Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A., is part of an energy group based in Greece. It was founded in 1970 and its refinery, one of the top refineries in Europe started operating in the region of Corinth in 1972. The refinery with its ancillary plants and fuel distribution facilities forms the largest privately-owned industrial complex in Greece (12,61 Nelson’s Complexity Index) and is considered one of the most modern refineries in Europe. It plays a leading role in the sectors of crude oil refining and marketing of petroleum products in Greece, as well as the greater eastern Mediterranean region, supplying its customers with a wide range of high-quality products.

Today, Motor Oil Group has over 100 subsidiary companies and directly employs more than 3.000 permanent employees. More than 1.500 gas stations operate under the emblems of Motor Oil’s subsidiary companies, in Greece, as well as in 8 different countries. The Motor Oil Group supports the economy with exports to over 75 countries.

Motor Oil also invests heavily in energy transition and aspires to remain a key player in a low-carbon energy world. The company has strategically invested for over a decade in the development of Renewable Energy Sources, while it envisages to pursue carbon capture projects and production of biofuels and other alternative fuels in order to decarbonize its footprint and provide low carbon energy products to the market.

Digitization is the key to the energy transition in MOH’s value chain and the company is steadily investing in the application of new, technologically advanced and more efficient systems. Digitalization forms the key for energy transition across the Group’s value chain and plays a significant role in optimization and intelligent plans, managing unpredictable sources, enabling flexibility and smart grids, offering personalized services and expanding on new business models.

Motor Oil Hellas has many innovation and digital transformation projects, aiming to bring daily operations into the new digital age, increase its profitability and gain a competitive edge. The Motor Oil Group has received major international distinctions for digital transformation and Μotor Οil Ηellas has been awarded the the FutureEdge 50 Award, a global institution that recognizes organizations that promote new technologies as a way to grow their business.

Motor Oil also has embarked on one of the most ambitious energy transition programs in Southeastern Europe which will transform the Group into a sustainable, diverse, multi-energy leader in the region.

MOH is contributing to the HellasQCI project by testing quantum cryptography to secure communication links within its Agioi Theodoroi refinery. MOH will evaluate QKD technology between its primary and disaster recovery (DR) data centers, as well as an edge device exposed to industrial conditions. In phase 2, taking advantage of the Satellite QKD, secure QKD connection over Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) will be tested between MOH refinery campus and the Headquarter offices in the metropolitan area of Athens. Working with NKUA and GRNET, MOH will support WP4 for Critical Infrastructures, testing QKD integration with existing networks for enhanced cybersecurity.

MOH adds significant value to the HellasQCI project by providing a real-world industrial environment to test QKD for securing critical infrastructure. As a leading energy player, MOH helps bridge academic research and practical application, ensuring QKD solutions can be effectively deployed in demanding operational conditions.