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Grangemouth march for jobs

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Grangemouth workforce Unite over government proposals

...complex. Unite survey Unite released details of a survey involving hundreds of refinery workers, including contractors, ahead of the Scottish government ministerial statement on the Grangemouth Refinery, which was published on...

Insight

What is the outlook for UK refining?

Since the closure of BP’s Belfast plant in 1982, the UK refinery network has undergone continuous shrinkage, from 18 facilities with a total distillation capacity of 132 million tonnes (mt)...

Opinion

VAT deal secures Stanlow refinery production

...fuel stations after a panic-driven buying frenzy. Essar Oil UK, which runs the 200,000 barrel-per-day Stanlow refinery, had been in talks with HMRC about extending a January deadline to repay...

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Fuel supply expansion for Scotland refinery

Petroineos has announced a multi-year agreement for sole access to the ASCO UK Aberdeen Inland Terminal that expands the fuel supply footprint of Scotland’s only refinery. The supply of diesel,...
Hydrogen collaboration for Uniper and Phillips 66

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Hydrogen collaboration for Uniper and Phillips 66

...Refinery from 2029. The hydrogen would be used to replace refinery fuel gas in industrial-scale fired heaters, as part of Phillips 66’s plans to reduce the Humber Refinery’s scope 1...

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Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation

...MT. Turning attention to the refinery network and oil products demand. Supply & Distribution: There is now only one operating refinery in the country, the Equinor (formerly Statoil) facility at...

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Biorefinery set for take-off at Stanlow

...Essar Oil (UK) Limited (Essar), Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited (Fulcrum) and Essar’s subsidiary company Stanlow Terminals Limited. This innovative bio-refinery will convert several hundred thousand tonnes of pre-processed waste, which would...

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Workers protest over Coryton sale

Workers at the Coryton oil refinery in Essex gathered with their families at Purfleet on 21 and 22 July, to protest against the closure of the refinery and the subsequent...

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Crude oil supply – Essar enters new arrangement

...maximise efficiency, to substantially improve margins and to ensure that the refinery can thrive in all market conditions.” Essar Energy completed the purchase of Stanlow, the UK’s second largest refinery...
Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy

Interview

In Profile – Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy Ltd

...note? Being involved in Prax’s acquisition of Lindsey Oil Refinery and the early days post-acquisition, all whilst working remotely during COVID. Tell us your greatest fear. I don’t tend to...

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It’s a cracker for Essar

Moving the load was a complex technical operation – it took six hours to transport the head from Ellesmere Port docks to the refinery four miles away Vital to Stanlow’s...

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Petroineos GasOil and Biofuel Workshop

A workshop hosted by fuel processing giant Petroineos at its Grangemouth refinery to discuss growing concerns that red diesel is causing damage to farm machinery saw a large turnout from...

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The UK’s first purpose built oil re-refinery

Hydrodec – fully engaged in the planning, permitting and financing process for its oil re-refinery The Hydrodec Group has announced plans to develop a facility to re-refine used lubricant oils...

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Phillips 66 enters UK market

...base and an impressive portfolio of business divisions, including consumer-facing marketing and our world-class Humber Refinery,” continued Pete George. A key part of Phillips 66’s global refinery portfolio, the Humber...