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...
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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....
News
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...
News
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...
News
Prax group enters North Sea market with successful acquisition of Hurricane Energy
Owner of the Lindsay Oil Refinery, the Prax Group, has announced the strategic acquisition of UK-based exploration and production company, Hurricane Energy, in what it describes as ‘part of a...
News
Essar maintains RoSPA gold with exemplary safety performance
...health and safety performance at its Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port. The annual awards, organised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, are the longest-running industry awards scheme...
News
Essar Oil UK signs offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen to support decarbonisation
...plans to significantly reduce its emissions before the end of the decade, to become the UK’s first low-carbon refinery. Statement of intent Deepak Maheshwari, chief executive officer at Essar Oil...
News
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...
News
Stanlow secures government backing
A new project that forms part of Essar’s plans to decarbonise the Stanlow Refinery in North West England has secured a £7.2m grant from the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. The...
Insight
The climate emergency: a game of two halves
...discusses the implications of climate change and net- zero in the context of these regulatory frameworks including a consideration of climate change impacts on the Refinery and Fuels sector. The...
News
Stanlow refinery legacy celebrated with unique employee memento
...with pride at the EET’s Stanlow refinery. Scott Smith, Colleague Engagement Manager, explained: “Celebrating a centenary milestone with colleagues is a rare and special occasion. Stanlow is an extraordinary place...
News
Petroineos announces future-proofing Grangemouth reconfiguration plan
Petroineos has announced its proposal to reconfigure the Grangemouth refinery to meet the current and future anticipated demand for its fuels products. The reconfiguration will impact on the 637 current...
News
Essar strengthens ASDA relationship with new deal
Essar Oil UK, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has today announced a new agreement with ASDA for the supply of petrol and diesel in the Midlands. ASDA has...
News
Valero brand enters the UK fuel retail market
...with the Pembroke area. The company owns and operates the Pembroke refinery, as well as a fuel terminal at Waterston near Milford Haven, making the Ascona service stations and Pembroke...
News
Oil recycling specialist Slicker expands further with Oil Monster acquisition
...with their own carbon cutting and sustainability agenda, re-refining their waste oil back into base oil through our own re-refinery.” “We welcome everyone at Oil Monster into the Slicker family...
News
Good times for public storage
...the enhancement of our overall security and continuity of product supply; particularly now against a background of rationalisation of refinery and terminal networks. It also – Supports the growing downstream...
Opinion
Longer term impacts of coronavirus on the UK and Ireland’s oil industry
...down in an effort to protect margins – in Britain, INEOS shut down a 35,000-bpd crude unit at its 200,000 bpd Grangemouth refinery on March 17th, whilst BP shut down...
News
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...