Import, export, purchase, sale, brokerage, refining, processing, manufacturing, transportation, storage and distribution, in particular of petroleum products of all kinds, crude, semi-finished or refined, petroleum-derived products, petrochemical products, lubricants and all products in the field of energy, as well as all related operations; management, operation, acquisition, sale, transfer, holding, representation, direct or indirect, total or partial participation in any company pursuing a similar purpose; all commercial, financial, administrative, technical or other operations converging with its objectives; financing of any kind of the aforementioned operations and the execution of any kind of transactions involving currencies, in particular; acquisition, holding, management and disposal of real estate and installations, as well as their pledge, excluding all operations prohibited by the LFAIE; deposit, registration, acquisition, transfer, granting and use of licenses, patents, trademarks and any process related to its purpose.