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It’s a cracker for Essar
Moving the load was a complex technical operation – it took six hours to transport the head from Ellesmere Port docks to the refinery four miles away Vital to Stanlow’s...
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Petroineos GasOil and Biofuel Workshop
A workshop hosted by fuel processing giant Petroineos at its Grangemouth refinery to discuss growing concerns that red diesel is causing damage to farm machinery saw a large turnout from...
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The UK’s first purpose built oil re-refinery
Hydrodec – fully engaged in the planning, permitting and financing process for its oil re-refinery The Hydrodec Group has announced plans to develop a facility to re-refine used lubricant oils...
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UK’s first refinery-based hydrogen furnace arrives at Essar Stanlow
After an incredible journey by sea and road that caught the eye of the world’s media, Essar Oil UK has taken delivery of the first-ever hydrogen-powered furnace at a refinery...
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A year in the wholesale markets
...Esso and the Nisa convenience brand.” Greenergy acquired the former Petroplus refinery on Teesside (now named Greenergy North Tees) in July 2012 and began supplying from the site soon after....
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Essar ‘strong performance’ update supports energy transition
...Transitioning to a low carbon future Essar continues to deliver on its transition strategy with the aim of Stanlow becoming the UK’s first low-carbon refinery: ‘This stronger balance sheet also...
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Important milestone for joint venture
...cleared and the remaining refinery demolition due to completed in 2016, the partners determined that this is right time to proceed with the sale of excess refinery land. www.thamesenterprisepark.co.uk www.greenergy.com...
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Products and markets
The majority of Petroineos’ customers are based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. BP, Grangemouth’s former owner, remains its biggest customer Particularly strong in middle distillates, the refinery’s product...
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Coryton assets to be sold to joint venture
...are managing the safe closure of the refinery. The sale follows a five month exercise to explore all the options for the refinery. As stated by the administrators in May,...
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Petroplus administrators reveal scale of Coryton’s financial woes
...the Coryton refinery. The report provides creditors with a detailed description of progress that has been made in the six months since the appointment of the administrators. Trading losses from...
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Robust financial performance
Essar has invested over $850 million since acquiring Stanlow in July 2011 Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has reported robust financial results for the...
Insight
A vertically challenged market
...infrastructure, enabling product movements from refinery to market place. Common to all these companies was vertical integration – particularly obvious in the UK’s refinery network and inland market presence with...
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Essar and Progressive Energy join forces in low carbon venture
...at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire, for use across the HyNet region. It will provide Essar Oil UK with low carbon hydrogen to decarbonise its own energy demand in addition...
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Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...clusters with CCUS at their core. CCUS has the potential to considerably reduce refinery emissions, which currently stand at ~12MTCO2e p/a. The downstream sector has considerable assets including six major...
Opinion
Deloitte statement further highlights Stanlow concerns
Concerns surrounding money siphoned out of the Stanlow oil refinery have been raised by Deloitte, after the accounting giant quit as auditor to the parent company of the refinery –...
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The shipping news
...“The Humber, like most ports saw a significant reduction in bunker volumes by early 2009,” explains Nikki. During 2008 Maritime Bunkering operated two coastal tankers plus two estuarial barges. As...
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Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...included Northern Gas Networks’ Hydrogen House innovation site – where the UK’s first homes to feature 100% hydrogen gas appliances are sited – Thames Estuary, Equinor’s Hydrogen-to-Humber (H2H) Saltend project,...
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New chief executive for leading downstream association
...in delivering a net zero carbon UK economy.” Darren Cunningham, UKPIA President, general manager of Humber Refinery and Phillips 66 lead executive in the UK said: “We are excited for...