The trade in petroleum products and fuels in general; the construction and operation of plants and installations necessary for the distribution of fuels and similar products and for the exploitation of alternative energies; the construction and operation of any type of public establishment (hotels, motels, shops, exchange offices, restaurants, snack bars, bars, car washes, etc.) as well as the assumption of agencies and concessions of any kind; transport and excavation services, with trade in inert materials and similar products; the operation and management of mechanical workshops with agencies. The company may also establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other Swiss and foreign companies, acquire or establish companies of the same kind, as well as conclude all transactions and contracts that are suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or that are in any case in a direct or indirect relationship with the achievement of this purpose.