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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....

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Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand

...oils at refineries fell by 9.2% when compared to the previous year. The closure of the Coryton refinery was a contributory factor, having previously accounted for around 10% of the...

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Training boost for UK energy sector

...enforced closure due to coronavirus. As part of 3T Energy Group which counts BP, Shell and Total among its clients and is the UK’s biggest training provider to the sector,...

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New bunkering facility opens

...south east having seen a sharp decline in fuel storage and supply over the past 10 years following the closure of Buncefield and Coryton, Certas Energy responded to customer demand...

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Certas Energy reopens vital bunkering facility

...key bunkering facility on the outskirts of Northampton, increasing the number of operational bunker sites to 13. Since its closure in October 2015, the site has undergone substantial refurbishment to...
A step in the right direction

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A step in the right direction

...the courts (corresponding to sections 130 and 131 of the Energy Act 2004). • Providing for HMRC to disclose specified information to the Administrator, impose constraints on the further disclosure...

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Potential sale of Inter Terminals

...no assurance that a transaction will result from it. Inter Pipeline does not intend to comment further with respect to the process, unless and until it determines that additional disclosure...

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A good infrastructure?

...network Following the closures of Petroplus’ Teesside facility in 2009 and Coryton in June this year, the UK now has 7 operating refineries.  From the start of 2005 only the...

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FTA Transport Manager on tour

...pressures on the strategic road network and how it deals with challenges such as minimising the impact of road closures. Other key sessions will include presentations on Trucks of the...

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Wayne to acquire Vianet’s fuel management subsidiary

...such as Wayne.” The closure of the acquisition is anticipated to occur in first quarter of 2016. Wayne is a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies...