Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...is difficult to justify extensive usage of any derived from agricultural crops meaning that feedstock options to scale up production are limited. New carbon neutral or carbon negative fuels may...
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A clear vision for the future of our industry
...– the latest in a series of publications from UKPIA – seeks to provide a clear vision for the industry’s future. UKPIA members include key industry players – BP, Essar,...
News
Aston University to train UK’s next-gen decarbonisation experts
Aston University will be training the UK’s next generation of green scientists, thanks to a huge injection of funding. A consortium led by the University, is to receive almost £11million...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...call The invasion of Ukraine by Russia galvanised the developed countries, through the auspices of the IEA, into concerted action to safeguard oil supplies; this response was prompted by recognition...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
We are living through a time that has heralded much change and, before considering the future evolution and shape of the UK downstream oil sector, we will remind ourselves of...
News
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...
News
US$40M investment supports Velocys’ SAF ambition
...aviation is a critical climate challenge given the 800 megatonne annual carbon footprint from airline travel. Velocys, already backed by a £27m UK government grant, expects demand for sustainable aviation...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – time to reflect
As we head into autumn and the last vestiges of summer are behind us (yes, I hear you, what summer?), in this column, I reflect on what UKIFDA has on...
News
Joining in the festive fun
...there’s another beak to feed…. Eric is the creation of automotive products manager Adrian Hill, who has composed catchy Christmas songs and videos about the escapee turkey for the past five festive...
News
Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk
...about the company after its introduction to the UK market earlier this year. It was a whirlwind journey around the UK, designed to allow as many customers to attend as...
Case Study
The benefits of tank telemetry implementation
...Magnus Team. They are very open, supportive and quick to respond to our feedback. Most importantly, we can now say to our customers: “You will never run out of oil...
News
Touchstar wins substantial Certas Energy fleet upgrade order
...partnership The detailed solution was based on feedback and guidance from Chris La Banca, IT Business support manager, Stephan Birtwistle, CODAS Application & Systems manager, and Nathan Broad, IT director at Certas Energy...
Analysis
Products and services for developing fuel depots
...industry. “The material has a BBA durability of 120 years for erosion control solutions,” says Blake Williamson, the company’s technical sales representative South East (UK). “It’s faster and easier to...
News
Essar invests £360 million in Stanlow carbon capture facility
...carbon hydrogen production hub in the UK, as part of the HyNet cluster (www.hynet.co.uk). This will produce (in its initial phases) 1GW of hydrogen (the equivalent energy use of a...
News
Excitement builds for UKIFDA EXPO 2021
...customers too.” UKIFDA EXPO organiser the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association has confirmed what several of this this year’s exhibitors intend to promote to delegates during the event. UKIFDA...
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Liquid storage expansion plans for UM Terminals’ new MD
One of the UK’s leading bulk liquid storage specialists has announced a new interim managing director. Vic Brodrick steps up to the role at Liverpool-headquartered UM Terminals, which he will...
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Essar chooses final tech partner for carbon capture facility
...securing UK energy security and resilience. With the selection of Elessent Clean Technologies, Essar Oil UK has onboarded all its key technology partners and the development of the basic engineering...
Insight
Climate Challenge: Action is imperative
...that the greatest absolute increase in heat days will hit African nations. However, the largest relative change will occur in European countries, with the UK ranking second. It is not...