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Thames Oilport completes first phase of development
...“Everyone here is delighted to have oil back on the site at last,” said Chris Brookhouse, chief executive of Thames Oilport who joined Greenergy in January 2105 as director of...
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Stanlow – new long term working capital funding facilities
...Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port. The Inventory Monetisation arrangement with J. Aron & Company covers the supply of crude oil to Stanlow and replaces a similar agreement with Barclays...
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Clever chemistry fuels business
...forward Having set out to develop a ‘robust and flexible business model around low grade waste vegetable oils’, RGM Fuels (see page 6 Fuel Oil News July) is now in...
Interview
Stanlow Terminals: a sustainable energy hub for the future
Following on from the interview with Essar Oil UK in the September issue of Fuel Oil News, Claudia Weeks, content writer for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Michael Gaynon, CEO...
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Thames Oilport – diesel and gasoil supply commences
...diesel and heating oil at Thames Oilport, giving it a new and strategically important supply location in the south east of England. The opening of road loading facilities is another...
Opinion
In the light of the Purvin & Gertz report discussed in FON’s July issue, are you worried about the UK’s refining resilience?
...the recent Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry: UK Oil Refining recognised the importance of oil products and UK refining to the UK’s economy. The report supported many of the...
News
London launch for Eleven Recruitment
...Smith explained the reasons behind the new name and the new look. See here. “In addition to its strong oil focus, Oil Recruitment has actually covered non-oil sectors for most...
Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
Weybridge-based Prax Petroleum has been in existence for 10 years. In less than a decade, the company has risen to become one of the largest independent oil importers and suppliers...
Opinion
Consequences of IMO 2020
January 2020 saw a new limit on the sulphur content in the fuel oil used on board ships come into force, marking a significant milestone to improve air quality, preserve...
Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...every year but ensuring a consistent supply poses a problem. Last year, poor weather and increased demand for heating oil gave distributors a double whammy – it really was the...
News
Super growth for State Oil
Members of the State Oil team attended the event which took place at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge The State Oil Group – parent of Harvest Energy and Prax Petroleum –...
News
Can oil hold its market share?
...domestic and 250,000 commercial oil users, we will not roll over,” he added. “We’re reasserting oil in the marketplace. To this end, we’re working with members and oil distributors to...
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Introducing the United Oils
Gulf Oil’s vice president international, Frank Rutten was joined at the event by Arthur Liu, managing director of Gulf Oil China, Manchester United’s commercial director Jamie Reigle together with a...
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Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...May issue, we spoke with fuel oil suppliers, wholesalers and distributors, as well as suppliers of technologies to find out what has been most recently adopted throughout the supply chain...
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Biofuels – an uncertain future
...used cooking oil and algae With concerns over the rising prices, profitability and sustainability of turning virgin vegetable oils into biodiesel, producers are looking to maximise access to lower cost...
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Oil prices fuel record financial performance for J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd
...achieve record profits. “Rix Petroleum was helped by an increase in the price of crude oil, which stabilised during 2022 as market turmoil created by the war in Ukraine began...
Opinion
Record profits for big energy companies increase calls for environmental legislation
...wrong incentives Caroline Dennett, safety consultant, believes there is no incentive for Big Oil to contribute to climate and pollution solutions: “Certainly in the UK, the oil and gas majors...
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Stanlow refinery could be target of Just Stop Oil disruption
...disruption in the area around the site as part of a protest against the oil sector. The group, who calls itself ‘Just Stop Oil’, is ‘a coalition of groups working...