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Long-term contract for Valero
...mid-2020. Valero’s Pembroke refinery is helping to fuel 116 Co-op filling stations Credit: John Sturrock, www.johnsturrock.com Valero, which has worked with Co-op since 2005, will manage the supply of fuel...
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Delivering SAF at scale: a sector investing in future production
...the early projects, Phillips 66 Humber Refinery near Immingham is producing thousands of tonnes of SAF that are powering British Airways flights. The SAF is produced from sustainable waste cooking...
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Lewis Tankers wins biofuel transport contract
...terminal at the Grangemouth refinery. To meet the UK government’s targets under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, refiners are required to blend gasoline with a proportion of bioethanol, currently 5%. ...
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Phillips 66 pledges support for young people
Phillips 66’s Humber Refinery is the latest local business to champion the borough’s young people, by becoming a Founder Patron of Horizon Youth Zone. As a Founder Patron, Phillips 66...
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Puma Energy acquires BP’s Belfast terminal
...of handling MR class vessels. The site comprises 20 bulk fuel storage tanks with a working capacity of ca. 143 000 m3. The 53 acre former refinery site is located...
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Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
Volker Shultz, Essar Oil UK chief executive Essar Oil UK has reconfigured its Stanlow Refinery to increase the production of high value products and further reduce the amount of fuel...
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Cautious industry response to fuel resilience bill
...the face of global or domestic risks. Risks to supply Plans for a Resilience Bill for the sector first emerged in 2017, in the wake of the 2012 Coryton refinery...
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Slicker Recycling shortlisted for award
...75 million litres of used lubricating oil every year, is shortlisted in the ‘Circular Economy Success’ category for the successful launch of its £70 million base oil re-refinery in Denmark...
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Taking strategic action
...landing white fish. Presently being revamped, the expectation is that much larger fishing vessels will use Peterhead in the future. With its Humber refinery well-positioned on the east coast, Phillips...
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Valero to purchase SemLogistics’ Milford Haven storage facility
...for the purchase of SemLogistics Milford Haven fuel storage facility. Situated across the Haven from Valero’s refinery at Pembroke, the facility is one of the UK’s largest petroleum products storage...
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Carbon capture project emerges from Humber refineries
...the region makes the Humber a critical partner in the UK government’s ambition to achieve a net zero carbon economy by 2050. Darren Cunningham, UK lead executive at Humber Refinery...
Opinion
In the light of the Purvin & Gertz report discussed in FON’s July issue, are you worried about the UK’s refining resilience?
...George, Phillips 66 “Phillips 66 plays a key role in providing a secure supply of petroleum products to the UK markets via its Humber Refinery. We are very pleased that...
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Top distributor accolade for WP Group
...refinery, as a top Mobil lubricants distributor across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Each year ExxonMobil awards top performing distributors from around the world with ‘Elite Club’ status. Presented...
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Ministers urged to secure future oil refining capacity
...closure of the Coryton oil refinery in Essex earlier this year which cost nearly 3,000 jobs across the UK, with an adverse knock-on effect to the economy estimated to be...
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Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...few months, we’ve been receiving enquiries from dealers and resellers worried about the commitment of oil majors to the sector, refinery closures and policy changes. The market is seeing major...
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Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK
...refinery, is closely integrated in to the Qatargas2 supply chain Dragon, Milford Haven – owned jointly by BG Group and Petronas, this site was also commissioned in 2009, has total...
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Whitegate to avoid closure?
Greg Garland, chief executive of Phillips 66, has revealed that a number potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring Ireland’s only refinery, possibly saving it from closure. “We do have...
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An industry acquiring
...the successful completion of the strategic acquisition of Lindsey Oil Refinery, and its associated logistics assets in the UK, in March this year. This followed an agreement, signed in July...