Meet Gilles Gobin, The Multi-Billionaire Who Owns Rubis Petrol Stations

Posted on January 29, 2022
By Sean Musa Carter
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Just 8 months old in Uganda but Rubis Petrol Stations are among the leading petroleum products distributor in Uganda and now we bring you what you need to know about the French tycoon Gilles Gobin, the man who bought all Kobil and Delta Petrol stations in Uganda.

Rubis Energy is a France-based diversified multinational company that focuses on the storage, distribution and sale of petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas, food and chemical products. 

Gobin founded RUBiS Energy in 1990. The company is a market leader in France, Switzerland, Bermuda, Jamaica, Madagascar, Morocco, French Antilles-Guiana, Senegal, the Channel Islands and Kenya.

With its investment in Uganda, RUBiS Energy is now a significant player on the Ugandan oil and gas market, with a retail network of 54 gas stations nationwide.

Rubis energy was founded by Gilles Gobin in 1990. The French businessman has really earned a good fortune from the petroleum business

Kobil and Delta

Kobil and Delta is a joint venture between KenolKobil Group and Delta Petroleum. In 2018, KenolKobil Group acquired 33 service stations belonging to Delta Petroleum in Rwanda and Uganda. 

The move increased KenolKobil’s total retail network to 433 stations, with 200 stations in Kenya. Kobil Uganda’s retail network also increased to 56 stations, while Kobil Rwanda’s grew by 61 stations.

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