Trip Report: Gas Stations of Iceland

Continuing with our series of gas station photos from around the world in conjunction with my travels. In Iceland, there are no longer any international oil companies present so you won't find any American or other European brands. For instance, Esso (American) is no longer there nor is Shell (Dutch). The largest brand appears to be N1 which I saw all over the place in the city and in rural areas.

Iceland Oil Ltd does business under the Olis brand. Like most other brands in Iceland, there is a convenience store with a counter service restaurant and tables to eat at. The food is surprisingly good.

Iceland Oil Ltd also operates self-serve only gas stations under the OB brand. There are no employees or even a building; it is strictly pay-at-the-pump with a credit/debit card. It has the cheapest gasoline. In fact, OB stands for inexpensive fuel although it's certainly not inexpensive by American standards.

Atlants Olia doing business as AO is another relatively cheap brand. Self-serve only with pay-at-the-pump, there is no station, no employees and not even a rain canopy.

Orkan stations can be found throughout Iceland. Although you pay-at-the-pump before fueling as with the others, there is a station building with convenience store. The Orkan logo is made to look a bit like a hurricane image since "orkan" is a type of extra-tropical storm found in the north Atlantic. Some of our prior gas station stories can be found below:

Gas Stations of the Emirates & Greece     LINK

Gas Stations of the Caribbean     LINK

Gas Stations of the West     LINK