neustadt a.d. Donau and Vohburg a.d. Donau) that process up to 10 million tons of crude oil annually into refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, heating oil, bitumen, liquefied gases (LPG), naphtha, and jet fuel. The company sells these products to industrial partner companies and is also expanding into renewable energy through green hydrogen production (BayH2®, 125 MW electrolysis) and waste-heat-based district heating for regional municipalities and commercial customers.

Product overview

BAYERNOIL is the largest refinery company in Bavaria, operating two locations (Neustadt a.d. Donau and Vohburg a.d. Donau) that process up to 10.3 million tons of crude oil annually into refined petroleum products. The company's core product portfolio includes fuels (diesel, gasoline, jet fuel), liquefied gases/naphtha, heating oil, and bitumen. In parallel, BAYERNOIL is transforming toward a modern Green Company through its Renewables division, which encompasses the BayH2® hydrogen production project (125 MW electrolysis for green hydrogen) and district heating initiatives that recover industrial waste heat for regional supply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kraftstoffe (Fuels) Refined petroleum fuels including diesel, Super and SuperPlus gasoline, and jet fuel (JetFuel) used in transportation and aviation for industrial partner companies.
• Flüssiggase/Naphtha (LPG/Naphtha) Propane/propene, butane/butene, and naphtha used as fuels and as key raw materials for plastics production, sold to industrial partners.
• Heizöl (Heating Oil) Light heating oil and heavy fuel oil supplied for heating systems, industrial plants, and maritime shipping applications.
• Bitumen Bitumen produced for road construction and waterproof sealing applications, supplied to industrial customers.
• BayH2® (Green Hydrogen) Green hydrogen production initiative using 125 MW electrolysis powered by Bavarian wind and solar energy to replace fossil-based hydrogen in refinery processes and supply industrial hydrogen customers.
• Fernwärme (District Heating) District heating supply utilizing waste heat recovered from industrial refinery processes to provide regenerative thermal energy to regional municipalities and commercial enterprises.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual CO2 savings through BayH2 project

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• en2x – Energiewirtschaftliche VereinigungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BAYERNOIL works with en2x (Energy Industry Association) on hydrogen future initiatives. En2x represents the collective efforts of the energy industry for the molecular transition and hydrogen economy in Germany.
• Biogasverband (German Biogas Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with Biogasverband for the development of biogenic hydrogen production pathways. The association supports biogas producers in becoming providers of biogenic hydrogen.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MiRO Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein: Operates Germany's largest inland refinery in Karlsruhe, processing crude oil into fuels, heating oil, and bitumen for partner companies. Directly comparable as a German inland petroleum refinery serving partner shareholders with a similar B2B model and a comparable scale of operations.
• PCK Raffinerie GmbH (Schwedt): Major German refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg, processing crude into fuels and petroleum products for regional partners. Comparable as a large privately-held German refinery with a partner/shareholder structure similar to BAYERNOIL's BAYERNOIL-Anteilseigner model and exposure to the German energy transition.
• Ruhr Oel GmbH (BP/Gelsenkirchen): Operates refineries in Gelsenkirchen and other German sites producing fuels and petrochemical feedstocks. Directly comparable as a German petroleum refinery operator producing gasoline, diesel, and chemical feedstocks for partner shareholders, with similar product slate and refining technology.
• OMV Downstream GmbH: Austrian integrated energy company operating the Schwechat refinery and Burghausen refinery in Bavaria, processing crude into fuels and petrochemicals. Highly comparable as a neighboring Bavarian refinery with similar scale, product portfolio, and explicit focus on the energy transition including green hydrogen and e-fuels.
• Holborn Europa Raffinerie (HAR): Operates the Hamburg refinery, producing fuels and petroleum products primarily for shareholders/partners in northern Germany. Comparable as a privately-held German refinery serving partner shareholders with similar product slate (gasoline, diesel, heating oil) and exposure to German energy-transition policy.

Broad incumbents

• TotalEnergies Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland (Leuna): Operates the Leuna refinery in central Germany producing fuels and specialty products as part of TotalEnergies' broader European refining footprint. Comparable as a German petroleum refinery with similar product mix, but operating within a larger integrated oil major with broader downstream activities.
• Shell Deutschland (Rheinland Raffinerie): Operates the Rheinland refinery complex (Wesseling/Godorf) producing fuels and bitumen, integrated with Shell's global refining operations. Comparable in scale and product slate, but part of a global integrated major with broader renewables portfolio and capital allocation flexibility.
• Esso Deutschland (Kollsnes, etc.): Operates the Ingolstadt refinery in Bavaria as part of ExxonMobil's European refining network. Comparable as a Bavarian petroleum refinery producing similar products, but embedded within a global integrated major with broader technology, capital, and trading capabilities.

Emerging players

• Neste Oyj: Finnish producer of renewable diesel (HVO/HEFA) and SAF from bio-based feedstocks, with refining heritage. Comparable as a refinery operator transitioning toward renewable fuels, representing a leading example of how legacy refining assets can be pivoted toward bio-based and synthetic fuels markets.
• Repsol (Cartagena refinery): Spanish integrated energy company operating refineries producing conventional fuels and increasingly renewable fuels at Cartagena. Comparable as a European refinery operator investing in renewable hydrogen, biofuels, and circular economy projects to future-proof legacy refining capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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