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Risk reduction for domestic customers
...required throughout the year. Trials, feedback and going live “Before going live we wanted to be sure that the back end system could cope. The trial also gave us the...
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The evolution of the UK biofuels sector
...1,696 % of ground transport fuels 2.59 3.25 3.40 3.70 2.92 3.65 3.71 Sources and feed stocks The *Department for Transport’s RTFO reporting process tracks compliance by obligated suppliers. Apart...
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Phillips 66 powers ahead and scores a hit with customers
Phillips 66 has shared customer feedback from its biennial conference ‘Power Ahead’ – which took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Held from 1-3 October, more than 200 attendees from the retail,...
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EET Fuels appoints FEED partner for Stanlow fuel switching project
...design (FEED) stage. The completion of this stage will enable EET Fuels to take final investment decision (FID) on the project – expected in 2025. EET Fuels, the trading name...
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ESL Fuels: working with customers to deliver sustainable fuel solutions
...at Ellesmere Port, where the focus was on developing new technologies to process waste and residual feedstocks. By 2021, we were ready to launch a range of renewable fuels, returning...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sustainable aviation fuel from sewage producer Firefly secures £5m Wizz Air investment
...a pioneer in renewable fuels, has the potential to deliver a new feedstock pathway. The project encompasses engineering design and construction of a demonstrator plant, capable of generating the quantities...
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Honeywell technology to be used by BP to increase its worldwide SAF production
...bp with a fast-to-market, capital, and cost-efficient solution to increase the company’s SAF production from renewable feeds helping to achieve its aim to supply 20% of the SAF market globally...
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February 2016 update
...feed, heat and transport. And if demand is looking a little more patchy, it is still growing – and most definitely growing in China. OK, the Chinese Stock Market seems...
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A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...(vs. around 6% in 1990). Certas Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dublin based FTSE100 company, DCC, which entered the market in 2001 by buying BP equity distributor, Scottish...
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Tech company of the year
...feedback as to how the platform looks and works, and of course where it didn’t work, has enabled us to create a product that has been acknowledged for its uniqueness...
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WCF Fuels – A brief encounter
...with them in the office. It’s very much a localised industry and as a result, we get to know our customers well. We get lots of indirect, positive customer feedback...
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Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...effluent which then feeds into a bioreactor tank for treatment before being discharged into the Humber under an environmental permit. The West terminal, which has a similar system in place,...
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Taking a different approach
...they’re also buying lesser quantities. On top of that, oil is less attractive for heating and gas is making significant inroads.” FON asked distributors what they were doing to tackle...
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Embracing change over 50 years
...was a travelling salesman working for an animal feed company. Wishing to be self-employed, he spotted an opportunity to enter the emerging oil market with an offering more tailored to...
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Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
...day Chris talks us through his day at work: “I have been at Darch Oil for the last 19 years! On a typical day, I wake up around 5:15am, feed...