1930 - 1939: There were difficult times...
The 1929 crisis had left its aftermath. Europe became restless and Portugal gave the first steps in corporate development with Salazar.
1940 - 1964: It was time of war...
Portugal is isolated, but the serenity of the Portuguese society is disturbed by the conflict and by people who were attracted by neutrality.
1965 - 1974: It was a time of change...
May 1968. The fall of De Gaulle, the fashionable long hair, rock and the mini-skirts herald a new world, which will be marked by the first oil market shock and the advertising of a single European Community.
1975 - 1985: It was a time of revolution...
Portugal changes! Discovers freedom, experiences democracy, rejoices.
1985 - 1999: It was a time of modernity...
The world had changed with the successive oil crises, a recession and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Consumerism is now counterbalanced by ecologists alerts.
Desde 1999: These are times for shaping the future...
Portugal prepares itself for the twenty-first century demands and the single European currency. The liberalization of markets was consolidated. New challenges are forecasted.
The Galp Energia brand today
Galp Energia is today an integrated operator of multi-energy, present throughout the oil and natural gas value chain and increasingly active in renewable energies. Galp Energia is the market leader in Portugal, where it has a reputation of 96% (54% in top-of-mind) and is the 2nd Portuguese brand with more notoriety in Spain.
In 2008, for the seventh consecutive year, Galp Energia was named "Brand of Trust" ("Marca de Confiança"), totaling 61% of the votes in its category.
Galp Energia Brands in which consumers rely
The company is currently responsible for a series of brands that have gained the trust of consumers - such as cartãofast, a loyalty programme with more than 1 million active customers; or Galp Gforce, which has a line of premium fuels that includes the first high performance 95 octane petrol and also Pluma, which received a Good Design Award, the oldest and most important design award in the world, in 2006.
