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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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Analysis
What price oil? Q2 2025 in review
...Day’ tariffs and the implementation, by OPEC, of three substantial increases in production quotas. As any novice economist will know; lower demand and increasing supply will lead to lower prices....
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Essar appoints new director to communicate low carbon vision
...for the transformation of the business to a low carbon future. Michelle brings over 20 years of experience in delivering value, and managing risk, in challenging regulatory and political environments. ...
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Essar announces new energy transition appointment
...key time for Essar as it delivers on its investment plans of transitioning to be amongst the first low carbon refineries globally, Tony’s appointment will support the delivery of Essar...
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Zemo partners with the FIA to deliver certified sustainable fuel for Formula 1 from 2026
...the FIA to provide robust assurance of the deployment of sustainable, low carbon fuels in motor sport. The scheme is designed to further encourage the deployment of low carbon fuels...
Opinion
Northern Ireland Government warned over heating sector decarbonisation plans
...efficiency measures like loft insulation, and low cost, low carbon solutions like HVO. A one size fits all approach must be avoided at all costs. For more information, visit: www.oftec.org/...
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Phillips 66 Humber refinery innovation in sustainable aviation fuel receives accolade
...carbon emissions. “There is so much to talk about in terms of our current projects, including Humber Zero, incorporating carbon capture technology and the Gigastack renewable hydrogen project as we...
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A stepping stone or an underwhelming plan to reach net zero? Industry responds to new energy plan
...can implement to accelerate a cost-effective, balanced transition to a lower carbon economy through clean and sustainable technologies whilst acknowledging the role hydrocarbons still have to play in our energy...
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New CSS figures reveal the extent of hydrogen wastage across the UK
...of low carbon hydrogen from waste materials stops it reaching landfill and creates a fuel that has very low greenhouse gas by-products. Paul Willacy, CCS’ managing director, said: “Hydrogen is...
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Carbon capture project emerges from Humber refineries
...Zero. A multi-million pound carbon capture and hydrogen project on the South Humber Bank, Humber Zero will decarbonise eight million tonnes per annum of CO2 emissions, with the potential to...
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Wood to support completion of landmark net zero Teesside project
...nearby carbon capture projects. NZT Power is forecasted to generate up to 742 megawatts of low carbon power, equivalent to the annual average electricity requirements of around 1 million homes...
Interview
Industry voice – Rupert Turner MD UK Marketing Phillips 66
...as potential feedstocks for lower carbon liquid fuels. With increasing demand for used cooking oil (UCO) we are able to research other options such as tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO), where...
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Vulnerable rural households hit by discrepancies
...hard to treat rural properties. Our proposed low carbon liquid fuel would provide an easy to implement alternative to kerosene which wouldn’t rely on improved insulation to deliver substantial carbon...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes investments in hydrogen
...important part of the refining process, use of low carbon hydrogen would result in significant reductions of emissions at the refinery and, therefore, across the lifecycle of all of its...
Opinion
Distributor urges UK Government to follow Irish lead on heat obligation, as Cornish trial delivers huge carbon savings.
...an alternative approach to solving the rural decarbonisation challenge, Mitchell & Webber has helped save more than 423 tonnes of carbon emissions in Kehelland, since 2020, by introducing HVO (hydrotreated...
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Low carbon liquid fuel – centre stage at this month’s OFTEC conference
...unveiling the results of its independent research into how oil-heated homes can best transition to a low-to-zero carbon heating solution and reduce their overall emissions. The unveiling will take...
Opinion
OFTEC and UKIFDA response to the British Energy Security Strategy
“The government must urgently revisit the Energy Strategy, focusing more attention on measures to help households reduce their energy usage now, and on supporting cost-effective and practical low carbon energy...
Opinion
Net zero logistics progress, but energy planning essential to avoid future demand shocks
...tailpipe emission technology or low carbon fuels. However, with the amount of power required to electrify the UK’s road freight vehicles estimated to be 32 TWh (terawatt hours) – substantially...