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The Phillips 66 Interview

...the Humber Refinery still safe from closure?   It is well known that Humber is one of the most efficient refineries in Europe. We have invested over £700 million pounds...

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InSite expansion

...Griffiths, Ed Tomp, Dai Evans, Jason O’Malley and Jake Gotham who all enjoyed the party atmosphere at the opening event Founded after the closure of the Milford Haven Refinery in...
New $150m receivables portfolio for Essar

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New $150m receivables portfolio for Essar 

...will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The successful closure of this financing highlights the banking community’s confidence in EOUK, building on its financial performance and market...
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.

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Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector

...used to run vertically- integrated well-to-pump operations, divesting themselves of categories of assets or outsourcing some operations. relatively high utilisation rates and closures of spare or uneconomic capacity. For example,...

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The Humber refinery – a key indigenous source of supply

...refinery’s role has been reinforced in recent years with the 2010 closure of the former Petroplus Teesport refinery.  Its role will also be put into sharper perspective following Total’s announcement...

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How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?

...four closures consisted of two Petroplus facilities – Petit Couronne (Normandy) and Reichstett  (Strasbourg), Total (Dunkirk) and the LyondellBasell plant at Berre (Marseilles) – overall capacity has reduced by almost...

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Refining operations

...capacity did not come as a surprise. When coupled with last year’s closure of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery, it will result in a close balance between overall UK refining capacity...

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Breach of the Mainline Pipeline – Valero update

...the pipeline. Currently plans are in place that will require closure of both carriageways of the A48 at Nantycaws from the evening of Friday 14th October to the morning of...

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AGA Rangemaster to be sold

...a fall in profits mainly because of pension costs, shop closures and site rationalisation, although revenues rose. Middleby will finance the transaction under its current $1.0 billion revolving credit facility....