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Contractors appointed to demolish Coryton
...Demolition of the refinery is expected to take approximately two years. For more about the Coryton refinery – see also page 7 in the October 2014 issue of Fuel Oil...
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Murco confirms sale of Milford Haven refinery: 400 jobs saved
...17 countries around the world. Murphy Oil announced more than three years ago that it intended to sell its UK business, comprising the Murco filling stations and the oil refinery....
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The integrity of the UK oil supply system
...from Grangemouth refinery, supplemented by sea fed public storage terminals at Grangemouth (also fed from the refinery) and on Clydeside. Further north, the market is serviced from sea fed terminals...
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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...
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Irving Oil to acquire Whitegate
...very seriously,” added president of Irving Oil, Ian Whitcomb. Irving Oil looks forward to sharing more information on this acquisition upon the close of the purchase and sale agreement. www.irvingoil.com...
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How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...heating oil continues to be a material source of fuel/energy for heating purposes. Rationalisation of the refinery network has been pursued with particular urgency over the past five years with...
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Prax group enters North Sea market with successful acquisition of Hurricane Energy
...would have likely received from the firm’s Lancaster oilfield, and on an expedited timeframe. Growth strategy London-headquartered Prax acquired the Lindsey oil refinery at Immingham in 2021 from TotalEnergies and...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has welcomed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding towards hydrogen projects at Essar’s Stanlow oil refinery and a renewable hydrogen...
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Stanlow’s strong performance
Reducing production of lower margin products such as fuel oil and naphtha, Essar’s Stanlow refinery has increased the yield of high margin products such as gasoline and middle distillates Essar...
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EET announces the launches Europe’s first hydrogen-fuelled power plant
...of power for the refinery operations. The plant is integral to the decarbonisation of operations at EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery, which plans to cut total emissions by 95% by 2030,...
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Phillips 66 roots for local SSAFA division with £1k donation
...of the Royal Anglian Regiment, who is a staff member at the refinery. Explaining why he put forward SSAFA for the generous donation, refinery operator Ken said: “From a simple...
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Moves to quell Grangemouth fears after speculation over refinery’s future
...on “future-proofing” Grangemouth, site of Scotland’s only oil refinery, amid fears for the future of hundreds of jobs. Whilst saying that it would not be appropriate to comment on “media...
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Effective plant asset maintenance crucial to preventing further UK refinery shutdowns
...energy transition. Scotland’s only oil refinery, Grangemouth, is set to close due to global market pressures, including declining demand and environmental regulations, and an inability to compete with more modern,...
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New refinery manager for ExxonMobil Fawley
...recently Australia and New Zealand, where he was Refinery Manager, and replaces Simon Downing who has retired after more than 35 years with the company, including four as Fawley Refinery...
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UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...public authorities, with these sales playing a key role in optimising refinery products balances. For several of these players, especially BP, Shell, Texaco and Total, value chain integration, from refinery...
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Wincanton renews Total contract
...two companies – means that Wincanton will continue to manage Total’s maintenance warehouse facility at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire. Under the terms of the agreement Wincanton retains responsibility...
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ABB wins major project to relocate refinery
Having ceased production in November 2014, approximately 60% of Milford Haven’s refinery’s process units will be dismantled and rebuilt at an existing facility located outside the UK. Site relocation is...
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Essar Oil UK rebrands on route to become first low carbon process UK refinery
Essar Oil UK has become EET Fuels, as it delivers on its plan to become the UK’s first low carbon process refinery, setting the global benchmark for lower emitting refineries...