Cassar Fuel

Cassar Fuel Service Station sits on Cannon Road in Santa Venera, one of the three petrol stations run by the Cassar Fuel group. Santa Venera lies on the main route between Valletta and the central towns, so the forecourt is a convenient stop if you have hired a car and are heading in or out of the capital. You can read more about the city in our Valletta guide, which is only a short drive away.

On VisitMalta.co.uk the station is listed among the petrol stations in Malta, alongside other forecourts across the islands.

A Maltese fuel family since 1885

The Cassar family has been distributing fuel in Malta since 1885. A third-generation family member set up Cassar Fuel Ltd, and in the early 2000s the business grew beyond its original trade into marine and land-based supply. That long record in the local petroleum trade is the background to every station the group runs today.

The group's head office is in the Central Business District of Qormi, while the three stations are in Santa Venera, Tarxien and Ħal Lija. If you are visiting the south, the Tarxien forecourt is close to the Ħal Tarxien prehistoric complex and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, both popular with UK visitors.

Fuel, oils and the forecourt shop

All three stations are fitted with an anti-button system, which lets authorised users fill their vehicles at any time, including after the forecourt has closed for the day. Automotive shops stand next to each station and sell a range of car products and parts.

The group also imports and sells lubricant oils of every kind, including engine oil, marine oil, gear oil and greases. Across its wider business it supplies diesel, unleaded petrol, light heating oil, gas oil and kerosene, and its fuel contains no trace of biodiesel. Specification certificates and samples are provided before supply to commercial customers. If you want to protect your hire car or your own vehicle on Maltese roads, a local broker such as AIB Insurance Brokers, only a few hundred metres from the station, is worth a call.

Fuel for businesses, yachts and vessels

Beyond the pumps, Cassar Fuel supplies marine and industrial fuel to factories, hotels, hospitals, quarries, villas, bakeries and garages, and to yachts and vessels. Its fuel tankers deliver to quaysides, and the group offers bunkering for boats as well as land-based delivery.

Skippers who keep a boat in Malta may also want to look at 73 Marine, a yacht broker, or the day trips run by Adventure Cruises Malta. Low-sulphur fuel is one way the group helps industrial customers meet local and EU emission requirements, and the business works within the authorisations, licences, permits and audits that apply to the trade. Safety standards and care for the environment are part of the operation, which matters when large volumes of fuel are handled near homes and harbours.

Planning a drive around Malta

Malta drives on the left, as in the UK, so UK visitors usually feel at home behind the wheel. Santa Venera is a residential and commercial town rather than a resort, so the forecourt mainly serves local daily life and the commuter routes that pass through it. Distances are short, but traffic around Valletta and the harbour can be slow, so fill up before long days out to the temples, the beaches or Gozo. For ideas on where to go next, our things to do in Malta page and Malta weather guide help you plan routes and timings, and flights to Malta covers getting here from the UK.

If you are weighing a longer stay, the Malta relocation guide explains practical matters such as running a car on the islands. To ask the business about its fuel, oils or services, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Cassar Fuel.