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Coryton assets to be sold to joint venture
...are managing the safe closure of the refinery. The sale follows a five month exercise to explore all the options for the refinery. As stated by the administrators in May,...
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Petroplus administrators reveal scale of Coryton’s financial woes
...the Coryton refinery. The report provides creditors with a detailed description of progress that has been made in the six months since the appointment of the administrators. Trading losses from...
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Robust financial performance
Essar has invested over $850 million since acquiring Stanlow in July 2011 Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has reported robust financial results for the...
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Essar and Progressive Energy join forces in low carbon venture
...at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire, for use across the HyNet region. It will provide Essar Oil UK with low carbon hydrogen to decarbonise its own energy demand in addition...
Opinion
Unite Grangemouth survival plan calls for transition to biofuels hub
...which represents the workforce at Grangemouth, has written to energy secretary Ed Miliband demanding action on Grangemouth. In September, Grangemouth owners Petroineos announced its intention to close the only refinery...
Analysis
What price oil? Q2 2025 in review
...jet fuel production capacity at its Castellon refinery in Spain, amid weak market growth. On 22nd April, the UK Trade Remedies Authority recommend continuing current anti-dumping duties on Argentinian biodiesel...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...surplus on motor spirit. By and large, this is a consequence of refinery investment decisions in the 1970s and 1980s, which focused on upgrading facilities (such as FCCs) to produce...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...two main airports, Heathrow and Gatwick. The refinery network has diminished in size from 9 facilities to 6. The middle ‘tier’ of the landscape has seen a number of ownership...
News
A positive story for the UK
A newcomer to the UK, the Valero Energy Corporation entered the UK market last summer following its acquisition of Chevron assets including the Pembroke refinery, pipelines, terminals, an aviation fuels...
News
Firefly first to benefit from Boeing and Clear Sky aviation decarbonisation partnership
Firefly Green Fuels is the first beneficiary of the new partnership, with the Clear Sky-led consortium supporting development of the company’s UK-based refinery and expansion into global markets. Boeing [NYSE:...
News
Is the case for HVO strong enough?
...quantities/scale will/can it be produced, physically and cost effectively from new bio-refineries, co-processing at existing oil refineries? Is there sufficient availability of the requisite feedstocks (such as residues, waste, etc.)...
Insight
The evolution of the UK biofuels sector
...1,696 % of ground transport fuels 2.59 3.25 3.40 3.70 2.92 3.65 3.71 Sources and feed stocks The *Department for Transport’s RTFO reporting process tracks compliance by obligated suppliers. Apart...
Insight
Phillips 66 powers ahead and scores a hit with customers
Phillips 66 has shared customer feedback from its biennial conference ‘Power Ahead’ – which took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Held from 1-3 October, more than 200 attendees from the retail,...
Interview
ESL Fuels: working with customers to deliver sustainable fuel solutions
...at Ellesmere Port, where the focus was on developing new technologies to process waste and residual feedstocks. By 2021, we were ready to launch a range of renewable fuels, returning...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
...wrong side of next winter. Dave echoed the feedback around lead times, confirming that the supply of chassis and parts has improved greatly and that there are now no serious...
Interview
In conversation with Prema Energy
...of press about the feedstocks and certification of HVO. We follow the ISCC certification, as it’s the best we have today. As such, we decided from the outset not to...
Insight
E-fuels – the challenges and opportunities in e-fuels
...than) the captured CO2 used to produce it. Bioenergy investments have gained momentum, but concerns persist over the availability of feedstock. The food-versus-fuel debate lingers. Although primarily considered a long-term...
Opinion
Deloitte statement further highlights Stanlow concerns
Concerns surrounding money siphoned out of the Stanlow oil refinery have been raised by Deloitte, after the accounting giant quit as auditor to the parent company of the refinery –...