Special Features
Portland Market Report – November update
This month Portland was lucky enough to go on a study tour – courtesy of the Association of Convenience Stores – that took in four state of the art petrol stations. All were independently owned (‘dealer-owned’ in the industry jargon), Read more »
Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
THE JULY 2016 ANNOUNCEMENT THAT BP INTENDED TO SELL ITS BELFAST, HAMBLE AND NORTHAMPTON TERMINALS TOGETHER WITH ITS 50% SHARE OF ITS KINSGBURY FACILITY (WITH SHELL), AND A THIRD SHARE OF THE UKOP SYSTEM, IS PART OF A RATIONALISATION PROCESS Read more »
Spillsure faces threat of closure over unpaid debt
Essex-based Spillsure Solutions is facing an uncertain future after defying a court judgement in connection with a five-figure debt. Founder and Managing Director Alan Smith now faces the prospect of a formal winding-up petition after a string of deadlines passed Read more »
Refining operations
THE LINDSEY OIL REFINERY (LOR) AT KILLINGHOLME IN LINCOLNSHIRE WAS COMMISSIONED BY ITS JOINT OWNERS, PETROFINA AND TOTAL, IN MAY 1968 It was joined about a year and a half later by the adjacent Conoco (now Phillips 66) Humber refinery Read more »
The growth of large retail dealer groups
IN 2000 THE UK HAD ONLY ONE RETAIL DEALER GROUP WITH A SITE NETWORK OF 100 SITES. NOW THERE ARE FOUR – WITH THREE ESTABLISHED SINCE THE MILLENNIUM – ALL HAVE NETWORKS IN EXCESS OF 200 SITES Now with a Read more »
The World Energy Outlook to 2040
TOWARDS THE END OF EACH YEAR, THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA) PRODUCES ITS CURRENT FORWARD-LOOKING VIEW OF FUTURE ENERGY PRODUCTION, PRICES AND DEMAND Published in November 2015, the latest Outlook is the first to be compiled against the background of Read more »
The emergence and growth of Puma Energy
THIS YEAR PUMA ENERGY MADE ITS ENTRANCE INTO THE UK’S BITUMEN AND WHOLESALE MARKETS. WITH A PORTFOLIO THAT SPANS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE OIL PRODUCTS MARKET – RETAIL, WHOLESALE, B2B, AVIATION, MARINE BUNKERING, BITUMEN, LPG AND LUBRICANTS – PUMA Read more »
The growth of natural gas in Ireland
WITH SIGNIFICANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD OF NATURAL GAS IN THE OFFING, WILL THE POSITION OF NATURAL GAS BE FURTHER CONSOLIDATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND? Gas in the Republic of Ireland The introduction of natural Read more »
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
Looking at the salient features of the French downstream oil sector, Inside Out found similar features and trends to those evidenced in the UK At around 65 million tonnes, the refined oil products market is of a comparable size and Read more »
The evolution of the UK biofuels sector
SUPPLIES OF BIODIESEL IN TO THE UK MARKET COMMENCED IN 2002 WITH BIOETHANOL STARTING IN 2005, INSIDE OUT TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MARKET Under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) Order, which came into effect in 2007, obligated Read more »
