History

Our Company’s Firsts

  • The first private Turkish company to enter the former Soviet Union with representation, consultancy and engineering services.
  • The first Turkish construction company to go to Siberia and Germany (both East and West).
  • The first Turkish company to establish leather processing and leather garment factories and a hazelnut processing factory in Azerbaijan.
  • The first Turkish company to own and operate oil fields in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Northern Iraq and Yemen.
  • The first oil company in the world in Azerbaijan.
    Continuous support for Turkish education through the Köksal Education Foundation.
  • The first private Turkish company to enter the former Soviet Union with representation, consultancy and engineering services.
  • The first Turkish construction company to go to Siberia and Germany (both East and West).
  • The first Turkish company to establish leather processing and leather garment factories and a hazelnut processing factory in Azerbaijan.
  • The first Turkish company to own and operate oil fields in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Northern Iraq and Yemen.
  • The first oil company in the world in Azerbaijan.
  • Continuous support for Turkish education through the Köksal Education Foundation.

1974-1981

  • 1974 A family-owned company, PET HOLDING was founded in 1974 under the name of PET TİCARET BÜROSU (PET Bureau of Commerce) by H. Güntekin KÖKSAL as a sole proprietorship, with the aim of taking part in the trade business as an agency, consultancy and insurance firm.
  • 1979 PET MÜHENDİSLİK MÜŞAVİRLİK MÜMESSİLLİK LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (PET ENGINEERING, CONSULTANTS & REPRESENTATION LTD. CO.) was founded. (This company became INCORPORATED in 1988.)
  • 1979 PET-KONTUR KONUT İNŞAAT VE TURİZM LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (PET-KONTUR CONSTRUCTION & TOURISM LTD. CO.) was founded to carry out construction and contracting services. (This company became INCORPORATED in 1988.)
  • 1979 GÖZETİM EKSPERTİZ SERVİS LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (GÖZETİM SPECIALIZED SERVICING LTD CO.) was founded with the aim of complementing and supporting the activities of the existing companies. (From 1981 on it has continued working under the name of PET-MADENCİLİK İMALAT LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (PET MINING & PRODUCTION LTD. CO.)
  • 1979 PETKÖK GIDA MADEN VE SANAYİ ÜRÜNLERİ İHRACAT İTHALAT VE PAZARLAMA LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (PETKÖK FOOD, MINING, & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS IMPORT, EXPORT & SALES LTD. CO.) was founded. (In 1986 it became PETMER MADEN ÜRÜNLERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (PETMER MINING PRODUCTS INDUSTRY & TRADE LTD. CO.). In 1992 its name became PET DEMİR ÇELİK SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ (PET IRON & STEEL INDUSTRIES AND TRADE INC.) and it has been continuing its commercial activities under this name.)
  • 1981 PET HOLDINGS INCORPORATED was founded.
  • 1981 PET BOYA VERNİK SENTETİK REÇİNE SANAYİ LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (PET PAINT, VARNISH & SYNTHETIC RESIN INDUSTRIES LTD. CO.) was founded. (After 1992 it continued under the name PET TRANS ULUSLARARASI NAKLİYAT VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ (PET TRANS INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION & TRADE INC.)

1982-1989

  • 1982 – Share in ÖZYURT KİMYA SANAYİ INC. was acquired and later, the name of the company was changed to DİPER KİMYA ENDÜSTRİSİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET INC. (In 1994, the share was assigned.)
  • 1984 - PET-GÜN BOYA İMALAT SANAYİ LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ was founded. (The name of the company was changed to PET-KA MERMER SANAYİ VE TİCARET LTD in 1987 and to da PET GIDA SANAYİ VE TİCARET INC. in 1992.
  • 1987 - PET-MA MADENCİLİK İMALAT LTD was founded and in the same year the construction of a barite factory was completed in Giresun. (In 1992, the company was rearranged as PET-MA MADENCİLİK İMALAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET INC.)
  • 1988 - PETEKS DIŞ TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ was founded in order to conduct the production and export activities of the barite mine and grounded barite’s foreign trade operations. (Shares of Tempa Foreign Trade Co. was purchased.)
  • 1989 - PETİS İŞLETMECİLİK SERVİS TURİZM INC. was founded in order to manage and operate all services of PETYA Holiday Site in Muğla, Datça.
  • 1989 – As the first Turkish company to enter Siberia, PETKONTUR LTD began its activities in Siberia with the construction of 500 bed Novozkuznetsk General Surgery Hospital and continued with policlinic, public housing building, a bread factory and cafeteria.
  • 1989 - SEK-Marketing Tourismus und Trade GmbH was founded for the marketing of the Villas constructed in Datça.

1990-1997

  • 1990 - PETPLAN Baugesellschasft mbH, founded in East Germany (Dresden) was put into operation . The company was especially engaged in the repair and renovation of old buildings. As the company received high demand, PETCOS Liegenschaftsverwaltungs und Dienstleistung GmbH was founded in Dresden and joined the venture as the third Turkish-German company.
  • 1990 - PETAZER Azerittifak JOINT VENTURE COMPANY was established in Azerbaijan. (In 1994, the shares were transferred to the shareholders.)
  • 1990 - PETOİL PETROL VE PETROL ÜRÜNLERİ ULUSLARARASI ARAMA VE İŞLETME INC. was established in order to carry out the oil activities in Azerbaijan.
  • 1991 - A 50-50% share joint venture company with Azerbaijan National Petroleum Company AZNEFT AZERPETOİL was established. They became the first Turkish company to obtain the oil exploration and production rights abroad. More intense operations were carried out due to the oil and natural gas opportunities in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
  • 1991 – In order to support these activities, a joint venture, namely BAŞPETOIL JOINT VENTURE COMPANY was established with Bashkiria’s National Petroleum Company, BAŞNEFT.
  • 1992 – PETBAU Baugesellschaft mbH that won the tender for the construction of 202 houses in Frankfurt, Heppenheim.
  • 1993 - PETİMPEX DIŞ TİCARET VE YATIRIM LTD. was established in order to assist the export of Peteks Inc. in Bulgaria to the East Block countries.
  • 1993 – With the contributions of Geology and Natural Resources Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan, Turkish Petroleum Inc. and Petoil Inc., a joint venture, namely KAZAKTÜRKMUNAY Joint Venture Company, was formed for oil exploration and production purposes
  • 1993 - PETPROJECT Gesellschaft für Planung von Hoch-und-Tiefbau mbH was established in order to conduct the businesses in Siberia and Germany.

1998-2004

  • 1988 – PETOIL BAKI LTD. was founded in order to give oil industry services to PETOIL INC. that produced 150.000 tons.
  • 2000 – AZERPETOIL JOINT VENTURE COMPANY was transformed into a production sharing agreement between Azerbaijan Government Petroleum Company (SOCAR), SOCAR Oil Affiliate, Karasu Development Company and PETOIL INC. With this agreement, PETOIL continued the oil production as the contractor by founding KARASU OPERATING COMPANY.
  • 2003 – In order to intensify the activities in Iraq, the oil production rights, commitments and liabilities in Azerbaijan were transferred to a third party company, and the oil production activities in Azerbaijan were ended. Therefore, with the sale of PETOIL BAKI LTD. assets, the liquidation of the company was completed.
  • 2003 – On behalf of’ Interim Joint Regional Administration of Northern Iraq’, an agreement with the “Regional Government of Sulaimaniyah” (Governorate) was signed for oil and natural gas exploration and production in the areas as stated in the agreement.
  • 2004 – PET PRIME INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANY was established with the 50% each partnership of PET and Prime Natural Resources (Houston-USA) and acquired 100% shares of the agreement signed by PETOIL in Iraq.
  • 2004 – Petoil, signed a profit sharing agreement with Yemen Government for oil exploration and production in Block 3. Upon this agreement, a participation agreement was made between Oil Search Ltd. (Australia) and Petoil.
  • 2004 – From the General Directorate of Petroleum Affairs, PETOIL INC. acquired two petroleum exploration licenses along the Syria border.

2005-2011

  • 2005 – Petoil Inc. acquired 7 petroleum exploration licenses in Sinop (Black Sea) region of Turkey from the General Directorate of Petroleum Affairs.
  • 2005 - Ottoman Life Real Estate Trade, Construction and Tourism Ltd. Co. was founded. The land acquired in Turgutreis district of Bodrum was turned into the 'Konak Residences' project Ottoman Life.
  • 2006 – The construction of the Konak Residences began in November, 2006, completed in July 2007 and the houses were presented to their owners. Ottoman Life is involved in the project drawings, to construction, sales and after-sales services of the Konak Residences, a total of 57 houses with 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms, swimming pool, sauna, gym, restaurant and social facilities.
  • 2006 – Petoil began the first drilling in the Bina Bawi field in Northern Iraq.
  • 2006 - The construction of the Konak Residences started in November 2006.
  • 2007 – The construction of the Konak Residences was completed by Ottoman Life in November.
  • 2008 – Petoil began operations in different fields of Northern Iraq.
  • 2010 – Petma Marble, Natural Stone, Mining Co. Ltd. was founded.
  • 2011 – Petma Marble began the production and export of 'Turnalit Beige' marble blocks from its quarry in Tokat, Turhal, Turkey.

2012-2016

  • 2013- Petma Marble and Natural Stone opened a new quarry in Mut region – Mersin city, Turkey and started its international trade with “Petma Light Beige” marble blocks.
  • 2013- Petkontur continues its land investments accross Turkey.
  • 2013- Petoil started drilling at Chia Surkh Field in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
  • 2014- Pet Holding sponsored many cultural and social activities in Turkey for the celebration of its 40th year anniversary.
  • 2014- “The story of our 40 years” book about Pet Holding was published.
  • 2015- Petoil started operations in Texas and drilled a well, for rehabilitation of old oil fields in USA.
  • 2015- Petma Marble and Natural Stone started selling cut to size marble tiles in and outside of Turkey.
  • 2016- Petoil started oil production in its Chia Surkh Field in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

2016-2022

  • 2017 – Petoil purchased 20% of Chia Surkh exploration field from Genel Energy and raised its shares to 40%.
  • 2016 – Petoil drilled Chia Surkh 12 well in Chia Surkh exploration site.
  • 2016 – Petma continued production of light beige marble in Mut mine.
  • 2017 – Petkontur continued its land investment & development projects inside Turkey.
  • 2017 – After successfully drilling Chia Surkh 12 well, Petoil purchased the remaining 40% of Chia Surkh shares from Genel Energy and raised its shares to 80%, partnering with KRG (20%).
  • 2017 – Chia Surkh Exploration site in Kurdistan Region has its status changed to production site after succesful discoveries from the drilled wells.
  • 2017 – Petoil made necessary investments for production facilities.
  • 2018 – Petoil started its first production of petroleum from its Chia Surkh field on 15 May 2018.
  • 2019 – Ayşe Köksal Çetin is elected as Chairwoman to Pet Holding and its group of companies.  
  • 2019 – Board Member and Founding Partner Pınar Köksal passed away on 19 Aug 2019.  
  • 2020 – Petoil worked for well deepening of Chia Surk 10 well.

1974 - Bir aile şirketi olan PET HOLDING, 1974 yılında H.Güntekin KÖKSAL tarafından şahıs şirketi olarak kurulan PET TİCARET BÜROSU adı altında mümessillik, müşavirlik ve sigortacılık faaliyetlerinde bulunmak üzere ticari hayata başlamıştır. 1979 - PET MÜHENDİSLİK MÜŞAVİRLİK MÜMESSİLLİK LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ kurulmuştur. (Bu şirket 1988 yılında ANONİM ŞİRKETE dönüştürülmüştür.) 1979 - PET-KONTUR KONUT İNŞAAT VE TURİZM LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ inşaat ve müteahhitlik hizmetleri yürütmek üzere kurulmuştur. (Bu şirket 1988 yılında ANONİM ŞİRKET haline getirilmiştir.) 1979 - GÖZETİM EKSPERTİZ SERVİS LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ mevcut şirketlerin faaliyetlerini tamamlamak ve desteklemek amacıyla kurulumuştur. (1981 yılında PET-MADENCİLİK İMALAT LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ adı altında çalışmalarını sürdürmeye başlamıştır.) 1979 - PETKÖK GIDA MADEN VE SANAYİ ÜRÜNLERİ İHRACAT İTHALAT VE PAZARLAMA LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ kurulmuştur. (1986 yılında PETMER MADEN ÜRÜNLERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ'ne dönüştürülmüştür. 1992 yılında ünvanı PET DEMİR ÇELİK SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ yapılmak suretiyle ticari faaliyetlerini devam ettirmiştir.) 1981 - PET HOLDING ANONİM ŞİRKETİ kurulmuştur. 1981 - PET BOYA VERNİK SENTETİK REÇİNE SANAYİ LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ kurulmuştur. (1992 yılında PET TRANS ULUSLARARASI NAKLİYAT VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ adı altında devam etmiştir.)

1982 - ÖZYURT KİMYA SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ’ne ortak olunmuş, daha sonra şirketin adı DİPER KİMYA ENDÜSTRİSİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ’ne değiştirilmiştir. (1994 yılında ortaklara devredilmiştir.)

1990 - Doğu Almanya’da (Dresden) kurulu PETPLAN Baugesellschasft mbH faaliyete geçirilmiştir.

1998 - PETOİL BAKI LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ 150.000 ton üretim yapan PETOIL A.Ş.’ye petrol sanayisinde servis vermek amacıyla kurulmuştur.

2005 - Petoil A.Ş., Petrol İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü’nden, Sinop (Karadeniz) bölgesinde 7 adet petrol arama ruhsatı alınmıştır.

2013- Petma Mermer, Mersin-Mut’ta yeni bir bej ocağı açmış ve “Petma Light Bej” adı verilen taşın ihracatına başlamıştır.

2016 – Petoil Chia Surkh sahasında Genel Enerji’den %20 hisse satın alarak %40 hissedar olmuştur.