Who owns Castrol?
Castrol is owned by bp (the United Kingdom, NYSE: BP).[1]
Evidence: BP p.l.c. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-06, SEC EDGAR, 6 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BP p.l.c. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Refining & marketing
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Castrol
Castrol is the lubricants business of bp. On 24 December 2025 bp announced an agreement with Stonepeak to sell a 65 per cent shareholding, with bp keeping 35 per cent through a holding in a new entity. bp's 2025 Form 20-F says the transaction is expected to complete by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
What bp's annual report says about Castrol
Sentences about Castrol from bp's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
A reconciliation is provided on page 386 . d Following the outcome of the strategic review of Castrol , which resulted in the decision to divest a 65% shareholding, the $4-5 billion structural cost reduction target by end 2027, introduced at the February 2025 Capital Markets Update, has increased. e Return on average capital employed (ROACE) is a non-IFRS measure.
As we continue streamlining our portfolio, in 2025 we reached an agreement to sell a 65% stake in Castrol , completed the sale of the Netherlands mobility, convenience and bp pulse businesses, and announced plans to sell the Gelsenkirchen refinery and the Austria retail business.
Reported earnings will benefit from lower depreciation as a result of the assets held for sale accounting treatment of Castrol following the planned divestment .
How often bp names Castrol in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Castrol
Where Castrol sits in bp
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by bp
bp controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in refining & marketing, and who owns them
The 21 brands in refining & marketing on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Saudi Aramco, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lima Refinery | Cenovus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Petro-Canada Lubricants | HF Sinclair | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aramco Trading | Saudi Aramco | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Moove | Cosan | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Cosmo Oil Marketing | Cosmo Energy | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Certas Energy | DCC | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Reficar | Ecopetrol | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Enilive | Eni | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: bp
bp is a publicly listed company headquartered in United Kingdom. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BP.
BP p.l.c. is the integrated oil and gas group whose 2025 Form 20-F reports 21,050 bp-branded retail sites at the end of 2025 (US 8,750, Europe 7,150, rest of world 5,150). The filing says its retail sites are primarily branded BP, Arco, Amoco, Aral, Thorntons and TravelCenters of America, and also include sites in India through the Jio-bp joint venture. It records the December 2025 agreement to sell 65 per cent of Castrol to Stonepeak.
🇬🇧 Castrol and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Castrol is not one of them.
- British Gas — Centrica 🇬🇧
- Calor — SHV Energy 🇳🇱
- Ceres Power — Ceres Power 🇬🇧
- Certas Energy — DCC 🇮🇪
- Cruachan Power Station — Drax 🇬🇧
- EET Fuels — Essar Oil UK 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Castrol?
The parent company of Castrol is bp, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Castrol British?
Yes. Castrol originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, bp, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Castrol still owned by bp?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Castrol is still owned by bp. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] BP p.l.c. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 6 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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