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Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
...ExxonMobil in the Solent Cluster in the South to Petroineos in the Acorn Cluster in Scotland with projects like HyNet North West and Net Zero Humber and Teesside in between....
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Interview
Dedication to customer service delivers industry success for WCF Fuels
...Humberside, Northumberland, Lancashire, and Cumbria. WCF Fuels comprises four independent fuel brands: Allan Stobart’s, WCF Chandlers, WCF Fuels North East, and WCF Fuels North West. The team have recently been...
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Hydrogen Strategy: Ongoing developments
...Humber region, source of the UK’s largest industrial emissions. Other measures supporting the strategy outlining a ‘twin track’ approach to supporting multiple technologies including ‘green’ (electrolytic) and ‘blue’ (carbon capture-enabled)...
News
Record results for Essar
Major initiatives at Essar’s Stanlow refinery have seen a hydrocarbon margin improvement of +$3/bbl in the last four years, taking its margin to + $5/bbl compared to the North West...
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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...
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Approval granted for construction of Teesworks SAF refinery
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has approved the plans for Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited’s Carbonshift PtL SAF refinery project at Teesworks. The approval is a critical step in the...
Interview
In Profile: Luc Smets
Speaking of his family, recent achievements and a love of chocolate, we chat with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery to discover more about the man behind...
News
Essar delivers direct to Emirates
...the world’s largest passenger jet. Essar’s Stanlow refinery, which produces 16% of the UK’s road transport fuel demand, manufactures over two billion litres of jet fuel each year and plays...
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Essar agrees landmark aviation fuel supply deal with Liverpool airport
Hot on the heels of its recent announcement of domestic sales volumes ‘significantly ahead of forecast’, Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port,...
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Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand
...oils at refineries fell by 9.2% when compared to the previous year. The closure of the Coryton refinery was a contributory factor, having previously accounted for around 10% of the...
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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...
Opinion
Transitioning from oil to renewables – cost or investment?
We hear from Neste after a decade of transitioning from a regional oil refinery to a global leader in renewable solutions to see if the investment is paying off. Neste’s...
News
Building a retail network at Essar
...been agreed and these will be rolled out over the coming months. This is the first time the company, which owns and operates the Stanlow oil refinery, has supplied product...
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Committed to the growth of the UK’s oil and gas economy
Essar Oil UK continues to invest at Stanlow and has expanded its UK retail network to 46 sites Essar Oil (UK), which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has announced...
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Slicker shortlisted for waste oil recycling
...launched a £70 million base oil re-refinery in Denmark, last July, as part of a joint venture with its German partner, Avista AG. Through the Danish facility, used lubricating oils...
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Another generous donation from Valero Pembroke refinery employees
...2019 Valero Operations Shift workers at the Pembroke refinery have donated another £25,000 to charity. The previous generosity of this Valero team was reported in Fuel Oils News’ June issue,...
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Stanlow – new long term working capital funding facilities
Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow refinery, which has reported ‘strong results and healthy financials’ produces approximately 15% of UK transport fuels, including three billion litres of petrol, 3.5 billion litres of...
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EET Fuels secures £500m funding on the back of its decarbonisation strategy
The Stanlow refinery owner says the fund shows that the market is confident in its ability to “perform for today and deliver for tomorrow”, and will enable EET Fuels to...