Who owns Z Energy?
Z Energy is owned by Ampol (Australia, ASX: ALD).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ampol Annual Report 2025, Ampol Limited, 23 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ampol Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Parent ticker
- ASX: ALD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Z Energy
Z Energy is described in Ampol's 2025 annual report as one of New Zealand's largest transport energy companies, including the Z, U-GO and Caltex-branded retail networks. Ampol acquired it in 2022 and the subsidiary list shows Z Energy Limited at 100 percent; the report says it had rolled out 204 EV charging bays across 60 sites.
Ownership timeline of Z Energy
Where Z Energy sits in Ampol
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ampol
Ampol controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4; Ampol has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Liberty Convenience | Viva Energy | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: Ampol
Ampol is a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: ALD.
Ampol Limited is an Australian transport fuels company whose 2025 annual report describes its Lytton refinery in Brisbane (60 years of operation in 2025) and its acquisition of New Zealand's Z Energy in 2022. The report's subsidiary list shows Z Energy Limited held 100 percent. It also describes the U-GO unstaffed retail format, with 46 U-GO sites in Australia at 31 December 2025, and a proposed acquisition of the EG Australia network.
🇳🇿 Z Energy and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in New Zealand. 19 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Z Energy among them.
- Contact Energy — Contact Energy 🇳🇿
- AA Insurance — Suncorp Group 🇦🇺
- Air Chathams — Air Chathams 🇳🇿
- Air New Zealand — Air New Zealand 🇳🇿
- Anchor — Lactalis 🇫🇷
- Anchor Food Professionals — Fonterra 🇳🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Z Energy?
The parent company of Z Energy is Ampol, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Z Energy New Zealand or Australian?
Z Energy originated in New Zealand, but it is owned today by Ampol, which is headquartered in Australia. So Z Energy is a New Zealand-origin brand under Australian ownership.
Is Z Energy still owned by Ampol?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Z Energy is still owned by Ampol. 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] Ampol Annual Report 2025 — Ampol Limited, Annual report, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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