Company Story
1927 - Repsol's origins date back to 1927, when the CAMPSA (Compañía Arrendataria del Monopolio del Petróleo, S.A.) was established.
1941 - CAMPSA was nationalized and became Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI), a state-owned company.
1947 - INI created REPESA (Refinería de Petróleos de Escombreras, S.A.), a refinery in Cartagena, Spain.
1961 - REPESA changed its name to REPESA (Refinería de Petróleos de Escombreras, S.A.).
1981 - REPESA merged with other companies to form REPESA (Repsol, S.A.).
1986 - Repsol, S.A. was listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
1991 - Repsol, S.A. acquired the Spanish petrochemical company, Petronor.
1999 - Repsol, S.A. acquired the Argentine energy company, YPF.
2002 - Repsol, S.A. acquired the Brazilian energy company, Perez Companc.
2011 - Repsol, S.A. acquired the majority stake in the Brazilian energy company, Sinopec.
2014 - Repsol, S.A. sold its 3.8% stake in the Russian energy company, Gazprom.
2015 - Repsol, S.A. acquired the Canadian energy company, Talisman Energy Inc.