Analysis
A just transition for Grangemouth?
...TO NET ZERO CANNOT BE PAID FOR WITH WORKERS’ JOBS Fight for jobs Also highlighting the potential wider impact of the closure, UK union, Unite, which represents 500 workers at...
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BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil
...net debt rose by $6bn in the first quarter.” An industry reducing costs The job losses represent about 15% of the oil group’s 70,000 staff worldwide with the jobs due...
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Confirmed: Grangemouth, the UK’s oldest refinery, is to close in 2025
...jobs are in place. “The road to net zero cannot be paid for with workers’ jobs” – Sharon Graham, Unite “This is now the last chance for this Labour government...
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Fuel supply sector review highlights significant losses and growth in low carbon fuel projects
...the significant financial losses experienced by the sector in 2020. The refining sector alone has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 24% since 2000 and, in 2020, as was the...
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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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Moves to quell Grangemouth fears after speculation over refinery’s future
As reports surface suggesting a potential restructuring of the Grangemouth plant, the Scottish Government moves to quell growing fears over the future of hundreds of jobs as well as energy...
Analysis
Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel ones as transition drives growth
...jobs in favour of roles which they regard as more environmentally responsible. LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Green Skills Report also highlighted that demand and supply of jobs related to mitigating climate change...
News
Smart solutions
...larger oil terminals. “Not only does smartTAS increase security through controlled loading but it also helps to reduce costs by increasing efficiency and quickly identifying any losses incurred,“ said Judith....
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Topaz Energy – €20m investment programme
...(mostly associated with restructuring the group’s borrowings), pre-tax losses stood at €4.7m at the end of the period compared to losses of €13.6m for the equivalent period a year earlier....
Insight
Fuel distribution and veterans: a perfect fit
...us knowing that the job will be done well. Ex- military personnel pride themselves on doing a job well – first time! “We can think outside the box, we can...
Further Reading
Opinion
Preparing for a new oil world
...further gloomy job losses across the energy, manufacturing and travel industries including Centrica, Liberty Steel, Heathrow Airport and carriers like British Airways, it’s clear COVID-19 is having a profound impact...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
...from some key industry voices: Joby Clarke of Cobo Tankers & Services, Dave Stanley of Tankquip, Adrian Mason of Road Tankers Northern and Mark Skelton of Road Tankers Armagh. Their...
News
Energy minister in Coryton discussions
...low and there is overcapacity in the sector. If government did step in to help Coryton, this would be a short-term fix, and it could potentially lead to job losses...
Opinion
Fears for future of Stanlow oil refinery
...This project, Fulcrum NorthPoint, will create 800 direct and indirect jobs during the design, build and commissioning process and more than 100 permanent jobs during its operation. A spokesperson for...
Opinion
Unite Grangemouth survival plan calls for transition to biofuels hub
...in Scotland, with the loss of over 400 directly employed jobs, in the second quarter of 2025. The closure would also result in thousands more jobs being lost in the...
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Argent Energy in big green jobs blow
...Newarthill. Green jobs setback The union responded to the latest green jobs setback in Scotland as Argent Energy confirmed its plans to mothball its North Lanarkshire plant by the 31...
Analysis
UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation
...person doing the job that I do. This proves that age should not be a barrier to stop young people joining the fuel industry or becoming a HGV driver in...
Interview
Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...day! “Most days are challenging because of extensive traffic or finding the location of certain jobs or the tank locations, but having experience does make things easier and it’s even...