Opinion
VAT deal secures Stanlow refinery production
A lifeline, in the form of a phased tax payment deal, has been thrown to Essar Oil UK allowing it to keep producing as the UK struggles with supplies at...
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Essar safety achievement raises £3,000 for local charity
...of their summer programme for local children. The funds were raised through Essar’s ‘Let’s Give’ scheme, which links the company’s commitment to safety directly with charitable giving and came after...
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Essar Oil UK reports successful financing and governance changes
Essar Oil (UK) Limited (EOUK), which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, today announced that it has closed new financial arrangements of over US$850 million. This has allowed EOUK to...
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Essar UK opens new flagship forecourt with convenience in mind
Blackpool Road, Preston is the site of Essar’s new flagship forecourt, Lea Gate which was officially opened in July. With ‘driving community convenience’ in mind, the new forecourt has both...
News
September 2023: People moves in the fuel distribution sector
...brands across the UK.” Suttons Tankers Suttons Tankers has recently appointed David Heath as Head of Fuels and Powders. Essar Essar Oil (UK) Ltd has announced the appointment of Ramesh...
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Essar re-opens Penybanc forecourt in South Wales
Penybanc service station has reopened to the public under new Essar management, ushering in a new era of customer convenience and community engagement. Strategically located, the Penybanc forecourt aims to...
Opinion
Free oil? Not today …
...unlikely to have sold any physical oil at negative prices. The oil industry is already absorbing much of the short-term price shock by putting oil into storage, both on land...
Insight
A critical role for Stanlow
...and 3.8 million mt of fluid catalytic cracking capacity, placing it in the category of medium complexity, with a Nelson Complexity Index of 8.2. Storage capacity for crude oil and...
News
EET announces the launches Europe’s first hydrogen-fuelled power plant
...Tony Fountain, Managing Partner of Essar Energy Transition, commented: “Launching EET Hydrogen Power shows the progress that Essar Energy Transition is making in delivering against its commitment to put the...
Insight
The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...Oil. In 2018, Irving Oil acquired large independent, Tedcastle Oil Products (TOP), providing it with a distribution terminal in Dublin as well as a substantially expanded market reach. The refinery...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...Oils? “There are many benefits for suppliers selling oil through our website, including: • They are in complete control of the pricing and delivery windows they offer and can easily...
Interview
The downstream customer
...oil and there is a premium price to be paid for last minute deliveries!” Sue reflected: “We think that oil distributors would help, but the quicker you want your oil,...
Analysis
Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?
...had 6 operating oil refineries, all under all or part foreign ownership, other than the Prax Group owned Lindsey Oil refinery based on Humberside. As of today, only five remain,...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...of Russia’s role in the petroleum industry as the world’s second-largest crude oil producer and largest exporter of refined oil products. Closer to home, Russia supplies about 30% of Europe’s...
Market Report
The eternal influence of black gold
...oil company) and, instead, is an operating tri-venture between Exxon Mobil (45%), Amerada Hess (30%) and China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (25%). With little experience in negotiating oil concessions, Guyana’s...
Market Report
Volatile grounds: How geopolitical crises shape oil price fluctuations
...per barrel. It was at this point though, that the big hedge-funds re-entered the market and bought swathes of oil futures. This obviously supported the oil price against further falls...
News
Distributor diaries June 2025
...Oilfast announces Adam Burnett as their next music scholarship winner Oilfast, the independent fuel supplier, based in Motherwell, Scotland, recently offered another incredible opportunity to local singer and songwriter, Adam...
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A feeling of insecurity?
...oil, gas and coal exporter to Europe. In the oil industry, EU-Russia cooperation has been growing over recent years with European companies active in Russian exploration and production, while Russian...