and distribution company . for the french ship series see french ship rubis . for the two stage rocket see rubis rocket . rubis sca type soci t en commandite par actions traded as euronext rui industry storage and distribution founded 1990 1990 founder gilles gobin headquarters paris france 1 area served worldwide key people gilles gobin chairman revenue 2.12 billion 2011 2 operating income 122.0 million 2011 2 profit 75.90 million 2011 2 total assets 1.76 billion 2011 2 total equity 838.9 million 2011 2 website www.rubis.fr rubis is a france based international company specialized in the storage distribution and sale of petroleum liquefied petroleum gas lpg food and chemical products . rubis is market leader in france switzerland bermuda jamaica madagascar morocco french antilles guiana and senegal . the company s business are carried on by a number of subsidiaries including coparef rubis terminal vitogaz kelsey gas ltd lasfargaz la collette terminal among others . 1 3 contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 rubis terminal 2.2 rubis energie 3 references history edit in 1990 gilles gobin founded rubis investment & cie. 4 in june 1992 it purchased and then merger with the investment company penho t to form rubis . 5 6 in april 1993 it acquired the hydrocarbons and chemicals storage company compagnie parisienne des asphaltes cpa one of the leaders operators in the french market 7 which was later renamed rubis terminal . 8 in august 1994 it took control of the lpg distributor vitogaz . 9 with the new owner vitogaz expanded internationally . 8 on january 12 1995 the company was listed on the euronext . 5 in october 2001 while continuing its international expansion rubis purchased oil storing subsidiary p trofrance s prop trol . 10 in 2005 it purchased shell s distributor of lpg and petroleum products in the west indies and in french guiana sagf at a cost of 116 million euros . 11 during the next years it continued the acquisition of other shell s operations in europe africa and america . 8 12 in october 2006 rubis and bp plc formed a joint venture equally owned by both parts called frangaz to distribute liquified petroleum gas fuel in france . 13 in 2010 rubis acquired the 50 percent of bp in frangaz . 14 that same year it purchased the activities of chevron ca in the caribbean . 15 during the next years it also acquired the downstream operations of the company in the region . 16 on 16 november 2010 it took control of bp operations in spain and sealed a long term agreement with that company . 17 in january 2012 it acquired a 50 percent stake in the turkish company delta petrol . 18 in july 2012 it announced the selling of the lpg operations in senegal and czech republic . 19 in jamaica rubis acquired the assets of shell in january 2013 ending its 90 year dominance there . 20 divisions edit rubis terminal edit it centers on industrial liquid storage activities for international clients . it includes petroleum chemicals and food products . 1 3 rubis energie edit it specializes in the distribution of petroleum products mainly lpg . they are sold as bottled gas or in bulk under the vitogaz brand . 1 3 references edit a b c d company description rubis . businessweek.com . businessweek . retrieved 7 september 2012 . a b c d e 2011 consolidated financial stataments pdf . rubis . retrieved 6 september 2012 . a b c profile rubis sca . reuters.com . reuters . retrieved 7 september 2012 . profile gilles gobin . uk.reuters.com . reuters . retrieved 7 september 2012 . a b rubis . listofcompanies.in . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis & cie un hussard de la cote rubis et cie a hussar of the cosat . les echos n 16380 in french . les echos . 30 june 1992 . retrieved 6 september 2012 . rubis et cie reprend la compagnie parisienne des asphaltes rubis et cie took over the compagnie parisienne des asphaltes . les echos n 16169 in french . les echos . 28 april 1993 . retrieved 6 september 2012 . a b c history . rubis . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis & cie prend 66 % de vitogaz rubis et cie purchased a 66 percent stake in vitogaz . les echos n 16700 in french . les echos . 3 august 1994 . retrieved 6 september 2012 . stockage p trolier rubis ach te prop trol filiale de p trofrance oil storage rubis purchases propetrol a subsidiary of petrofrance . les echos n 18514 in french . les echos . 22 october 2001 . retrieved 6 september 2012 . rubis agrees to buy royal dutch shell s sagf for 116 mln eur . press release . the telegraph . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis acquires shell s liquefied petroleum gas businesses in southern africa . reuters.com . reuters . 18 october 2010 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis bp form joint venture to distribute lpg fuel in france . iii.co.uk . 20 october 2006 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis after buying out bp 50 % stake rubis becomes frangaz sole shareholder . cws.huginonline.com . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis acquires chevron s fuel distribution businesses for 300 million . reuters.com . reuters . 19 november 2010 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . chevron finales sale of caribbean assets . caribbean360.com . 3 may 2012 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis acquires bp s lpg business ; signs long term agreement with bp plc . reuters.com . reuters . 16 november 2010 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . rubis sca purchases stake in delta petrol . reuters.com . reuters . 19 january 2012 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . distribution business sell off in czech republic and senegal . reuters.com . reuters . 2 july 2012 . retrieved 7 september 2012 . http www.jamaicaobserver.com auto rubis displaying its true colours 16528398 v t e cac mid 60 companies of france june 2012 a roports de paris air france klm alten altran technologies aperam areva atos bic biom rieux bollor bourbon bull cfao ciments fran ais club m diterran e cnp assurances derichebourg dexia eiffage eramet euler hermes eurazeo eurofins scientific faiveley transport faurecia fonciere des regions gecina groupe 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