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Assessing the impact of an eventful year on the industry’s future
Next month the Energy Institute (EI) will host International Petroleum (IP) Week 2017 in London. This year’s event will assess the future impact of the UK vote to leave the...
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Greenergy expands its role in the UK supply chain
...complement its previous investments in petrol blending facilities, new storage and distribution facilities at import terminals around the country. They also mean that Greenergy owns or part-owns the only two...
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UKPIA welcomes FuelsEurope climate neutrality pathway
...alternatives currently exist. These sustainable fuels are from non-petroleum origin with no or very limited, CO2 emissions during their production and use. First blended with conventional fuels, these low-carbon fuels...
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Hoyer contingency plans will minimise strike action disruption
...union to find ways to ‘mitigate the redundancies’. The Hoyer Petrolog UK employees based at the Stanlow oil refinery, in Ellesmere Port, will be taking action in response to plans...
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Commenting on a modern industrial strategy
...its intention to respond to the consultation from a downstream oil perspective. Chris Hunt, director general of the UKPIA commented: “The UK Petroleum Industry Association welcomes the launch of a...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has welcomed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding towards hydrogen projects at Essar’s Stanlow oil refinery and a renewable hydrogen...
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Renovare Fuels launches £9m Northern Ireland site
...in’ replacement for diesel and petrol aviation fuel, with no requirement for engine modifications. Biofuels can support industries facing the largest barriers to net zero, including the road haulage,...
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New appointment for Touchstar
...in the oil and petroleum sector. Graduating with a law degree from the University of Bolton, her first job role was with Skelmersdale-based Fairbanks Environmental (part of Dover Fuelling Systems)....
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Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk
...Petroleum. Independents with a regional base are now looked after by Guy Pulham, manager, regional sales, and a team of regional managers. Distributor benefits “We have introduced a number of...
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Identifying vulnerable customers
...Petroleum Suppliers who said: “In many cases FPS members already know who their more vulnerable customers are. One of the benefits of being a regular customer of one particular distributor...
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New UK distributor for Liquip International terminal equipment
...flow control services. The business supplies equipment and calibration services to the rail, oil and petroleum industries. The company also offers the full life cycle of services for bottom loading...
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Brobot’s new look in Corby
The new site in Corby’s Southern Gateway is the company’s largest ever development The retail arm of Brobot Petroleum has built a striking new development on a greenfield site in...
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JET keeps Silverstone Classic on track
...petrol forecourt in Yorkshire. This is a real milestone for us as a company and an achievement that we are very proud of. “As part of our anniversary celebrations, we...
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ReFuels announces new HGV biomethane refuelling station
...of new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles by 2040, fleet operators are under growing pressure to seek alternative solutions that will enable major emission cuts. Such pressure is reflected...
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Gardner Garages praises Valero support
...even a ‘mini retirement’ in Spain. The portfolio now comprises of a site with BP and four sites with Valero with purchase of another petrol station in Gloucestershire nearly complete....
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OFT boosts transparency on heating oil prices
...energy are treated fairly by suppliers.” Other action taken in this sector includes securing voluntary changes to the content of misleading websites, and voluntary agreements from the major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...
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Prax pledges on jobs and decarbonisation
...of months, we are already making contacts with relevant organisations in the surrounding area, such as ABP, VPI, Phillips 66 and the Petroleum Industry Association. “We are aware of the...
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New director general for UKPIA
...oil refining and marketing companies that operate the 6 major oil refineries in the UK and source 85% of all petroleum products used. UKPIA members also own around 1,250 of...