Atlas Oil Company Grows Chicagoland Business with New Purchase of 33 BP Sites

TAYLOR, Mich., June 1 /PRNewswire/ — Atlas Oil Company announced today that it will acquire 33 more retail gas stations/convenience stores in Southwest Chicago and the surrounding suburbs from BP Products North America Inc., bringing Atlas’s total BP station count to 113 in the Chicagoland/Northwest Indiana region. With this purchase, scheduled to close in June, Atlas will now distribute over 300,000,000 gallons of fuel annually for BP, making it one of BP’s largest distributors.

This will be Atlas Oil Company’s third major acquisition from BP in the last year. Other transactions include the purchase of 23 sites in September 2008 as well as another 57 sites in January 2009. When complete, Atlas will manage the supply of nearly 400 retail locations in total throughout the US.

“Atlas Oil Company has proven to be a great business partner for BP,” said Sean Daley, Vice President Midwest Sales of BP Products North America. “Atlas’ distribution, supply management and operational capabilities have given us considerable confidence and trust in their ability to manage these BP branded retail assets in one of the most important Midwest markets for BP and the ampm franchise offer.”

“Despite challenging economic conditions nationally and in our home state of Michigan, we continue to meet our growth objectives in the Midwest market,” said Mike Evans, Executive Vice President, Business Development of Atlas Oil Company. “Each acquisition expands the markets in which we can prospect for new opportunities, and we look forward to being able to further develop our relationship with BP by converting additional locations to the BP brand.”

About Atlas Oil Company

Atlas Oil Company is a premier national fuel distributor and fuel supply management provider. With operations 24/7/365, Atlas Oil Company meets the fuel distribution and service needs of businesses, governments, and 375+ gasoline service stations in 19 states and Ontario, Canada.

Atlas Oil Company, headquartered in Taylor, Michigan has operational centers in Indiana, Texas, and Ohio and was named a “Top Workplace” for 2008 by the Detroit Free Press.

For more information regarding Atlas Oil Company, visit www.AtlasOil.com.

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           Kelly Kroll
           Atlas Oil Company
           KKroll@AtlasOil.com
           313.662.3580

SOURCE Atlas Oil Company