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The number one concern in the fuel distribution sector is confidence in supply security. With recent global events highlighting the impact of supply shortages we take a fresh look at this perennial industry topic.

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...

News

Ambitious low carbon investments

...development of a Low Carbon Hydrogen Plant at the Stanlow refinery. This will produce 3TWh of low carbon hydrogen whilst also pioneering carbon capture storage (CCS) technology to capture and...

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Stanlow secures government backing

...which will attract £750 million in total investment and support a hydrogen economy across North West England and North Wales. HyNet’s hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) chain represents...

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Industry energy expansion reflected in new name for OGUK

...Hydrogen & CCS – to turn natural gas into clean hydrogen​ Equinor’s Dogger Bank – the world’s largest windfarm​ West Anglesey Tidal Energy Project -turning tides into electricity​ Hywind Scotland...
With ‘Big Oil’ under scrutiny in the US investigation into the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, we consider BP’s annual energy outlook and warning of the failure to meet COP15 targets.

Insight

BP Energy Outlook 2022 Edition – the outlook to 2050

...and technologies, such as low-carbon hydrogen, modern bio-energy and CCS (carbon capture). The transition to a lower carbon energy system will result in a fundamental restructuring of global energy markets-...

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Essar Oil UK announces senior appointment

...and carbon capture and storage (CCS) chain will mark a major new milestone in the development of low carbon energy technology and innovation in the UK. Follow-on capacity growth is...
Elizabeth de Jong, CEO of UKPIA, considers hydrogen and CCUS as part of the energy transition.

Opinion

Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver

...business models associated with net zero transition including low carbon hydrogen, transport & storage, and carbon capture & sequestration (CCS) because a combination of those areas will often be needed...

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Another energy giant expands interest in biofuels

Expanding its interests in fuels that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ExxonMobil has acquired a 49.9% stake in a Norwegian biofuels producer. The company, Biojet AS, plans to...

Opinion

OGUK welcomes climate report impetus

The IPCC’s latest report on changes in the global climate was today backed by OGUK for adding new impetus to the transition to low-carbon energy. Having considered the physical science...