Opinion
Industry support for sustainable aviation fuel mandates
...the SAF mandate is about making SAF a more regular part of the supply chain. SAF at scale The Phillips 66 Humber refinery was the first in the UK to...
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Insight
Sector decarbonisation: The future transport energy mix
...role for the ICE. In addition, Repsol is planning to establish a synthetic fuels plant near its Petronor refinery, utilising CO2 captured from refinery activity, which would be synthesized with...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...surplus on motor spirit. By and large, this is a consequence of refinery investment decisions in the 1970s and 1980s, which focused on upgrading facilities (such as FCCs) to produce...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...two main airports, Heathrow and Gatwick. The refinery network has diminished in size from 9 facilities to 6. The middle ‘tier’ of the landscape has seen a number of ownership...
News
Approval granted for construction of Teesworks SAF refinery
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has approved the plans for Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited’s Carbonshift PtL SAF refinery project at Teesworks. The approval is a critical step in the...
Interview
In Profile: Luc Smets
Speaking of his family, recent achievements and a love of chocolate, we chat with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery to discover more about the man behind...
News
Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand
...oils at refineries fell by 9.2% when compared to the previous year. The closure of the Coryton refinery was a contributory factor, having previously accounted for around 10% of the...
News
A positive story for the UK
A newcomer to the UK, the Valero Energy Corporation entered the UK market last summer following its acquisition of Chevron assets including the Pembroke refinery, pipelines, terminals, an aviation fuels...
Opinion
Transitioning from oil to renewables – cost or investment?
We hear from Neste after a decade of transitioning from a regional oil refinery to a global leader in renewable solutions to see if the investment is paying off. Neste’s...
News
Slicker shortlisted for waste oil recycling
...launched a £70 million base oil re-refinery in Denmark, last July, as part of a joint venture with its German partner, Avista AG. Through the Danish facility, used lubricating oils...
News
Another generous donation from Valero Pembroke refinery employees
...2019 Valero Operations Shift workers at the Pembroke refinery have donated another £25,000 to charity. The previous generosity of this Valero team was reported in Fuel Oils News’ June issue,...
News
New import terminal for oil products at Coryton
...maintenance, security, engineering, truck driving and construction”. “To continue operating as a refinery, some hundreds of millions would have needed to be invested in the plant, and unfortunately this...
News
No deal for Coryton
In the absence of any serious buyer interest, Coryton’s fate now looks sealed. DECC is, however, keeping in ‘close contact’ with PwC, as the refinery’s administrators look at further options...
News
Oil trader expands into physical assets
The world’s largest oil trader, Vitol has teamed up with Marcel Van Poecke, co-founder of Petroplus, to buy the Cressier refinery in Switzerland. Petroplus administrator, Wenger-Plattner reported last week that...
Interview
In Profile – Luc Smets
In the August edition of Fuel Oil News magazine, we chatted with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey oil refinery, to discover more about the man behind the industry...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...Tees refinery leaving no refinery between Grangemouth and Immingham. Providing storage on the Tyne has enabled World Fuel to better serve the domestic, aggregate, mining and agricultural sectors in particular....
News
Milford Haven – frustration and regret
...had collapsed last week. “For the past four years we have worked tirelessly to secure a positive outcome for the future of the refinery and our workforce. Unfortunately, and despite...
News
Essar Oil UK signs offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen to support decarbonisation
...plans to significantly reduce its emissions before the end of the decade, to become the UK’s first low-carbon refinery. Statement of intent Deepak Maheshwari, chief executive officer at Essar Oil...