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The UK’s first purpose built oil re-refinery
Hydrodec – fully engaged in the planning, permitting and financing process for its oil re-refinery The Hydrodec Group has announced plans to develop a facility to re-refine used lubricant oils...
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UK’s first refinery-based hydrogen furnace arrives at Essar Stanlow
After an incredible journey by sea and road that caught the eye of the world’s media, Essar Oil UK has taken delivery of the first-ever hydrogen-powered furnace at a refinery...
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A year in the wholesale markets
...Esso and the Nisa convenience brand.” Greenergy acquired the former Petroplus refinery on Teesside (now named Greenergy North Tees) in July 2012 and began supplying from the site soon after....
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Essar ‘strong performance’ update supports energy transition
...Transitioning to a low carbon future Essar continues to deliver on its transition strategy with the aim of Stanlow becoming the UK’s first low-carbon refinery: ‘This stronger balance sheet also...
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Important milestone for joint venture
...cleared and the remaining refinery demolition due to completed in 2016, the partners determined that this is right time to proceed with the sale of excess refinery land. www.thamesenterprisepark.co.uk www.greenergy.com...
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Products and markets
The majority of Petroineos’ customers are based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. BP, Grangemouth’s former owner, remains its biggest customer Particularly strong in middle distillates, the refinery’s product...
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Coryton assets to be sold to joint venture
...are managing the safe closure of the refinery. The sale follows a five month exercise to explore all the options for the refinery. As stated by the administrators in May,...
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Petroplus administrators reveal scale of Coryton’s financial woes
...the Coryton refinery. The report provides creditors with a detailed description of progress that has been made in the six months since the appointment of the administrators. Trading losses from...
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Robust financial performance
Essar has invested over $850 million since acquiring Stanlow in July 2011 Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has reported robust financial results for the...
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A vertically challenged market
...infrastructure, enabling product movements from refinery to market place. Common to all these companies was vertical integration – particularly obvious in the UK’s refinery network and inland market presence with...
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Essar and Progressive Energy join forces in low carbon venture
...at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire, for use across the HyNet region. It will provide Essar Oil UK with low carbon hydrogen to decarbonise its own energy demand in addition...
Opinion
Unite Grangemouth survival plan calls for transition to biofuels hub
...which represents the workforce at Grangemouth, has written to energy secretary Ed Miliband demanding action on Grangemouth. In September, Grangemouth owners Petroineos announced its intention to close the only refinery...
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What price oil? Q2 2025 in review
...jet fuel production capacity at its Castellon refinery in Spain, amid weak market growth. On 22nd April, the UK Trade Remedies Authority recommend continuing current anti-dumping duties on Argentinian biodiesel...
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The shipping news
...“The Humber, like most ports saw a significant reduction in bunker volumes by early 2009,” explains Nikki. During 2008 Maritime Bunkering operated two coastal tankers plus two estuarial barges. As...
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JET UK footprint continues to expand with the addition of two new sites
...at Atlas Retailers, the company behind JET Victoria Street said: “We chose JET as they provide a competitive offer, a reliable fuel supply – with access to the Humber Refinery...
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Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...included Northern Gas Networks’ Hydrogen House innovation site – where the UK’s first homes to feature 100% hydrogen gas appliances are sited – Thames Estuary, Equinor’s Hydrogen-to-Humber (H2H) Saltend project,...
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Phillips 66 and Calor mark 40 Years of strategic LPG storage at Immingham
...1986. Located at the Humber Refinery LPG Terminal, the site comprises two underground caverns mined approximately 200 metres below ground in chalk. Each cavern provides around 110,000m³ of storage capacity,...
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New chief executive for leading downstream association
...in delivering a net zero carbon UK economy.” Darren Cunningham, UKPIA President, general manager of Humber Refinery and Phillips 66 lead executive in the UK said: “We are excited for...