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Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
Volker Shultz, Essar Oil UK chief executive Essar Oil UK has reconfigured its Stanlow Refinery to increase the production of high value products and further reduce the amount of fuel...
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Cautious industry response to fuel resilience bill
...the face of global or domestic risks. Risks to supply Plans for a Resilience Bill for the sector first emerged in 2017, in the wake of the 2012 Coryton refinery...
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Slicker Recycling shortlisted for award
...75 million litres of used lubricating oil every year, is shortlisted in the ‘Circular Economy Success’ category for the successful launch of its £70 million base oil re-refinery in Denmark...
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Valero to purchase SemLogistics’ Milford Haven storage facility
...for the purchase of SemLogistics Milford Haven fuel storage facility. Situated across the Haven from Valero’s refinery at Pembroke, the facility is one of the UK’s largest petroleum products storage...
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Top distributor accolade for WP Group
...refinery, as a top Mobil lubricants distributor across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Each year ExxonMobil awards top performing distributors from around the world with ‘Elite Club’ status. Presented...
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Ministers urged to secure future oil refining capacity
...closure of the Coryton oil refinery in Essex earlier this year which cost nearly 3,000 jobs across the UK, with an adverse knock-on effect to the economy estimated to be...
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Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...few months, we’ve been receiving enquiries from dealers and resellers worried about the commitment of oil majors to the sector, refinery closures and policy changes. The market is seeing major...
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Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK
...refinery, is closely integrated in to the Qatargas2 supply chain Dragon, Milford Haven – owned jointly by BG Group and Petronas, this site was also commissioned in 2009, has total...
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Whitegate to avoid closure?
Greg Garland, chief executive of Phillips 66, has revealed that a number potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring Ireland’s only refinery, possibly saving it from closure. “We do have...
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An industry acquiring
...the successful completion of the strategic acquisition of Lindsey Oil Refinery, and its associated logistics assets in the UK, in March this year. This followed an agreement, signed in July...
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Essar – working with the community
(l-r) Sally Darlington, health and safety advisor at Essar Stanlow with John Wilson of the Liverpool Seafarers Centre and Mark Thompson, Essar’s marine manager at Stanlow Essar’s Stanlow refinery recently...
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Another energy giant expands interest in biofuels
...the world. ExxonMobil’s majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd., is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery, and ExxonMobil expanded its agreement to annually purchase up...
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Spotlight on Celtic Renewables as Project Willow champions ABE biorefining
...funded by the UK and Scottish governments following the decision by Petroineos’ to decommission its oil refinery in Grangemouth. The £1.5m report outlines a long-term vision to establish Scotland’s industrial...
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Stanlow refinery could be target of Just Stop Oil disruption
Essar has warned of ‘potentially disruptive action’ this week by a group opposed to new fossil fuel licensing and production and has said the company will be they will be...
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Excellent insight into future fuelling challenges earns Phillips 66 top marks
...covering topics including: ‘Supplying through change’, ‘Refinery of the Future’ and an Emerging Energy panel. Well-received, 86% of attendees rated the sessions ‘very satisfactory’ with the talk on ‘EV and...
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Essar expands brand and secures retailer’s fuel supply with new contract
...don’t want to sell up but can be guaranteed an income. “We feel the strength of the company – the refinery behind the lease – is a winning proposition for...
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Jardine Motors Group achieves a carbon-cutting, UK first in waste oil management
...sent through a re-refinery process supported by oil recovery specialists, Slicker Recycling. This process transforms the oil back into a high-quality base oil product which is used as a key...
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Essar announces new energy transition appointment
...West. “The task at hand is a vital one, to secure the refinery’s performance today to enable it to act as a catalyst for the levelling-up investment the region needs...