M&M is responsible for the group's combined operations in the transportation of oil, processing, the sale of crude oil and refined products, retail activities and marketing of natural gas in Scandinavia. We operate in approximately 12 countries, have two refineries, one methanol plant and two crude oil terminals, and have international trading activities and an extensive distribution network for businesses and private customers. Over one million customers visit our approximately 2100 service stations daily.
More than 13,000 people representing over 30 nationalities are employed by M&M. Approximately 10,500 of them work outside Norway. In 2008, we had trading activity of 717 mmbbl of crude oil and condensate, approximately 30 million tonnes of refined oil products and 11.8 million tonnes of NGL. The refinery throughput was 15.2 million tonnes. In the energy and retail market, we sold approximately 13 billion litres in 2008, including eight billion litres of petrol and diesel.