Hoifu Energy Group Limited is a Bermuda-incorporated energy and financial-sector holding company. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong with shares listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Hoifu Energy Group
FormerlyKarl Thomson Holdings
Company typePublic
SEHK7
ISINBMG4613K1099
Industry
  • Energy
  • Financial services
Founded2000
FounderLam Kwok Hing
Headquarters
Key people
Yukio Hatoyama(hon. chairman)
Hui Chi Ming(chairman)
Neil Bush(deputy chairman)
Chui Say Hoe(managing director)
DivisionsKarl Thomson Financial Group
Websitewww.hoifuenergy.com

History

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Karl Thomson Holdings Limited was incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a "Registered non-Hong Kong company" in Hong Kong since 30 May 2000. In January 2013, the company was renamed to Hoifu Energy Group Limited, as well as adding a registered Chinese name (Chinese: 凱富能源集團有限公司). The company had a Chinese trading name 高信集團控股有限公司 before 2013.

Karl Thomson Holdings was the parent company of Hong Kong-based Karl Thomson Financial Group, which was founded by Lam Kwok Hing (Chinese: 藍國慶).[1] Its core subsidiaries, Karl-Thomson Securities and Karl-Thomson Commodities, were founded in 1991.[2]

In September 2006, an associate company (20% stake) of Karl Thomson Holdings, Aminex Petroleum, acquired the exploration and production rights of an oil field in Egypt.[3] In November 2006, the company acquired Australia-listed company Volant Petroleum, a manufacturer for oil-industry.[4] In 2011, it was reported that Karl Thomson Holdings temporary suspended the operation in Egypt due to Egyptian revolution of 2011.[5]

Subsidiaries and divisions

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References

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  1. ^ 高信冀成「賺錢」證券商. Sing Tao Daily News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 4 September 2000. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Hong Kong Companies Registry.
  3. ^ "Announcement: Signing of the concession agreement of the oil field" (PDF) (Press release). Karl Thomson Holdings. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2017 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing.
  4. ^ 高信購澳洲石油企業 [Karl Thomson acquires Australia oil enterprise]. Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Next Media. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ 項目仍處勘探階段 埃及變天 高信無懼油田遭掠奪. Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Next Media. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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