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Tank inspection robot in development

Phillips 66 and Square Robot have teamed up together to develop an autonomous robot that would enable petroleum storage tanks to remain in service for tank floor inspections. The robot...

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Oil trader expands into physical assets

...added the administrator, dismissing the suggestion that the plant will be converted to storage. A quality, niche refinery, storage assets and wholesale marketing opportunities Vitol’s chief executive, Ian Taylor, said...

Analysis

World Fuel Services – spreading the word

...Tees refinery leaving no refinery between Grangemouth and Immingham.  Providing storage on the Tyne has enabled World Fuel to better serve the domestic, aggregate, mining and agricultural sectors in particular....

Analysis

Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity

...by recession, Harvest Energy’s sales volumes are up. Extending storage options Harvest Energy supplies fuel from north of Inverness at Tain down to Penzance. “Storage is key as it enables...

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Exolum’s future lies in new energies

...to biofuel storage and distribution and cooperates with the oil sector in the development and promotion of 2nd generation advanced biofuels. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Exolum’s AVIKOR platform offers both...

Insight

No easy decisions at Whitegate

...from west coast UK refineries; imports into the four Dublin based storage facilities supply half the requirements. Whitegate has undergone several changes of ownership: Having been mothballed by its original...

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Dealing with diesel

...available as a backup, and this is something that we can arrange. “In doing this, you may find you have a heavily contaminated fuel storage tank.  It is often thought...

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Designed for the industry by the industry

...and the Tank Storage Association plus government and regulatory bodies and Sector Skills Councils. What was the background to the Petroleum Driver Passport initiative? In 2011, the ACAS agreement between...
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Speaker line-up announced for leading industry conference

The speaker line-up has been released for the Conference programme at the annual industry show hosted by UKIFDA, the trade association for the liquid fuel industry. The insightful Conference Programme...

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Refining operations

...refinery site comprises 145 storage tanks including 11 for crude oil and 38 road tanker loading bays which can accommodate up to 400 RTWs per day. The rail loading facility...

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Oil reclamation stepped up on Teesside

...sector. The Middlesbrough facility has been remodelled and now includes a new oily sludge centrifuge, a tank farm consisting of 10 storage and processing tanks, a tanker washout facility and...

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TSA Annual Review 2019

The Tank Storage Association (TSA) has published the fourth edition of its Annual Review which provides valuable data with respect to this important sector within downstream oil distribution. TSA president...

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COP26 FON Blog 5: Downstream challenges

...the downstream sector. As COP Concludes… “As COP26 draws to a close, it is time to reflect on both this conference and on the broader journey to Net-Zero for the...

Analysis

An industry acquiring

Since the first impacts of Covid-19 back in early 2020, we, at Fuel Oil News, have closely followed the sector as it has adapted in the face of increasing challenges....