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Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
Volker Shultz, Essar Oil UK chief executive Essar Oil UK has reconfigured its Stanlow Refinery to increase the production of high value products and further reduce the amount of fuel...
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Stanlow – new long term working capital funding facilities
...Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port. The Inventory Monetisation arrangement with J. Aron & Company covers the supply of crude oil to Stanlow and replaces a similar agreement with Barclays...
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Stanlow – a winner in the 2014 RoSPA safety awards
Essar Oil UK received the gold award for 2014 and the order of distinction for 18 consecutive gold awards at its Stanlow manufacturing complex. Delighted to be recognised for Essar...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q2 2025
...declined to 14-month lows due to a trade war between the two nations following the introduction of import tariffs on many US trade partners at the start of April. Global...
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Crude oil supply – Essar enters new arrangement
...the inventories of crude oil and petroleum products at Stanlow and will supply crude to the refinery in line with its requirements. The new arrangements allow Essar Oil UK to...
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Certas opens UK’s first dedicated HVO-only bunker at Tyseley Energy Park
...access to renewable HVO for HGV fleets and marks a significant step in scaling low-carbon liquid fuel infrastructure for road transport. Unveiled to industry at the Motor Transport Decarbonisation Summit...
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New report highlights Scotland’s strengths in clean hydrogen
...contributor to a green hydrogen facility; hence an ideal site would have a source of low-carbon, low-cost electricity with capacities greater than 500MW. The Scottish Hydrogen Assessment estimates that 126...
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Volatile grounds: How geopolitical crises shape oil price fluctuations
...their fuel spend. At one point in early May, there even looked to be the possibility of a full price rout, with crude falling to a 4-year low of $61...
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Oil heating stays ahead of the game
In 2014, OFTEC helped secure a major win for the industry, challenging an EU standard which would have required oil heating appliances to meet NOx levels as low as 92mg/kWh...
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Budget cuts electricity bills but sparks debate over heating policy, fuel duty and EV taxation
...associated with other low-carbon technologies. Fuel duty rise ends 15 years of freezes Fuel duty will increase for the first time since 2011, with the Chancellor confirming the reversal of...
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Fossil fuel fundamentalists vs. clean energy enthusiasts – will energy policy impact the U.S. election?
...IRA sought to turbo charge low-carbon energy development through the use of hefty subsidy for green technologies. Trump has called this legislation the “Green New Scam”, which plays well to...
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Virgin Atlantic Flight100 – a flying start for future fuels
...is committed to net zero by 2050. Apart from SAF, what else is Virgin Atlantic investing in to reduce carbon emissions? There are two levers for in-sector carbon reductions in...
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Your NRG supplies renewable fuel for vehicle fleet transition at East Midlands Airport
East Midlands Airport has taken a major step towards further cutting its carbon footprint, thanks to Your NRG’s renewable HVO Fuel. The conversion is fleet-wide and includes airfield operations vehicles,...
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OFTEC calls on new government to be ‘more realistic’
OFTEC is calling for a ‘more joined-up carbon reduction and energy policy’ which still includes renewable technology incentives but also offers ‘more affordable measures such as a boiler scrappage scheme’...
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HVO slashes carbon emissions and adds unexpected business benefits
The introduction of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) vehicles to its fleet has helped a leading heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier significantly reduce its carbon footprint as well as...
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In 10th year Craggs looks to greener future
...allow us to offer new initiatives to our commercial and residential oil customers. “As the energy landscape is continuously changing, a large focus moving forward will be to support our...
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TOTY Runner UP: WP Group – ‘tankers that symbolise who we are’
...the fuel and access a HVO carbon savings calculator. This design is carried across to the back of the tanker, which reinforces the message of the carbon emissions savings that...
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Ireland alliance continues push for broader decarbonisation approach with key appointment
...the introduction of new and advanced renewable liquid fuels which can help deliver zero carbon heating and make carbon neutrality a reality. A crucial time With over 25 years of...