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New director of corporate affairs
...the former independent chairman of the Downstream Oil Distribution Forum, he has an excellent understanding of the issues currently affecting the fuel industry and has played a key role in...
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INEOS extends portfolio with BP acquisition
...a range of derivatives from its 9 sites, supplying a wide range of downstream industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, paints, adhesives and packaging. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of...
Analysis
A year in the wholesale markets
...in the form of an increased burden of compliance with the government’s RTFO scheme and the inclusion of gas oil into this category. The Downstream Fuel Association, of which Prax...
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John Carey brings invaluable experience to new role at GripHero
...GripHero’s safe, convenient and environmentally friendly hand-protection has grown substantially in 2020 as consumers increasingly demand a better product. John Carey brings more than 30 years of downstream experience in...
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Process safety – Rivers and Hackett speak out
...regulation; public performance reporting and the Better Regulation Executive’s focus on enforcement. With more than 35 years experience of the downstream oil industry, Ken is passionate about safety in the...
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Prax Petroleum’s parent acquires Harvest Energy
...“These acquisitions bring together strong and complementary companies that will create a major UK downstream business with a strong brand which will benefit our customers and allow us to compete...
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Measurement accuracy and peace of mind with Anton Paar’s Tank Terminal Kit
...the downstream section of the petroleum industry. The products pass through numerous stages during and after the refining process. To consistently monitor your product characteristics and optimise your process at...
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Progress – but is it enough?
...which opened with Peter Davidson, director – safety, commercial and projects, UKPIA. Along with the TSA, UKPIA is a member of the Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF) which...
Insight
BP Energy Outlook 2022 Edition – the outlook to 2050
...full spectrum of the downstream oil sector, in both the UK and USA, which has included leadership positions in both retail and wholesale fuels businesses. Rod draws on his extensive...
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Backing a certainty
...it would be brilliant if people really appreciated just how much time, money and effort is invested in the downstream fuel distribution business to maintain the service at the levels...
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The distributor offer revisited
...a distributor’s portfolio beyond domestic heating and agricultural markets. Consequently, the distributor network now fulfils a pivotal role in the downstream oil value chain. Distributors are not only the main...
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Adler and Allan’s one-stop-shop is good news for customers
Adler and Allan is bringing all its mid and downstream fuel infrastructure services together under the Flotech brand. This move will bolster service offerings and provide a wider range of...
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Renewable fuel acquisition set to accelerate HGV decarbonisation
...capability to meet its customers’ growing appetite for bio-CNG and will also provide significant benefits to biomethane producers who will now have long-term direct access to the downstream customer demand....
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The integrity of the UK oil supply system
...assessment of the key elements of the downstream supply chain – product sources/sourcing, supply lines from sources and market coverage. South (SE, E & SW England and Greater London) In...
Interview
‘More energetic, representative and visible’
...how best to protect and propel the heating oil industry in the coming years. Guy, who has almost 30 years’ experience of the upstream and downstream oil industry, is keen...
Interview
Tackling supply chain challenges through diversification
...wider chemical sector, but also on downstream users who were previously not within the scope of the regulation. The implications of this are wide and far reaching, and which has...
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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800
The Downstream Oil Industry Distribution Forum (DODF) has announced that more than 5,800 Petroleum Driver Passports have now been issued by the scheme manager, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Once all...
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DCC acquisition provisionally cleared
...from Rontec LLP, which had previously bought them from Total Downstream UK in June 2011. In its findings, the CC has provisionally stated that customers supplied by the various businesses...