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BP’s new ambition
...carbon in BP’s oil and gas production on an absolute basis by 2050 or sooner. 50% cut in the carbon intensity of products BP sells by 2050 or sooner. Install...
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Budget confirms North Sea exploration crackdown but falls short on UK refining and transition support
...CBAM, windfall taxation and support for workers – will determine whether the UK’s downstream and upstream sectors can adapt successfully to the demands of a lower-carbon future. Image from stock....
Insight
Can Northern Ireland lead the way for sustainable liquid fuels?
...all departments, this is a huge challenge for our Assembly. While policymakers’ attention is rightly focused on transitioning household heating to low carbon fuel sources, the industry’s focus is on...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...is currently a disparity when the fuels are used for home heating. It cannot be right that the tax system currently penalises the use of low carbon renewable liquid fuels...
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Over 100 companies add signatures of support to industry letter to Secretary of State
...alternative plans to achieve the carbon savings earmarked in the carbon budgets. The report highlights “…confusing and inconsistent messaging and actions…” and “…it creates widespread uncertainty for consumers, investors and...
Opinion
E10 to fuel UK’s journey to net zero
...low carbon liquid fuels and electric vehicle technologies, as well as maintaining its leading role as a hub for sustainable aviation fuels. We look forward to working with government to...
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New COO for leading chemical trade association
...chemical supply chain on a global stage.” Carbon management innovation Alastair, a Chartered Chemist (CChem), is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), having been recognised for...
Opinion
UKPIA responds to announcement on combustion engine vehicles
...be in use for some time to come, it is important to deploy low carbon liquid fuels, like biofuels, into the fuel mix sooner as they offer significant carbon emissions...
Opinion
FIUK says government is ‘sleepwalking’ into greater energy dependence
...fuels for the long term and ensure we can continue producing some of the lowest carbon fuels in Europe. But that requires a policy environment that backs British industry. A...
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Oil heating more compatible with off-grid homes
Jeremy Hawksley, OFTEC director general The proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is unlikely to tackle the problem of carbon emissions from rural homes, according to OFTEC. In a written response...
Opinion
UK HFCA urges Government to act now on nuclear-enabled hydrogen
...for Nuclear Enabled Hydrogen in Delivering Net Zero’, the valuable attributes of NEH are outlined – including that it is zero carbon, has low-cost energy input, is large scale and...
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Centrica and Ryze join forces to kickstart UK hydrogen development
...A valuable component of decarbonisation William Mezzullo, Centrica’s Head of Hydrogen, said: “Low carbon hydrogen will play a major role in decarbonising our energy systems. It enables the increased use...
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IFC Inflow launches modular access system for industrial sites
IFC Inflow has launched MAS-Lite, a lightweight modular access system designed to provide safer access over, onto and around fixed obstacles in industrial and process environments. Developed for applications where...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...for furnace fuel: Solvent yellow 124 Accutrace S10 n-butyl phenyl ether (Accutrace Plus) Quinizarin Colouring substance (red dye) 2. Kerosene and kerosene bioblend Solvent yellow 124 Accutrace S10 n-butyl phenyl...
Opinion
Fears for future of Stanlow oil refinery
...with Essar and Progressive Energy, developers of HyNet North West, joining forces in a venture to produce low carbon hydrogen at the Ellesmere port refinery. The hydrogen will be manufactured...
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Stanlow Terminals receives Freeport grant to advance CO₂ import terminal study
...carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) market, particularly for emitters located outside existing pipeline clusters. NPT is intended to increase system resilience and offer flexible, lower-cost transport options by allowing...
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Record results for Essar
Major initiatives at Essar’s Stanlow refinery have seen a hydrocarbon margin improvement of +$3/bbl in the last four years, taking its margin to + $5/bbl compared to the North West...
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Major investment at Stanlow
This further investment at Stanlow ‘demonstrates Essar’s commitment to remain invested in the oil and gas sector’ says Essar Oil UK’s non-executive chairman Prashant Ruia Essar Oil UK is planning...