- CEO
- Angelo Moratti
- Full Time Employees
- 1,591
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
- Address
- Galleria Passarella, 2 Milan MI Italy 20122
- IPO Date
- May 20, 2011
- Business
- Saras S.p.A. operates as an independent energy company focused on oil refining, marketing, power generation and renewable energy production. The group refines crude oil into diesel, gasoline, heating diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, virgin naphtha, aviation fuel and bunkering products at its Sarroch refinery in Sardinia, Italy, which processes 300,000 barrels per day and ranks among Europe's largest and most complex facilities with a Nelson Index of 11.7; it sells and distributes these products directly and through subsidiaries like Saras Trading SA in Geneva for trading and procurement, Saras Energia SA in Spain for refining and gas stations, and an LNG terminal in Cartagena, Spain. Saras generates electricity via a 575 MW integrated gasification combined cycle plant using refinery byproducts, contributing over 40% of Sardinia's needs, and through renewables including 250 MW from wind farms and a solar plant via Sardeolica; it also manages energy dispatch via Saras Energy Management Srl and pursues green hydrogen via a 50% stake in SardHy Green Hydrogen Srl with Enel Green Power. Founded in 1962 by Angelo Moratti and headquartered in Milan, Italy, with key operations in Sarroch and Madrid, the company serves primarily Italian, Spanish and broader European markets. In 2024, Vitol B.V. completed its acquisition of a 35% stake from the Moratti family in June via Varas S.p.A., raising its total ownership to 46%, triggering a mandatory tender offer aimed at full control and potential delisting; this followed regulatory approvals including EU competition clearance and Italian golden power conditions, alongside board changes with new directors from Vitol and Franco Balsamo as CEO.