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Hoyer Petrolog retains Valero refuelling contract

...Dublin airport HOYER Petrolog has retained its Into-Plane refuelling operation with Valero at Dublin airport with a three-year extension to its current deal. Allan Davison, operations director said: “The extension...

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A shining light in the fuel industry

...Geary from Barton Petroleum. The Driver of the Year awards were presented by Ian Peach (far right) Ciaran Quinn from County Westmeath distributor Flynn Fuels was presented with the 2015...

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Major investment at Essar

...regenerator head for a key petrol producing unit at its Stanlow refinery. Part of a £23 million refurbishment project, the 428 tonne steel head was lifted 225 feet before being...

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IPRA welcomes excise freeze

David Blevings (far left) at the recent IPRA retail fuel show held in Dublin The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has welcomed the finance minister’s decision to hold fuel excise...

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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation

The Prax Group, a leading independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing in petroleum products and bio-fuels, has announced that it has successfully completed the strategic acquisition...
It is with great sadness that we report the peaceful passing, on 27th December 2022 in his 98th year, of Sidney Gilmore.

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Sidney Gilmore

It is with great sadness that we report the peaceful passing, on 27th December 2022 in his 98th year, of Sidney Gilmore, former President of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers...

Interview

‘More energetic, representative and visible’

Guy Pulham, who has succeeded Mark Askew as CEO of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, is seeking ‘greater engagement of members, Government and other trade associations’ Earlier this month Guy...

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Fluctuating oil price fuels growth

...£407m in 2017 to £496m last year as oil prices peaked at key trading times in the year. Rix Petroleum, the largest business in the Group, accounted for 70% of...

Interview

Touchstar Technologies: planning for world domination

...they have seen a huge uplift in delivery requirements. Our other customers deliver fuel to petrol forecourts. They saw a massive drop in demand during the pandemic since no-one was...

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Up-to-date knowledge of the terminals market

...will also be present The Port of Rotterdam – 32 oil terminals providing liquid cargo storage, processing and transportation services Botlek Tank – 34 petroleum storage tanks; oil, biofuel with...

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Oil challenges and opportunities to be tackled at IP Week

‘Meeting today’s challenges, investing in tomorrow’s opportunities’ is the theme for this year’s International Petroleum Week in London on 18-20 February 2013. The global outlook for the oil and gas...
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Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti

...than petrol and diesel vehicles, especially when powered directly by solar. Solar power offers numerous advantages for motive power applications. Firstly, it’s renewable, drawing from the sun’s abundant and inexhaustible...

Analysis

Prax – a fast track wholesaler

Weybridge-based Prax Petroleum has been in existence for 10 years. In less than a decade, the company has risen to become one of the largest independent oil importers and suppliers...

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HOYER generates record earnings

Mark Binns, chairman, HOYER Petrolog UK Hamburg- based logistics provider HOYER has reported a thoroughly successful result for the financial year 2014.  Turnover, at EUR 1,107m, was around EUR 20m...

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Theft threat?

...statistics revealed the equivalent of a theft a day by the end of 2011. The impact on business Neil Kovac, sales manager at Leicestershire-based Brobot Petroleum said: “Whereas buyers would...

Analysis

Greenergy – liquid problem solving

...told FON.  “You’d be hard pressed to find diesel in the UK without a bio element nowadays – that’s a chunky quantity of biofuel.” Greenergy blends biofuel into its petrol...