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A ‘game changer’ for Irish retail
...largest convenience and fuel retailer, Topaz Energy Group, is to be acquired by the publicly quoted Canadian company Alimentation Couche-Tard. The company will join a publicly quoted business with a...
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Board changes at Abbey Logistics as CEO moves to executive chairman role
Long serving CEO Steve Granite has stepped down from his role as CEO of Abbey Logistics Group to take up a new position as executive chairman at the tanker specialist....
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A hike in fuel duty?
...report – ‘There’s a better way: sustainable, effective ways to lower vehicle emissions without punitive ineffective pay to pollute charges’ the FairFuelUK All-Party Parliamentary Group looks at ‘evidence sourced from...
Opinion
Record profits for big energy companies increase calls for environmental legislation
...That’s the view of UK fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc and Caroline Dennett who publicly severed tied with Shell, accusing the company of having a “disregard for climate change risks”....
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OGUK appoints new health, safety & environment director
...EnQuest in 2018, which also included being the COVID-19 lead, the Group enterprise risk co-ordinator, and emission management focal point. Mark has supported the oil and gas industry in several...
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Best New Forecourt Award for Ascona
Ascona Group’s new Machynlleth Service Station, which reopened in August, has won the Best New Forecourt award at the APEA Awards 2023. £3m redevelopment In line with Ascona’s strategy to...
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Certa Ireland transitions entire fuel distribution fleet from diesel to HVO
...no new carbon into the atmosphere, offers a reduction in carbon emissions by up to 90%. Part of the DCC Energy Group, Certa distributes heating oil from its 22 depots...
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Bring back boiler scrappage says Worcester
The Green Deal needs to be reformed not ridiculed says Worcester, Bosch Group’s Neil Schofield Since Green Deal’s launch in January 2013, official figures show that take-up amongst consumers has...
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Building a retail network at Essar
...into the market. The new branding is refreshing and welcoming to consumers, whom have commented favourably on the site’s new look.” The Essar Group already has significant expertise in the...
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MFG and Euro Garages buy Shell service stations
...transaction, Shell welcomes Motor Fuel Group (MFG) as a Shell dealer and strengthens its relationship with Euro Garages. It is anticipated that contracts for the remaining service stations will be...
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Immediate decarbonisation must be a priority for next PM
...so, an industry expert said today. Nawaz Haq, executive director at fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc, a company working to decarbonise transport and industry across the globe, challenged the...
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Fenton Packaging Solutions offers sustainable alternative to rigid plastic containers
Many industries have traditionally used rigid plastic HDPE containers for everything from chemicals to detergents. With strong pressure from shareholders, pressure groups, and the public to move away from plastic...
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Wind leasing shows UK oil and gas vital to low carbon future
...overseas.” A milestone in energy transition Jean Morrison, chair of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), said: “This is a key milestone in Scotland’s energy transition and, following the Glasgow COP26...
Interview
Transition talk from Mabanaft CEO Jonathan Perkins
...our continuing focus on transition within the energy sector, we now hear from Jonathan Perkins, CEO of Mabanaft. Joining in 2019 as the Group’s CFO, after roles at both Gazprom...
Opinion
Government’s ‘Game of Thrones’ threatens vital climate change measures
...focus is, rightly, on the financial impact of the Government’s U-turn, Nawaz Haq from fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc said other areas which needed urgent focus were also suffering...
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Logistics UK crowned Trade Association of the Year
...to alleviate them, Logistics UK, one of the UK’s biggest business groups, has been crowned Trade Association of the Year at the 2022 Memcom Excellence Awards. The business group –...
Insight
Oil-price survey forecasts Brent to be above $80 a barrel by end of 2024
...notes BI. This compares with 76% in its 2023 survey, however, showing confidence in the group’s unity has fallen as there’s still some tension among some members amid the continued...
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The ‘crown jewels’ in the North Sea
Bob Dudley will open SPE Offshore Europe. Held biennially in Aberdeen since 1973, it is the largest E&P conference and exhibition outside North America BP group chief executive Bob Dudley...