The Group's operating profitability, production and total sales recorded new historical highs. Adjusted EBITDA reached €834 million.

The successful enforcement of the Group is reflected in its ranking amongst the 2017 TOP 100 GLOBAL ENERGY LEADERS, according to Reuters Thomson.

The Group’s International Activities have strong profitability due to an increase in sales and improved margins.

HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group is now the largest exporter of products in the South Eastern Mediterranean, while the Aspropyrgos refinery's FCC unit is among the top two in the world, according to an international study conducted by Solomon

The process of selling DESFA’s share capital to “SENFLUGA Energy Infrastructure Holdings S.A.” is successfully completed.

In Upstream, the conventions for the Ionian Sea –Plot 2 (consortium Total –Edison –HELPE) and for the mainland areas Arta –Preveza and Northwest Peloponnese are ratified from the Greek Parliament. The joint –venture HELLENIC PETROLEUM, TOTAL and ExxonMobil has been declared a Preferred Contractor by the Ministry of Environment & Energy for the exploration for and exploitation of hydrocarbons Offshore West Crete and Southwest Crete.

In addition, the lease agreements for Kyparissiakos Gulf and for the offshore 'Ionian' Block –West Greece (consortium HELPE –Repsol), have been signed.

Τhe Group agreed on the acquisition of a portfolio of PV projects with a total installed capacity of 204MW in the Kozani area, Northern Greece from the German RES developer and contractor juwi. The project will be one of the largest RES plants in Greece and among the 5 largest in Europe.

The EGM of HELLENIC PETROLEUM approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the HRADF for the joint sale of the total share capital of DEPA Infrastructure, as well as the participation of HELLENIC PETROLEUM in the tender process for the sale of 65% of HRADF in DEPA Commercial.

The HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group with a sense of responsibility contributes to the collective national effort by offering more than 8 million euros to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

The subsidiaries of the DEP Group are merged and renamed HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. Its shares are listed on the Athens and London Stock Exchanges.

The Greek State launches a second public offering of the shares of HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A.

DIAXON is established, a Komotini –based industry for plastic packaging materials. The establishment of HELLENIC PETROLEUM –POSEIDON M.C. and HELLENIC PETROLEUM –APOLLON M.C. follows.

HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA merges by absorption PETROLA HELLAS SA, through which the Group acquires the Elefsina refinery.

During the next years, HELPE Group founds and acquires subsidiaries, such as ELPET- BALKANIKI SA, through which the OKTA refinery is embedded, GLOBAL Albania, Hellenic Petroleum Cyprus, EKO Serbia AD, Jugopetrol AD Kotor and EKO Bulgaria, for the expansion of the Group’s commercial activities in the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria respectively.

THESSALONIKI ENERGY is founded and the power generation plant at the Industrial Complex of Thessaloniki starts its commercial operation. The Group aiming to further strengthening its presence in the field of electricity generation and trading, establishes ELPEDISON BV in cooperation with the Italian EDISON SpA.

In the sector of Exploration and Production of hydrocarbons, the Group operates in Egypt (regions of West Obayed and Mesaha) and in Libya (j-v with WOODSIDE ENERGY and REPSOL), where later the rights were transferred to the French –Belgian energy Group GDF Suez.

A significant agreement is concluded between HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA and INEOS CHLORVINYLS, one of the largest companies for the production of chlor –alkaline products, for distributing resins in Greece.

HELLENIC PETROLEUM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES S.A. is established, with the purpose of producing, distributing and trading renewable energy sources in energy.

The Greek State acquires ESSO’s activities in Greece, which are renamed EKO Group. In 1985, the Greek State establishes DEP –EKY for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons. In 1988, the Pubic Gas Corporation S.A. (“DEPA”) is established. DEP undertakes –on behalf of the Greek State –the refining and distribution of refined products in the domestic market and acquires ELDA and DEPA. ELDA establishes, originally with Foster Wheeler Italiana S.r.l., an engineering studies company named ASPROFOS, and the retailing company ELDA –E. The EKO Retail company establishes EKOTA KO S.A.

In 1955, the construction contract for the Aspropyrgos refinery, the first crude oil refinery in Greece, is signed. Construction began in 1956 and two years later, in 1958 the new refinery in Aspropyrgos starts operations. In 1966, the Greek-American entrepreneur Tom Pappas inaugurates the ESSO PAPPAS refinery at West Thessaloniki.