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Humber refinery – a family affair  

...to ten years old took part, including four-year old twins Alex and Tyler who became the refinery’s firemen for the day, and five- year old Evan who stars as a refinery...

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The Phillips 66 Interview

...the Whitegate Refinery and the Humber Refinery where Julian Stoll is now refinery manager, a recent appointment reported in last month’s Fuel Oil News   With UK and Irish fuel...

Interview

In Conversation with Phillips 66 Limited

...in EVs. “Humber Refinery was also the first UK refinery to make renewable fuel from waste oil and we remain at the forefront of research and development into next-generation, cleaner...

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A good infrastructure?

...twoHumberrefineries and Fawley are under their original ownership. Since the last refinery – Murco’s Milford Haven – was commissioned in 1973, refinery numbers have progressively declined – from 18 with...

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Regeneration at Coryton

...to London Gateway and Thames Oilport. Part of the old refinery catalytic cracking unit, the chimney and distillation columns have stood idle since the refinery closed in 2012 following the...

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P66 agrees UK-first sustainable fuel supply

...feedstocks. The investment is part of a broader energy transition plan to reduce the carbon intensity of its refinery operations and products that support 1,000 Humber Refinery jobs. “This agreement with British Airways aligns with our strategy...

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Thin cover for winter?

...b/d refinery in Lysekil, Sweden, closed last month for six weeks of scheduled maintenance. Also on the docket for autumn works are Exxon’s 246,000 b/d refinery in Antwerp and unspecified...

Insight

Ireland’s downstream oil infrastructure

The 22nd September 1959 was a red letter day in the annals of Irish refining, with the official inauguration of the country’s only refinery at Whitegate, near Cork city. Jointly...

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Prax refinery joins decarbonisation project

...and currently made up of the following organisations – Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery, Humber Zero (with partners: Phillips 66 Humber Refinery and Vitol’s VPI Immingham power plant) and EP UK...

Opinion

Prax pledges on jobs and decarbonisation

...23 of those years spent with ExxonMobil. Luc Smets, general manager, Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery As part of corporate strategy for the refinery, the Prax Group has committed to boosting...

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Contractors appointed to demolish Coryton

Thames Enterprise Park has taken a major step towards the economic development of the site of the former Coryton Refinery with the appointment of contractors to demolish the redundant refinery...
Fuel Oil News, speaks with Michael Gaynon, CEO of Stanlow Terminals, to find out more about the plans for this storage facility.

Interview

Stanlow Terminals: a sustainable energy hub for the future

...company in December 2019, Stanlow Terminals Ltd is now the largest independent bulk liquid storage facility in the UK, supporting not just the refinery but also third-party customers. The new...

Insight

The integrity of the UK oil supply system

...from Grangemouth refinery, supplemented by sea fed public storage terminals at Grangemouth (also fed from the refinery) and on Clydeside. Further north, the market is serviced from sea fed terminals...