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Ministers urged to secure future oil refining capacity
...closure of the Coryton oil refinery in Essex earlier this year which cost nearly 3,000 jobs across the UK, with an adverse knock-on effect to the economy estimated to be...
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Analysis
Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...few months, we’ve been receiving enquiries from dealers and resellers worried about the commitment of oil majors to the sector, refinery closures and policy changes. The market is seeing major...
News
GB forecourts hit number one spot
...and 23 Scottish Fuels, plus 92 other brands. BP now has 1175 forecourt sites. Site closures slow slightly Experian Catalist also reported that the UK forecourt network has shrunk by...
News
Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
...and a large, independent storage facility owned by Inter Terminals (Isco). There are no operational inland terminals after three CLOSURES in Leeds – Total, Shell and Fina plus Conoco (Blackmoor)...
Interview
Taking action in Ireland
...imports 80% of its fuel requirements, and where the closure of Whitegate, the country’s only refinery, is expected in the near future. Initially painting a dim picture for the home...
Opinion
Longer term impacts of coronavirus on the UK and Ireland’s oil industry
...a 70,000-bpd crude unit at its Gelsenkirchen oil refinery in Germany on March 18th. Although there have been some closures, most oilrigs, terminals, warehouses, refineries, and logistics facilities have remained...
News
Pace Fuelcare unveils new Ipswich depot
...Following the closure of the Vopak Terminal two years ago, the new depot will be the only fuel terminal servicing south east Anglia, providing customers with a secure supply and...
News
ABB wins major project to relocate refinery
...part of the ABB asset closure and site regeneration service portfolio ABB Consulting has been awarded a contract to support the dismantling of the former Milford Haven refinery in south...
News
Workers protest over Coryton sale
Workers at the Coryton oil refinery in Essex gathered with their families at Purfleet on 21 and 22 July, to protest against the closure of the refinery and the subsequent...
Insight
Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery
...the Fawley oil refinery; Fawley being an indigenous supply source into the south regional envelope where, following Coryton’s closure, the report deemed the supply position to be neither robust nor...
News
Alpeco’s new system already in operation
...crucial data storage, transfer, and delivery management. TEX offers a new benchmark in terms of road tanker fuel measurement and system control and features a single cast aluminium (ATEX) enclosure...
Insight
Task force to take action on UK refining and fuel import issues
...recent years’ and threatened refinery closures. Ultimately the success of the review will be determined by the fulfillment of the seven government identified actions and the impact of the proposed...
News
Cyberattack effect on oil prices
...reduced. With demand returning to normal, as the majority of the world comes out of lockdown, the closure of the pipeline has the reverse effect, resulting in the oil price...
News
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...
News
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...
Interview
Crown Oil – delivering carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...emissions, often by purchasing carbon credits Documentation and verification through qualifying explanatory statements and public disclosure. “We feel that aligning with this standard will hold our business to account and...
News
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...
Insight
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,...