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Tanker market review

Analysis

Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024

...wrong side of next winter. Dave echoed the feedback around lead times, confirming that the supply of chassis and parts has improved greatly and that there are now no serious...

Insight

Refining operations

...later by the adjacent Conoco (now Phillips 66) Humber refinery facility.  Ownership became 100% vested in Total on its acquisition of Petrofina in 1999. Capacity, feedstocks and rationalisation Initial distillation...
Wood Mackenzie e-fuels report

Insight

E-fuels – the challenges and opportunities in e-fuels

...than) the captured CO2 used to produce it. Bioenergy investments have gained momentum, but concerns persist over the availability of feedstock. The food-versus-fuel debate lingers. Although primarily considered a long-term...
Future prospects for kerosene and HVO with domestic heating electrification ambitions.

Insight

Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO

...as the principal fuel for aviation, in the form of Jet A/A-1, will outlast the use of all other refined oil products as fuels (as opposed to feedstock), especially in...
MechTronic: celebrating 20 years

Interview

MechTronic: celebrating 20 years

...Wilkie (Managing Director), Simon Haigh (Operations Director) and Vicky Wild (Finance Manager and Company Secretary) who all head up our management team. “As part of our management structure, team representatives...
Adrian Curry new role at EET

News

Fuel industry people moves October 2024

...EET Fuels’ energy transition strategy, with the goal of delivering the world’s leading low carbon process refinery. He brings extensive experience as a seasoned chair, managing director, and board member...

News

Everything that a manager of people needs

...reasons why some perform well whilst others underperform. Being fully objective makes it easier to deliver feedback and to see if improvements have been made once feedback has been given....

News

Biofuels – an uncertain future

...“There’ve been setbacks for UK producers targeting the road fuel market,” explains Richard Crowhurst, managing director of market analysts Enagri. “The year started badly for Vivergo Fuels (a joint venture...

News

Reaping the benefits of integration

...customer and industry specific price lists. This provides the ability to upload cost and selling prices directly from the manufacturer. David Fairchild, WP Group managing director, said:  “We are delighted...