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New import terminal for oil products at Coryton

...maintenance, security, engineering, truck driving and construction”.   “To continue operating as a refinery, some hundreds of millions would have needed to be invested in the plant, and unfortunately this...

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Oil trader expands into physical assets

The world’s largest oil trader, Vitol has teamed up with Marcel Van Poecke, co-founder of Petroplus, to buy the Cressier refinery in Switzerland. Petroplus administrator, Wenger-Plattner reported last week that...

Interview

In Profile – Luc Smets

In the August edition of Fuel Oil News magazine, we chatted with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey oil refinery, to discover more about the man behind the industry...

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....

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Milford Haven – frustration and regret

...had collapsed last week. “For the past four years we have worked tirelessly to secure a positive outcome for the future of the refinery and our workforce. Unfortunately, and despite...

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A feeling of insecurity?

...in the US, Russia and Asia, although these regions themselves have had a few mixed years.  Many sources in the industry are predicting that further European refinery closures can be...

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A Wild Wednesday at the Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate

...refinery, Total UK operates one of the UK’s 7 remaining refineries. Networking with a rather rain soaked David Hodge (6) of Lancashire-based Ribble Fuel Oils was Total UK commercial sales...

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Greenergy reports 82 per cent profit rise

Greenergy, which supplies almost one quarter of the UK’s road fuels, reported an 82 per cent rise in profit due to cheaper feedstock and increased sales amid a growing market...

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The renaissance of Grangemouth

...to revitalise manufacturing in the USA. INEOS will use the ethane from US shale gas in its gas cracker at Grangemouth, both as a fuel and a feedstock, replacing the...

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Customer feedback helps gain competitive edge

...the feedback received. The company has yet again out-performed previous survey ratings, with scores remaining consistently high, in particular on aspects of service that customers rate as being of most...

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Everything that a manager of people needs

...reasons why some perform well whilst others underperform. Being fully objective makes it easier to deliver feedback and to see if improvements have been made once feedback has been given....

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Clever chemistry fuels business

...grade feedstock led to badly made biodiesel, quality issues and fuel degradation whilst a DIY biofuels market grew up with carte blanche to make a little bit of diesel without...