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Joining in the festive fun
...there’s another beak to feed…. Eric is the creation of automotive products manager Adrian Hill, who has composed catchy Christmas songs and videos about the escapee turkey for the past five festive...
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Essar invests £360 million in Stanlow carbon capture facility
...consortium Developing green fuels (including SAF) Establishing the UK’s largest biofuels storage facility through Stanlow Terminals Limited. Essar will achieve its decarbonisation targets through a combination of incremental (energy efficiency...
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Liquid storage expansion plans for UM Terminals’ new MD
...oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels and base oils. The bulk liquid specialist currently has a capacity of over 300,000 cubic metres of storage, but the plan...
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Essar chooses final tech partner for carbon capture facility
...million tons of CO2. Hydrogen fuel switching involves switching from natural gas and other refinery fuel sources to hydrogen as a fuel, resulting in an annual reduction of ~1 million...
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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...
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Driver awareness increases demand for hand protection
...survey of 2,000 drivers throughout the UK showed that concerns over health and the potential transmission of Covid-19 at the fuel pump have led to a change in motorists’ forecourt...
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Strengths and weaknesses of Scotland’s Grangemouth refinery
...biggest deals seen in the UK for some time. Gordon Grant, PetroIneos CEO, services and infrastructure “The Chinese wanted a European trading presence whilst we wanted fuel supply stability for...
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Phillips 66 Humber refinery innovation in sustainable aviation fuel receives accolade
...special award for outstanding achievement,” Haviland said. Investing in advanced fuels The Humber-based refinery is the first in the UK to produce SAF at scale, which is currently being supplied...
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Net Zero report – FPS and OFTEC respond
...phased migration of oil-using homes across the UK from kerosene to 100% low carbon biofuel. “Following careful analysis of decarbonisation pathways utilising biofuels, OFTEC confidently believes our sector can contribute...
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Phillips 66: Humber Refinery
...will surprise many. The UK’s road fleet is becoming increasingly diverse as electric vehicle (EV) demand accelerates and new and potentially revolutionary technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, emerge,...
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University scientists to tackle the challenges of converting rice straw to biofuel
...relies on sugar crops such as sugarcane and sugar beet, which raises concerns about the competition between growing crops for food or fuel. However, plant dry matter such as rice...
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The case for a UK CSO agency
...which the UK has a reciprocal arrangement. Recent developments In 2010 UKPIA and the Downstream Fuel Association commissioned Deloittes to develop a business model (operation, structure, governance, funding, etc.) to...
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A Day in the Life with Ryan Creaser
Welcome to our feature where people from many different roles in this industry will take you through a typical day in their working life. This month, Fuel Oil News speaks...
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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...
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Certas Energy reopens vital bunkering facility
...said Andrew Goodwin, sales and operations manager. “The first was opened at Harefield in Middlesex in January and now Northampton in February. Our plans don’t stop here. Expanding our fuel cards...
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Award for Pullman Fleet Services
(l-r) Simon Elliott, MAN UK managing director, Glyn Moores and Ian Broomhead from Pullman Fleet Services, and Mark Binns, managing director, HOYER Petrolog UK Ellesmere Port-based Pullman Fleet Services (PFS)...
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What price oil? 2022 in review
...December. Ukraine crisis dominates 2022 was overshadowed by the devastating invasion of Ukraine by Russia. President Putin has exposed himself for what he is, an evil dictator. He has sealed...
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Driving safety forward: inside the NWF Fuels Safety Cup
Safety is an essential requirement in fuel distribution. But how do you take something as critical as safe driving and make it engaging, motivational, and even fun? NWF Fuels may...