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Regeneration at Coryton
...to London Gateway and Thames Oilport. Part of the old refinery catalytic cracking unit, the chimney and distillation columns have stood idle since the refinery closed in 2012 following the...
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Thin cover for winter?
...b/d refinery in Lysekil, Sweden, closed last month for six weeks of scheduled maintenance. Also on the docket for autumn works are Exxon’s 246,000 b/d refinery in Antwerp and unspecified...
Insight
Ireland’s downstream oil infrastructure
The 22nd September 1959 was a red letter day in the annals of Irish refining, with the official inauguration of the country’s only refinery at Whitegate, near Cork city. Jointly...
Analysis
Government urged to listen to constituent concerns over home heat decarbonisation choices
...are concerned about the prospect of the Government not giving people a choice about the best way to decarbonise their home heating. All councillors polled in Yorkshire and Humber, irrespective...
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Delivering SAF at scale: a sector investing in future production
...the early projects, Phillips 66 Humber Refinery near Immingham is producing thousands of tonnes of SAF that are powering British Airways flights. The SAF is produced from sustainable waste cooking...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
...Gigastack project which involves the Humber refinery. ESSAR Funding of £13 million has been awarded to the HyNet consortium, of which Essar Oil UK is a member. Plans include the...
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EET Fuels appoints FEED partner for Stanlow fuel switching project
...of Essar Oil UK, plans to create the world’s leading low carbon process refinery, by switching to hydrogen fuel, and Wood has been appointed to coordinate final designs of the...
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Essar selects tech partner for Stanlow carbon capture facility
...towards Essar Oil UK’s $1.2 billion investment in decarbonising the refinery by reducing around 2 million tons of CO2 (95%) emissions, making it the world’s first low carbon refinery and...
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Phillips 66 pledges support for young people
Phillips 66’s Humber Refinery is the latest local business to champion the borough’s young people, by becoming a Founder Patron of Horizon Youth Zone. As a Founder Patron, Phillips 66...
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Hertel helps Phillips 66 refinery in Humberside
Hertel staff celebrate six years of safety Six years of safe working have been achieved by maintenance and services provider, Hertel, at the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Humberside. The...
Opinion
Grangemouth plans result in calls for urgent government action
Grangemouth’s future in focus as stakeholders demand clarity and commitment The publication of Project Willow – a government-backed roadmap to transform Scotland’s Grangemouth oil refinery into a low-carbon industrial hub...
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Strengths and weaknesses of Scotland’s Grangemouth refinery
...infrastructure such as pipe tracks, jetties and tank farms at the 90-year old refinery. “We value the refinery. In order to maintain the value we invest every year in the...
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Contractors appointed to demolish Coryton
Thames Enterprise Park has taken a major step towards the economic development of the site of the former Coryton Refinery with the appointment of contractors to demolish the redundant refinery...
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Murco confirms sale of Milford Haven refinery: 400 jobs saved
...has signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets to Klesch Refinery. The price of the deal was not disclosed. It added that a separate transaction...
Interview
Stanlow Terminals: a sustainable energy hub for the future
...company in December 2019, Stanlow Terminals Ltd is now the largest independent bulk liquid storage facility in the UK, supporting not just the refinery but also third-party customers. The new...
Insight
A critical role for Stanlow
A key source of supply – the Stanlow refinery – supplies approximately 15% of the Uk’s transport fuel requirements It also has 1.8 million metric tonnes (mt) of catalytic reforming...
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Go ahead for Valero’s CHP unit
...Valero will provide power for the refinery, as well as supplement the refinery’s steam demand, and is the first project of its kind to receive planning permission as a Development...
Opinion
CCUS: why the UK needs it for net zero
...in the Humber region. Another emerging technology is Direct Air Capture (DAC) which directly takes CO2 from air. Twenty-seven DAC plants have been commissioned worldwide, mainly in the USA. Additionally,...