#TeamOMV: Thank you!

The global spread of the coronavirus has abruptly transformed our lives. It is a huge challenge for all of us – and one to which we are having to adapt as effectively as possible, both as a society and as a company. 

At present, OMV’s responsibility towards society is especially prominent. Thanks to the hard work of our employees, we have managed to maintain our operations and ensure secure energy supply. The health and wellbeing of every employee is the top priority.

It is time to say a loud and clear thank you to the OMV employees. For everything they are doing in these times. It makes me proud to see the commitment and professionalism with which they are handling this exceptional situation and safeguarding our supply of energy. 
Rainer Seele, Chief Executive Officer, OMV Aktiengesellschaft

A special mention to our colleagues working in the field, in the refineries, in gas storage, in trading, in sales, in logistics, at our filling stations, in IT, and in the Emergency Management Team, but also those working from home. They all play an important role in ensuring society is supplied with the oil, gas and petrochemical products it needs.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!
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Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Rebecca at the OMV Schwechat Refinery. As a senior operator, she takes care of the smooth running of the gasoline and kerosene production.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Michael. From his home office in Gablitz, he takes care of the transport of crude oil from the port of Trieste to the OMV Schwechat Refinery via the TAL pipeline.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Andrew in the Pohokura control room in New Zealand. He remotely runs the Pohokura gas field and ensures the safe and efficient control of the facility.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Sandra from Slovenia. She takes care of the smooth running of the OMV filling station Maribor Studenci.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Alexander at the alarm center in Gänserndorf. From there, he monitors the oil and gas fields to make sure any disturbances are detected and resolved immediately.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Sascha at the OMV Schwechat Refinery. He takes care of the storage capacity for crude oil - to make sure that production in our refinery remains up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Dusan in his home office in Bratislava. He is on his morning briefing with colleagues in 4 countries, who are all working to ensure you can make non-cash payments at our filling stations.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Angelika with the Corona Emergency Management Team at the OMV head office. She is coordinating all activities related to business continuity during the coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Thomas, who works at the OMV gas storage station in Tallesbrunn. He takes care of the smooth running of the facility – to ensure continuous gas supply.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Olga from Hungary. She is a cashier at one of our filling stations in Budapest, which supplies our customers with fuel, coffee and sandwiches as well as products from the adjacent SPAR Express store at the station.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Nicușor, an operator at the Brazi Power Plant in Romania. He makes sure everything functions as planned so that electricity is produced at maximum rates.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Maria-Luiza, from her home office. She is part of OMV Group IT. With many other colleagues, she works to ensure everyone gets the IT services and support they need.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Lukas at the OMV Schwechat Refinery. He is filling the ReOil plant with plastic cups used by Austrian Airlines passengers to make sure that production of synthetic crude from plastic waste runs smoothly.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Gabriel in the OMV Petrom gas metering station in Pitesti-Craiova. As a specialist in gas control and hydraulic systems, he makes sure the equipment is functioning properly – to ensure continuous gas supply in Romania.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Jelena from Serbia. She is at one of our filling stations in Belgrade and supplies our customers with all sorts of To Go products from the VIVA shop.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Scott at his home office. As a reservoir engineer, he takes care of the surveillance of one of the biggest oil fields in Austria – to ensure production is up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Costel. From his office in Pitesti-Craiova. He remotely runs the gas metering station and thus ensures that the natural gas produces by OMV Petrom reaches the market as usual.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Ion at the OMV Petrobrazi Refinery. He takes care of the storage and delivery of gasoline, diesel and kerosene – to ensure uninterrupted product supply.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Bernhard at one of our oil fields in Austria. Here he is pigging an oil pipeline to ensure the oil flow is consistent and the well can be kept on stream.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Uroš at the OMV filling station in Ajševica in Slovenia. He makes sure all surfaces that come in contact with customers are disinfected several times a day.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Gabriela at the OMV Petrobrazi Refinery. She takes care of the smooth running of gasoline, diesel and kerosene production to ensure the continuous availability of the products.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Michael at our warehouse in Gänserndorf. He ensures the regular supply of all the material needed to keep oil production up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Ionel at the OMV Petrobrazi Refinery DCS (Distribution Control System) where he monitors the smooth running of the refinery to assure that production remains up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Keyvan in his home office. As a geologist, he is evaluating the results from the recently drilled well Prottes 227 in Austria – a highly successful oil producer.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Robert. From his home office he works on the implementation of his IT project, which supports the controlling system from our refineries or filling stations.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Snežana from Serbia. She is at the cash register of one of our filling stations in Belgrade, where she makes sure our customers can buy fuel without any interruption.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Petre at the OMV Petrobrazi Refinery. He operates pumps that load the storage units for gasoline, diesel or kerosene – to make sure that production remains up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Adrian in his home office. He monitors and analyzes crude oil prices to improve forecasting accuracy – helping to keep the supply of crude flowing to our refineries.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Jesus from Bulgaria. He takes care of the smooth running of the OMV filling station Nova Zagora. Thank you, Jesus, and thank you to your colleagues as well, for safeguarding security of supply in challenging times.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Roland at the water treatment plant Schönkirchen. He regularly checks the plant is functioning properly – to ensure oil production is up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Romy in her home office. As a refinery scheduler at the Burghausen Refinery, she is responsible for the continuous availability of propylene – a raw material that is found in face masks and other medical equipment urgently needed at present.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Tamás. He is at one of our filling stations in Budapest, where he serves our customers on the forecourt to get them back on the road.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Martin from the OMV pump service in Gänserndorf. He takes care to keep oil production efficient and stable.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Alexandru, field operator at the OMV Petrobrazi Refinery. He monitors operation of the plant to ensure safe and continuous fuel supply.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!Here are Dominik and Jürgen. They are repairing a membrane gas compressor in Gänserndorf to ensure gas production in Austria remains up and running.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!This is Wolfram, an IT Project Manager. From his desk that he shares with his 6 year old daughter, he supports applications that optimize OMV’s oil and gas field reservoirs.

Thank you for safeguarding energy supply!Here are Helmut, Daniel and Mario at the OMV Schwechat Refinery. They are supporting a planned maintenance shut-down of a thermal cracker to make sure the unit soon operates safely again to process refinery products.

There is a “Please” following the “Thank you”: 

Please follow the recommendations and orders of scientists, policymakers and the crisis units. Every single one of us has a part to play to slow down the spread of the virus. This is about protecting everyone in our community. 

Stay safe and stay healthy! 

More information on the topic: 

• Press release: OMV decides on action plan to safeguard financial strength
• Press release:  OMV supports  aid organizations
• Website: Coronavirus – We are there for you!