Kuwait Petroleum International

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Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd

Q8 filling station
Trade name	Q8
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Petroleum
Founded	1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Founder	Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Headquarters	Al Kuwait , Kuwait
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Filling stations
Owner	Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (100%)
Parent	Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Subsidiaries	International Diesel Service (100%) Tango (100%) Q8 Danmark (100%) OKQ8 (50%) Nghi Son Refinery (35.1%) Duqm Refinery (50%) Kuwait Petroleum Italia (100%) Kuwait Petroleum Europoort (100%)
Website	www.q8.com

Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), commonly known as Q8 (pronounced Cue-Eight, or Kuwait), is the international subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.^[1][2] It refines and markets fuel, lubricants and other petroleum products in Europe.

Established in 1983, it supplies 4,000 retail filling stations, as well as direct sales operations delivering fuel and heating oil to domestic and industrial users. Q8 also operates an International Diesel Service - a secure fuel card service supported by automated technology for international road transportation companies - in more than 700 located sites throughout Europe. Q8 also has a significant aviation business marketing jet fuel at more than 40 airports worldwide and a lubricants business with five lubricants blending plants, direct sales and marketing activities across Europe and export sales to over 75 countries worldwide.