Austria's central stockholding body for strategic reserves of petroleum, petroleum products and bio-based fuels

Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H.

Lannach (headquarters) · Vienna (2 tank farms) · Linz (tank farm)New on Amplifa

1976Founded

GmbH (private-law company)Legal form

4 locationsLannach, Vienna, Linz

About ELG

Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. (ELG) is the central stockholding body of the Republic of Austria and holds the legally mandated emergency reserves of petroleum, petroleum products as well as bio-based raw and motor fuels. As a private-law GmbH company headquartered in Lannach, Styria, it assumes stockholding obligations on behalf of importers and, via subsidiaries such as Erdöl-Tanklagerbetrieb GmbH, operates its own tank storage infrastructure. Its core activities include the secure and reliable provision of strategic reserves for crisis situations, the operation of tank farms, and the leasing and management of tank storage infrastructure including filling facilities, pump stations and pipelines. Under the Erdölbevorratungsgesetz 2012, ELG was appointed as Austria's central stockholding body. The company is part of the critical infrastructure and is supported by an integrated HSEQ management system certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

Site: Lannach
Processes: Tank farm operation (storage of petroleum/petroleum products/bio-based raw and motor fuels), Safety inspection and cleaning of petroleum tanks, Planning, construction and operation of tank farms incl. filling facilities, pump stations,, Petroleum and petroleum product stockholding (mandatory emergency reserves), Storage of bio-based raw and motor fuels, Operation of tank farms, Leasing/management of tank storage infrastructure, Stockholding for importing companies
Materials: Petroleum/crude oil, Petroleum products, bio-based raw and motor fuels, Petroleum (crude oil), Bio-based raw and motor fuels
Certificates: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
Founded: 1976
Industries: Energy supply, Mineral oil market, Critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure

01
Assumption of stockholding obligations on behalf of importers
02
Storage of petroleum, petroleum products and bio-based raw and motor fuels
03
Operation and management of tank storage infrastructure
04
Safety inspection and cleaning of petroleum tanks
05
Provision of reserves for crisis situations

Stored products

ERDÖL

Petroleum (crude oil)

Strategic reserve to secure Austria's energy supply in crisis situations.

Petroleum products

Stored mandatory emergency reserves under the Erdölbevorratungsgesetz 2012.

BIO

Bio-based raw and motor fuels

Part of ELG's strategic reserves for crisis preparedness.

Locations

Lannach

Headquarters; Lannach tank farm (built 1977–1979)

Materials: Petroleum, petroleum products, bio-based raw and motor fuels

Tank farm with filling facilities
Pump stations
Pipelines
Transport equipment

Vienna

Two tank farms, acquired 2005–2008 by Erdöl-Tanklagerbetrieb GmbH

Materials: Petroleum, petroleum products

Tank storage infrastructure

Linz

Former BP tank farm, acquired in 2011, operated by TLM Tanklager Management GmbH

Materials: Petroleum, petroleum products

Tank storage infrastructure

Inside the production

Industries

Energy supplyMineral oil marketCritical infrastructurecritical infrastructure

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Tank farm operation (storage of petroleum/petroleum products/bio-based raw and motor fuels)Other	–	–	–	–	Petroleum, Petroleum products, bio-based raw and motor fuels
Safety inspection and cleaning of petroleum tanksTesting	–	–	–	–	Petroleum
Planning, construction and operation of tank farms incl. filling facilities, pump stations,Other	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Petroleum and petroleum product stockholding (mandatory emergency reserves)Storage of bio-based raw and motor fuelsOperation of tank farmsLeasing/management of tank storage infrastructureStockholding for importing companies

Reference customers

Republic of Austria (central stockholding body)Importers of petroleum and petroleum productsOMV Downstream GmbH (offer of 325,000 t tendered in 2026)

Safety & Quality

ELG operates an integrated HSEQ management system that combines quality, environment, health and occupational safety and is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. Regular inspections, systematic risk assessments and safety checks of the petroleum tanks ensure the quality of the stored products and plant safety.

Evidence	Lannach
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001

Company history

1976
Foundation of ELG; assumption of stockholding obligations on behalf of importers
1977–1979
Construction and commissioning of the Lannach tank farm
1998
New business model for importers with their own mandatory emergency reserves
2003
Foundation of Erdöl-Tanklagerbetrieb GmbH; takeover of the tank farm from Avanti International
2004
Assumption of the majority of Austrian stockholding obligations
2005–2008
Acquisition of two further tank farms in Vienna by Erdöl-Tanklagerbetrieb GmbH
2011
Foundation of ELG Asset GmbH and ELG Beteiligung GmbH; acquisition of the BP tank farm in Linz; foundation of the JV TLM Tanklager Management GmbH
2012
Erdölbevorratungsgesetz 2012: ELG becomes Austria's central stockholding body
2022
Five energy control ordinances due to the Ukraine war and an incident at the Schwechat refinery
2026
Instruction to offer up to 325,000 t of petroleum from OMV Downstream GmbH within six months