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Goff works on new depot

Goff Petroleum has chosen Alpeco to manufacture and install a 4-arm bottom loading skid at its newly acquired oil depot in Tenterden, Kent. Ray Fowler, operations manager at Goff Petroleum,...

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New petroleum safety course

The National Skills Academy has launched a one day Petroleum Safety Training course. Aimed at contractors working at top tier COMAH petroleum sites, the course has been designed to supplement...

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Trend for forecourt closures evens out

...133.82 p/l. Total 2014 road fuel sales for the year saw a 1.77% rise from 36mn tonnes to reach 36.64mn tonnes, with diesel sales once again outperforming petrol. Retail petrol...

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Definitely above Par

Earlier this year, Par Petroleum took the FPS Depot of the Year title for a fifth time. “There’s more trophies here than in Sunderland Football Club’s cabinet,” joked operations director...

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New fuel quality monitoring scheme

  Turriff Fuels and CPL Petroleum have implemented the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) new fuel certification scheme. Developed in conjunction with tank hygiene specialists, OTS TankCare and Scarletts Systems,...
Certa HVO forecourts

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Certa doubles number of HVO-ready forecourts

...doubles the number of Certa forecourts now supplying Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) at their existing pumps alongside petrol and diesel. HVO is a new second generation, low-carbon biofuel that serves...

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Brobot – successful but ‘remaining vigilant’

Brobot Petroleum, which operates 23 filling stations, has successfully appealed via the First Tier Tax Tribunal against HMRC’s imposition of unreasonable conditions to obtain an excise duty Deferment Account Number:...

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Further expansion at Inver Energy

...on its most ambitious expansion to date. A partnership with Greenergy saw further conversion of fuel oil storage to diesel, and the construction of a new petrol tank and rail...

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HOYER Petrolog announces agreement with BP

The agreement with BP is ‘a significant step in HOYER achieving its strategic growth objectives for both the UK and across Europe’ said Mark Binns, chairman of Hoyer Petrolog UK...

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Rix joins business resilience forum

Speaking about the threat of cyber crime Rix Petroleum’s Rory Clarke said: “Ignoring this threat to your business is like leaving the office with the alarm off and the keys...

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Barton Petroleum open day

Depot manager Angelo Colleta at the open day Last week Barton Petroleum held an open day at the company’s Oakley depot near Bedford. The open day was organised to celebrate...

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APEA webinar: challenges and opportunities of alternative fuels

...technical issues regarding tanks, preparations of etc. Petrol dispensing vs Diesel dispensing – Andrew Olive, Pumptronics This session will cover iDiesel & petrol hazardous zones, hybrid commercial vehicles, stage 2...

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Refining operations

...Crude oil and feed stocks are imported by pipeline from the Associated Petroleum Terminal (APT) situated 5 miles away at Immingham Dock and jointly owned with the Phillips 66.  The...

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Grays – optimising future fuels growth

The completion of a multi-million pounds infrastructure upgrade programme at Inter Terminals’ Grays facility on the Thames has increased throughput capacity and enabled the receipt/dispatch of increased volumes of petrol/diesel...