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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...
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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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EET Fuels appoints FEED partner for Stanlow fuel switching project
...of Essar Oil UK, plans to create the world’s leading low carbon process refinery, by switching to hydrogen fuel, and Wood has been appointed to coordinate final designs of the...
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Essar selects tech partner for Stanlow carbon capture facility
...towards Essar Oil UK’s $1.2 billion investment in decarbonising the refinery by reducing around 2 million tons of CO2 (95%) emissions, making it the world’s first low carbon refinery and...
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...
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...
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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...
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A critical role for Stanlow
A key source of supply – the Stanlow refinery – supplies approximately 15% of the Uk’s transport fuel requirements It also has 1.8 million metric tonnes (mt) of catalytic reforming...
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Go ahead for Valero’s CHP unit
...Valero will provide power for the refinery, as well as supplement the refinery’s steam demand, and is the first project of its kind to receive planning permission as a Development...
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EET announces the launches Europe’s first hydrogen-fuelled power plant
...of power for the refinery operations. The plant is integral to the decarbonisation of operations at EET Fuels’ Stanlow refinery, which plans to cut total emissions by 95% by 2030,...
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Phillips 66 roots for local SSAFA division with £1k donation
...of the Royal Anglian Regiment, who is a staff member at the refinery. Explaining why he put forward SSAFA for the generous donation, refinery operator Ken said: “From a simple...
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UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...public authorities, with these sales playing a key role in optimising refinery products balances. For several of these players, especially BP, Shell, Texaco and Total, value chain integration, from refinery...
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Essar chooses final tech partner for carbon capture facility
...Clean Technologies is a valuable partner in our plan to reduce our refinery emissions by 95% using the BELCO® scrubbing technology.” Essar’s overall decarbonisation strategy aims to reduce refinery emissions...
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Prices and predictions: how are we faring?
...year was around $35 per barrel, but this has now fallen below $20. The crack (or “refining spread”) is how much gross profit a refinery makes, and is based on...