Insight
A critical role for Stanlow
...in the closure of all but one of Shell’s UK refineries – Stanlow. As part of an ongoing review of its European refining network in 2010, Shell divested two facilities...
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Seeing it through at CDS
...When Shell issued a specification for software to assist its 35 UK distributors, armed with the aforementioned experience, CDS put in its proposal. With the addition of programmer Dan Townsend...
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”....
Insight
Is Santa more sustainable on a wind-propelled sleigh?
...in a single night. Reindeer combustion Why does Santa’s sleigh require so much energy? A helpful breakdown was offered by Shell Energy, based on the estimate that Saint Nicholas delivers...
Opinion
Time to change the oil?
...which will inevitably incur very significant costs. Urgenda’s lawyer has returned to The Hague in pursuit of multinational Royal Dutch Shell, demanding that they be ordered to reduce carbon dioxide...
News
Distributor of the Year x 2
...Shell Lubricants UK’ Distributor of the Year Award. For the second year in a row, the Brogan Fuels, which is part of Certas Energy, scooped the top prize and two...
News
Fuelling regional growth in the Northern Powerhouse
Last year Certas Energy opened a Shell GTL Fuel refuelling station at the Port of Liverpool to provide HGV drivers with a lower emission fuel to help fleet operators to...
Insight
The changing world of the oil trader
...in 14 African countries from Shell ( which retained a 20% interest) and acts as a Shell brand licensee in these countries. The company has in recent years also established...
Case Study
The benefits of tank telemetry implementation
...and Miriam. Dad was a sales manager at that time in Irish Shell. An opening appeared in the Wicklow and North Wexford areas to become an Irish Shell distributor, so...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...on fossil fuels was introduced in 2014, this tax now includes the latter at €14.50 per tonne of CO2, rising to €22 in 2016. Since 2000 BP and Shell operations...
News
HOYER Petrolog – driver of the year
...*Total Bitumen Immingham, BP Titan, Puma Glasgow, Esso Purfleet, Shell Thames, Esso Immingham, Shell Billingham, Esso Stanlow, Petrolog Fleet Stanlow, Multifleet Immingham, Shell Killingholme, Petrolog Fleet Morley, Petrolog Fleet South...
Insight
Stanlow Refinery: a century of the North West powering Britain
...the site to power the UK’s future. A century of progress Established in 1924, Stanlow began as a bitumen plant under Shell, focusing on blending and distributing imported oil products....
News
Hydrogen trucking is on the road to success after further successful funding bids
...of the H2Accelerate TRUCKS project. The Clean Hydrogen Partnership has granted funding of €30m to enable the roll-out of fuel cell trucks asupply,Daimler,Iveco,Volvo,Linde,Shell,H2 mobility solutions,Refyhne,nd 150 of these heavy-duty, zero tailpipe...
News
Good times for public storage
...of Grain which closed in 1981, Shell’s Shellhaven closed in 2000 and Coryton, owned by Mobil, BP and latterly Petroplus which closed this year. Immingham One facility owned by Simon...
Insight
The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...up by private equity interests to acquire firstly the Shell business, in 2005, followed, a year later, by Statoil and, in 2014, by Esso. In 2016, Topaz was acquired by...
Interview
A unique fuel industry set up for Convery Oils & Convery Engineering
...Convery Oils originally began as a Shell service station back in 1964, alongside the engineering works and, since that time, the Convery family has built an impressive reputation for providing...
News
Rapid growth for Your NRG with new depot opening
...to support the rollout of Your NRG’s sustainable future fuels offering, which includes environmentally conscious options such as Shell GTL and HVO fuel. This aligns with Your NRG’s commitment to...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...those which are no longer with us. As a result of the above closures, the two formerly largest ‘players’ in the sector, BP and Shell, have, since 2011, ceased to...