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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...

Analysis

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...

Insight

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...

News

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...
OIl refinery in sunset

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – Bittersweet

In November 2024, I titled Ken’s Corner Managed Transition?, following announcements about the proposed closure of the Grangemouth Refinery and the Dalston terminal. I urged the Government to manage the...

Insight

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...

News

Essar – working with the community

(l-r) Sally Darlington, health and safety advisor at Essar Stanlow with John Wilson of the Liverpool Seafarers Centre and Mark Thompson, Essar’s marine manager at Stanlow Essar’s Stanlow refinery recently...

News

Biofuels – an uncertain future

...between AB Sugar, BP and Dupont) when it fell out with contractor Redhall Group over delays to the construction of its biorefinery at Saltend, near Hull. The ongoing dispute over...

News

Another energy giant expands interest in biofuels

...the world. ExxonMobil’s majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd., is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery, and ExxonMobil expanded its agreement to annually purchase up...
Essar Oil UK appoints Tony Fountain as a non-executive board director

News

Essar announces new energy transition appointment

...West. “The task at hand is a vital one, to secure the refinery’s performance today to enable it to act as a catalyst for the levelling-up investment the region needs...

News

Essar maintains gold RoSPA H&S standard

...in margin improvement and other efficiency initiatives to ensure the refinery remains competitive in a rapidly changing market whilst maintaining its excellent safety record. Jon Barden, chief operating officer at...