Analysis
A just transition for Grangemouth?
...owner Petroineos confirmed plans, first shared in October 2023, to cease production in the second quarter of 2025, with the loss of all but 75 of the 475 jobs at...
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News
Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...management of project delivery through to project commissioning and handover to the terminal. Over £2m is spent on capital maintenance projects annually, primarily to tackle ageing plant issues. In addition...
Insight
The climate emergency: a game of two halves
...a range of approaches, commonly site risk assessments, specific studies and plans, and emergency plans. They also say that managing uncertainty of future threats is the biggest challenge. Recently published...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
...2018 mean major UK fuel suppliers are now obligated to increase their supply of sustainable biofuel from 4.99 vol% in 2018; to 10.64 vol% in 2020; and 10.96 vol% by...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?
...need for thorough transition planning. The effective closure of Dalston at short notice, without a plan to mitigate the consequences, is putting the regional supply of liquid fuel at risk. ...
Market Report
Disrupting the sector: the new Nigerian super-refinery
...disputes, logistical hurdles and financing delays. Nonetheless, 10 years after plans were first put down, Dangote refinery was inaugurated in May 2023 with trial batches of crude going through the...
News
Driven to succeed
...plan, which was developed when the bird flu crisis struck a few years ago.” He went on to say: “Drivers have got a very responsible job. They spend an awful...
Opinion
VAT deal secures Stanlow refinery production
...has had on the UK’s refining industry. EOUK and its advisers have been working on its financing and trading plans, with significant progress made to date, supported by a more...
News
JET secures 58 new sites through 5-year supply deal with MFG
...Yorkshire, Midlands and the South East. The bulk of these new sites will be supplied from JET’s supply points at Immingham, Kingsbury and Thames. The new 5-year supply contract commences...
Interview
In Conversation with Klass Oil: a class act in energy distribution
...which need to be included as part of the plan for the future. In our opinion, the liquid fuel boiler will be present for many years to come in Ireland....
News
UKIFDA’s winter campaign launches
...is a five-point plan that assists heating oil users in preparing for and navigating winter 2023-2024. It provides guidance to the 1.7m off gas grid households, offering practical advice to...
Insight
Downstream future: decarbonisation, collaboration and digitalisation
...life and work and, of course, digitalisation is not new to the oil and gas sector. Digital tools and practices, such as customer relationship management (CRM), resource planning and energy...
Interview
In profile with David Wells of Logistics UK
...UK, who was awarded an OBE in the recent New Year’s Honours List for his services to transport and logistics. “Have a clear strategy, a coherent plan and good people“...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...major consumption points. A key area of difference is the composition of overall demand, with diesel accounting for 52% of total demand vs 35% in the UK. Unlike the UK,...
Insight
Refining operations
...that the refinery can handle 45 different types of crude oil – although given its geographical proximity, the plant typically runs between 85% – 95% of North Sea sourced feed...
Interview
In conversation with Dave Walmsley: enthusiastic for NWF Fuels expansion
...online sales. It was a great place for early online experience, and I grew with the company, living in Scandinavia for seven years and Brussels for three. After 10 years...
News
World’s largest renewable biomethane refuelling station opens
...our business and for our customers. It has been a huge selling point for us, especially amongst our bigger corporate customers who have pledged to reduce their carbon footprint. We...
Opinion
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: experience is a valuable commodity
...customers to be a part of this process. 2026 We are putting in a lot of effort to revise the government’s plan of prohibiting new heating oil boilers from 2026...