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Lewis Tankers wins biofuel transport contract

Lewis Tankers has won a two-year contract from PetroIneos Fuels to transport biofuel (‘denatured’ bioethanol) by road from bulk storage tanks located in the Grangemouth Docks to the company’s fuel...

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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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Oil pipeline repair could take up to four weeks 

Having acquired the 450,000 barrels per day Forties Pipeline System (FPS) on 31st October, INEOS discovered a small hairline crack in the pipe at Red Moss near Netherley, just south of Aberdeen during a recent routine inspection.  On Monday (18th) INEOS...

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Lewis Tankers wins new biofuels contract

PetroIneos Fuels has awarded a two-year contract to Lewis Tankers to transport biofuel from its bulk storage tanks in Grangemouth Docks to its fuel terminal at the Grangemouth refinery. The...

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UK government guarantees Grangemouth upgrade loan

The UK will guarantee a 230-million-pound ($394 million) loan for an upgrade of Ineos AG’s petrochemical plant at Grangemouth in Scotland, protecting jobs ahead of September’s independence referendum. The loan guarantee...

Analysis

Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation

...COP26. The UK Hydrogen Roadshow was a partnership between Wrightbus, hydrogen distribution firm, Ryze Hydrogen and hydrogen production company, INEOS, through its subsidiary, INOVYN. Along the way the bus refuelled...
Grangemouth march for jobs

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Grangemouth workforce Unite over government proposals

...22 February.  The survey strongly indicates that the workforce believes there has been a collective failure to support them following the announcement by Petroineos in November last year to begin transitioning its Grangemouth...

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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...Esso (Belfast), Texaco (Carrickfergus) and Shell (Londonderry) SCOTLAND Around 70% of requirements are sourced from Petroineos’ Grangemouth refinery (formerly BP) with other points being the adjacent NuStar terminal and another...

Analysis

BP – making a wholesale commitment

...advantage of others divestments in UK downstream. Our strong supply chain and import locations give us a competitive advantage. Having sold its last UK refinery to Petrochina/INEOS where does BP...
Ken Cronin

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?

...will not be ready until 2032.  A risk too far In our own industry we are facing similar issues. Petroineos has announced the closure of the Grangemouth refinery and plans...