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Research into new marine lubricants

Total’s new facilities significantly add to the company’s existing capabilities for both lubricants formulation and testing Earlier this month Total Lubmarine opened new laboratory facilities near Lyon in France.  The...
As the UK continues to seek the right strategy to deliver a future of low carbon energy we consider Norway, a country leading the way in decarbonisation

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Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation

...Demand: Consumption of refined products has remained relatively unchanged over the past four years, with only Jet A-1 showing a sharp fall-back, as it did everywhere, in 2020. The total...

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Ireland’s downstream oil infrastructure

...main non UK supply source of imports. Oil is by far the principal energy source in the Republic, accounting for almost 60% of total energy consumption. Apart from Whitegate, Ireland’s...

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Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK

...Grain, Kent – owned by National Grid and originally commissioned in 2005 but subsequently expanded to total storage of one million cubic metres and capable of processing 15 million mt/year...

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Total Butler acquisition under scrutiny

Concerned that the merger of Total Butler and GB Oils would remove a key competitor to GB Oils; the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred the acquisition to the Competition...

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A critical role for Stanlow

...refined products totals two million tonnes. Its crude storage facility is located at Tranmere Oil Terminal from where it is transported to Stanlow via a 15 mile pipeline. Output capabilities...

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...
What is likely to be fuelling your future replacement trucks?

Analysis

Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?

...– about 0.2% of the total. “The good news is that the economics of owning and operating electric and hydrogen trucks – total cost of ownership or TCO – are...

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The Prax Group acquires Total oil terminal

Harvest Energy Marine, a member of the Prax Group of companies, has announced its acquisition of the Total Zeebrugge Depot in Belgium. The Prax Group has worked closely with Total...

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...

Opinion

A reliable and secure supply

...acquired the Lindsey Oil Refinery in March of this year. Headquartered in London, this British multinational independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate has gained a well-deserved reputation...

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Simon – investing in our infrastructure

...home to Simon’s Immingham East and West terminals, the Humber Estuary has two refineries which together supply over 20% of the UK’s refined product – Total’s Lindsey and Phillips 66...

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A Wild Wednesday at the Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate

...refinery, Total UK operates one of the UK’s 7 remaining refineries. Networking with a rather rain soaked David Hodge (6) of Lancashire-based Ribble Fuel Oils was Total UK commercial sales...

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The changing world of the oil trader

...Total, etc. These vertically integrated international oil companies (IOCs) have been joined by state owned concerns, or national oil companies ( NOCd )- names such as Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum, IPC,...

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The growth of natural gas in Ireland

...gas representing around 60% of total demand. In July 2007 the market was opened up to companies other than Bord Gais, with Airtricity, Energia, Electric Ireland, Flogas Natural gas and...